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Tag: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Campus & Community
10 named to new Harvard Library Board
President Drew Faust has announced the names of the first 10 members of the new Harvard Library Board, which will oversee the transition of the University’s vast library system to a coordinated structure.
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Campus & Community
Michael P. Burke appointed FAS registrar
Michael P. Burke has been appointed the new registrar for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective Jan. 31.
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Campus & Community
Generally, a happy anniversary
As Harvard’s Gen Ed curriculum expands, it’s drawing ever-widening interest from students and faculty after its first year.
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Science & Tech
New facilities for Wyss Institute
Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering officially opens new, expansive facilities in Boston and Cambridge to host its fast-growing enterprise.
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Campus & Community
Harvard students improve recycling
Students from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Resource Efficiency Program and staff from Harvard Recycling conducted the 13th annual waste audit on Nov. 11.
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Nation & World
Divided they stand
What to expect in 2011 and beyond? After this month’s midterm elections, Harvard’s resident analysts look ahead to Congress’ upcoming agenda, from tax reform to foreign policy to the 2012 political calculus.
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Campus & Community
Giving thanks to each other
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is giving staff members an opportunity to show their gratitude to one another at this week’s first-ever Giving Thanks Open House (Nov. 16-18).
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Campus & Community
46 faculty enter retirement program
Forty-six faculty members have elected to take advantage of Harvard’s faculty retirement program, with longer phased retirement options the most popular choice.
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Campus & Community
David Turnbull
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 19, 2010, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late David Turnbull, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Turnbull was a pioneer in the development of multi-disciplinary materials science.
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Campus & Community
Bok Center honors 510
The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ deans of undergraduate education awarded an unprecedented 510 certificates of distinction and excellence on Oct. 26 at Harvard’s Center for Government and International Studies.
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Campus & Community
James Stemble Duesenberry
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 5, 2010, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late James Stemble Duesenberry, William Joseph Maier Professor of Money and Banking Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Duesenberry studied the use of monetary and fiscal policies to contain the business cycle…
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Campus & Community
David Herbert Donald
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 5, 2010, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late David Herbert Donald, Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of American Civilization Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Donald was an influential scholar of American history and noted biographer…
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Campus & Community
Creating power by the Yard
New solar panels atop Canaday Hall, a freshman dormitory, are part of a heat-recovery project that’s expected to supply at least 60 percent of the hot water for buildings in Harvard Yard.
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Campus & Community
Keeping students in the loop
Getting Harvard graduate students to connect with each other and the vibrant offerings at Dudley House keeps its longtime administrator Susan Zawalich, a tap dancer with a love for Godzilla and toys, busy.
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Campus & Community
Brendan Arnold Maher
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 6, 2010, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Brendan Arnold Maher, Edward C. Henderson Professor of the Psychology of Personality, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Maher’s scholarship centered on the complex theoretical and empirical problems surrounding human psychopathology.
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Campus & Community
Gwynne Blakemore Evans
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 6, 2010, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Gwynne Blakemore Evans, Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor of English Literature Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Evans was the foremost Shakespearean textual scholar of his day.
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Arts & Culture
Harvard Humanities 2.0
A $10 million gift to the Humanities Center at Harvard will help bring the traditional arts of interpretation to more students.
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Campus & Community
Mahindra gives $10M for Humanities Center
Anand Mahindra ’77, M.B.A.’81, has given Harvard $10 million to support the Humanities Center in honor of his mother, Indira Mahindra. The newly renamed Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard is housed in the Barker Center.
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Campus & Community
Improving the classroom experience
Students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences can look forward to less shuffling between classrooms, more books on the shelf at the Coop, and a better experience in section thanks to a pre-term planning initiative implemented in October.
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Science & Tech
Doubting Thomas nation
Why aren’t you listening? Scientists discuss the difficulty of transferring scientific consensus to the public.
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Campus & Community
Funding for the future
Faculty members at Harvard and its affiliated hospitals have been awarded the National Institutes of Health New Innovators awards for promising research by young researchers, and Transformative grants, for groundbreaking work by established researchers.
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Campus & Community
High marks for doctoral programs
A national group rates Harvard’s doctoral programs highly in a sweeping new report.
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Campus & Community
Friedman named director of Arboretum
William “Ned” Friedman, an evolutionary biologist who has done extensive research on the origin and early evolution of flowering plants, has been appointed director of the Arnold Arboretum.
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Campus & Community
Gordon-Reed wins MacArthur Award
Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed wins MacArthur award, which she plans to use to further her research on race in America.
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Arts & Culture
The soaring sounds of music
Harvard’s newest professor of composition explores the limits of musical expression with her works and hopes to steer students to their own musical voices.
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Health
Health reform alone may not increase access to physicians or reduce healthcare inequality gaps
In a new study, Harvard researchers looked at the effects of the 2006 Massachusetts Health Reform and found that the legislation has led to improvements in insurance coverage as well…
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Science & Tech
President Faust issues statement supporting federal funding of stem cell research
A temporary restraining order last month that blocked federal funding for certain kinds of stem cell research was viewed by many as a blow to cutting-edge science that already is…
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Campus & Community
Angeliki E. Laiou
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 11, 2010, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Angeliki E. Laiou, Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine History, was placed upon the records. Laiou was known for her path-breaking research in Mediterranean economic and women’s history.
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Science & Tech
Major moral decisions use general-purpose brain circuits to manage uncertainty
Harvard researchers have found that humans can make difficult moral decisions using the same brain circuits as those used in more mundane choices related to money and food. These circuits,…