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Campus & Community
Newsmakers
Visiting scientist Frederick “Skip” Burkle, a senior fellow at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), was recently elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd will deliver the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics Thursday (Oct. 25) at 6 p.m. in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the…
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Chandler memorial on Friday
The memorial service for Alfred D. Chandler Jr., Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Emeritus, will be Friday (Oct. 19). The memorial service for Alfred D. Chandler Jr., Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Emeritus, will be Friday (Oct. 19). The service will be held at Memorial Church at 2:30 p.m. with a reception to…
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Hay, HMS embryologist, dies at 80
Elizabeth Dexter Hay, embryologist and educator at Harvard Medical School (HMS), died this past Aug. 20. She was 80 years old.
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Junior faculty, clinicians receive Shore Fellowships
The Eleanor and Miles Shore 50th Anniversary Fellowship Program for Scholars in Medicine has announced the selection of more than 90 junior faculty members, researchers, and clinicians as fellows for the 2007-08 academic year. Fellows generally receive between $25,000 and $30,000 for one year.
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University employees honored for 25 years of service
More than 140 Harvard employees will be honored Oct. 18 for reaching a milestone: 25 years of service to the University. The 53rd annual 25 Year Recognition Ceremony — a unique event in that it recognizes both faculty and staff from across the entire University — will be held at the Ropes-Gray Room, Pound Hall,…
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Elizabeth J. Perry named director of Harvard-Yenching Institute
Elizabeth J. Perry, a scholar whose work has illuminated the study of Chinese politics, has been appointed director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute, effective July 1, 2008.
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FACULTY COUNCIL
At its third meeting of the year on Oct. 10, the Faculty Council held a discussion about the role of nonmembers of the Faculty and expectations of access and confidentiality in the regular meetings of the Faculty.
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Campus & Community
Memorial services
The date of the memorial service for Alfred D. Chandler Jr., Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Emeritus, has been changed from Sept. 28 to Oct. 19. A memorial service for Wilga M. Rivers, professor of Romance languages and literatures emerita, will be held in Appleton Chapel of the Memorial Church on Oct. 17 at…
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GSD professor, renowned engineer, LeMessurier dead at 81
William James LeMessurier, Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) adjunct professor of architectural technology in the Department of Architecture, died this past July 14. One of the world’s pre-eminent structural engineers, he taught at the GSD for decades. He was 81.
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Campus & Community
Memorial services
The date of the memorial service for Alfred D. Chandler Jr., Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Emeritus, has been changed from Sept. 28 to Oct. 19. A memorial service for Wilga M. Rivers, professor of Romance languages and literatures emerita, will be held in Appleton Chapel of the Memorial Church on Oct. 17 at…
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Campus & Community
AAAS to induct 13 Harvard faculty to 227th class of fellows
Thirteen Harvard University faculty members will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony on Saturday (Oct. 6). Celebrated for their scholarship, artistic triumphs, and service to society, the 227th class of fellows includes the following Harvard affiliates:
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Faculty Council
At its second meeting of the year on Sept. 26, the Faculty Council reviewed the Ph.D. program in Information, Technology and Management, considered a proposal for open access to scholarly articles, and was joined by President Drew Faust for a start-of-term discussion.
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Campus & Community
In Brief
The bequest of William F. Milton makes research funds available to faculty members of Harvard University. The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has announced several upcoming events, including panel discussions, lectures, and exhibits. Members of the Harvard community are invited to join in the first University-Wide Day of Service on Sept. 29.
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Campus & Community
Newsmakers
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recently named several Graduate School of Design (GSD) faculty members recipients of professional awards. Their work will be officially honored at the ASLA’s annual conference in October.
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Memorial services
Memorial service for Gail Stephanie Weinberg’s, Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and George Peabody Gardner III.
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Campus & Community
China Fund issues first round of funding
Three research proposals were recently selected to receive primary funding from the Harvard China Fund. Launched in July 2006, the fund supports China-related activities University-wide and University activities in China.
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Campus & Community
HCA announces its 2007 Australia-Harvard Fellowships
The Harvard Club of Australia (HCA) recently announced four winners of its 2007 Australia-Harvard Fellowships. The recipients are associate professor of ambulatory care and prevention Matthew W. Gillman of Harvard Medical School; Avi Loeb, professor of astronomy, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Michael N. Starnbach, associate professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at Harvard Medical School;…
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Campus & Community
Bercovitch wins Bode-Pearson Prize
Sacvan Bercovitch, the Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature Emeritus, has won the Bode-Pearson Prize for outstanding contributions to American studies.
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Newsmakers
Harvard affiliates receive ACLS Fellowships Professor Pilbeam to serve as interim dean of College Hanyang University honors Howard Gardner Hedley-Whyte honored by ISO Polish Academy elects Sevcenko Young scientist Amy Wagers wins distinguished award Nieman names narrative director Professors share Gruber prize
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Faculty Council
The council next meets on Sept. 26. The preliminary deadline for the Oct. 16 faculty meeting is Oct. 1 at 9:30 a.m.
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Elkan R. Blout
In the world of scientific research and development, few investigators could be considered “renaissance” persons, capable of seemingly integrating the various realms of this world – – industry, academe, government and public service. Elkan Blout was such a renaissance person.
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Memorial services
Date for Chandler memorial service changed The date of the memorial service for Alfred D. Chandler Jr., Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Emeritus, has been changed from Sept. 28…
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Mendelson, substance abuse research pioneer, 77
Jack H. Mendelson, director of McLean Hospital’s Clinical Research Program on Substance Abuse, co-director of its Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center (ADARC), and professor of psychiatry (neuroscience) at Harvard Medical School (HMS), passed away on Aug. 15 after a brief illness. He was 77.
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Noted Islamic scholar Mahdi dies at 81
Muhsin S. Mahdi, the James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic Emeritus, died July 9 after a long series of illnesses. He was 81.
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Alexander H. Leighton of School of Public Health dies at 99
Professor Alexander H. Leighton, first chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences (now part of the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health) at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), passed away on Aug. 11 at his home in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was 99.
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Ethics Center’s 2007-08 fellows, senior scholar
The Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics announced its Faculty Fellows in Ethics for 2007-08. Under the direction of Arthur Applbaum, professor of ethics and public policy, the fellows will spend the year participating in the center seminar and other activities, as well as pursuing their own research. Edward Hundert, senior lecturer on medical…
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Campus & Community
Shorenstein Center names fall fellows and visiting faculty
The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, located at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), recently announced its fall fellows.
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Campus & Community
Mathematician Taylor wins Shaw Prize
Herchel Smith Professor of Mathematics Richard Taylor has been awarded the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences for work that unified the diverse fields of prime numbers and symmetry. Taylor shares…
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Campus & Community
Newsmakers
Professor Pilbeam to serve as interim dean of College; Cohen named to Technology Review’s list of top young innovators; Forstein named to residency review committee of ACGME