Tag: Faust

  • Nation & World

    Clean energy pioneer brings lab to Harvard

    Daniel G. Nocera, a chemist whose work is focused on developing inexpensive new energy sources, has been appointed the Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy in Harvard’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Michael D. Smith, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, announced March 8.

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    GSAS Dean Allan Brandt to step down

    Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Allan M. Brandt, who pioneered a new approach to curricular development with the launch of the Graduate Seminars in General Education, announced Feb. 15 that he will step down as GSAS dean this spring owing to health considerations. He plans to return to the faculty when his…

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    Empowering girls, worldwide

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    President’s office hours 2009-10

    President Drew Faust will hold office hours four times throughout the 2009-10 academic term.

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    Class of 2013 experiences first convocation

    An official convocation ceremony took the place of the traditional opening exercises for Harvard College’s Class of 2013. The service included some new and old traditions.

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    Faust shares research techniques with Crimson Summer Academy students

    Budding young scholars met with one of the University’s top scholars to learn about the finer points of academic research, the field of history, and what it’s like to be the president of Harvard.

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    Regional bounty graces Allston market

    Welcome solar rays scrubbed clouds out of the sky and shone down on the Harvard Allston Farmers’ Market. Now in its second year, the market is open every Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., through October. Bring big bags, and your appetite.

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    Harvard University Year in Pictures: 2008-2009

    2008-09 was a year of unprecedented challenges and undaunted spirit. Members of the University welcomed the Dalai Lama and Al Gore, honored Ted Kennedy, advanced the arts, and worked to better the world, locally, nationally, and internationally.

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    Harvard Commencement 2009

    As a hazy sky transformed into brilliant sunshine, centuries’ old traditions played out in Harvard Yard: Degrees conferred, parents cheering, and inspiring words from many, including President Drew Faust and Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

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    Harvard: Leadership through service

    Harvard fosters a culture of community service that embraces those who study, teach and work here. An essential component of today’s Harvard education is the call to serve the greater community, both locally and globally.

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    Faust’s first year

    In her Commencement 2008 address, Drew Faust reflects on her first year as president of Harvard University.

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    The magic of J.K. Rowling

    J.K. Rowling inspires the Class of 2008 with a heartfelt, fluent talk about the uses of failure and imagination.

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