Tag: Lawrence Scientific School

  • Nation & World

    Major boost for computer science

    Steve Ballmer was joined by President Drew Faust and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Dean Cherry Murray at an iLab event to formally announce that the University will increase its computer science faculty by 50 percent over the next few years, to 36 from 24.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    An engineering landmark

    The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences celebrates a landmark degree accreditation, and a broadening, flexible future of programs that break down academic barriers.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Bubble, bubble — without toil or trouble

    Among the advances linked to Harvard is one that came in a field not normally associated with the University: the culinary arts. Cooks use a professor’s 1850s invention, baking powder, as a time-saving replacement for yeast.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard at 375

    The University gets ready to celebrate its classic values, as well as its recent innovative momentum in the sciences, public service, diversity, internationalism, and the arts. Oct. 14 will be the launch of the official 375th anniversary.

    14 minutes
  • Nation & World

    What makes a life significant?

    A diverse Harvard panel marks the 1910 death of William James, celebrates his life, and revisits his famous question.

    5 minutes