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Tag: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
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The human side of Shariah
A scholar at Harvard Divinity School examines the humanity in the Islamic legal system of Shariah.
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Theater’s new frontiers
Offbeat Director John Tiffany, whose company stages productions in unlikely locales, is using a fellowship year at Radcliffe to explore the ways that people communicate, complete with tics.
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Race in America, made personal
In a discussion at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed discussed the next installment of her work on the complicated history involving Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.
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Empowering women in Africa
On a visit to Harvard to participate in a two-day gender conference sponsored by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Malawi Vice President Joyce Banda discussed issues facing her African country, including women’s health, education, and the importance of promoting women leaders.
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The need for men to back women
A two-day conference on gender examined various dimensions to empowering the lives of women in developing nations.
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Putting things in their place
Two professors shake up Harvard’s museum collections with a new course and exhibit that aim to challenge the ways in which tangible things are classified in traditional categories.
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Following the genomic road map
Harvard President Drew Faust hosted a panel discussion on the legacy of the Human Genome Project Feb. 22 at Sanders Theatre.
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The map of us
To mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Human Genome Map, Harvard President Drew Faust will host a panel discussion on the project next week (Feb. 22) in Sanders Theatre.
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Slimy secrets
Harvard researchers have discovered that Bacillus subtilis biofilm colonies exhibit an unmatched ability to repel a wide range of liquids — and even vapors. The finding holds promise for developing better ways to eliminate harmful biofilms that can clog pipes, contaminate food production and water supply systems, and lead to infections.
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The landscape of slavery
Harvard historian and Radcliffe fellow Walter Johnson explored the intersecting landscapes of slavery in a talk at the Radcliffe Gymnasium.
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Three scholars recognized for music contributions
Three scholars from Harvard’s Music Department received prizes at the Society for Ethnomusicology conference in Los Angeles in early November.
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Medical School’s Jocelyn Spragg, 70
Jocelyn Spragg, faculty director of diversity programs and special academic resources in the division of medical sciences at Harvard Medical School (HMS), as well as a research scientist, educator, mentor, and tireless promoter of educational opportunities for underrepresented students, died Nov. 2.
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Queen of Soul — and body
Author and Radcliffe Fellow Daphne Brooks discussed Aretha Franklin’s role as a feminist icon in a lecture at the Radcliffe Gymnasium.
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Radcliffe appoints director of communications
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has named Alison Franklin director of communications.
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The whither and why of books
A Harvard conference discusses venerable, vulnerable print and its fate in the digital age.
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Where men have more than one wife
Radcliffe researcher explores the connection between cultures where men have more than one wife and increased violence.
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Bringing faculty together
Provost-sponsored events seek to bring together faculty from across the University and spur cross-disciplinary ventures.
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Cause for concern
As faith-based charities take more federal money to perform social services, part of the price is increasing ethical and moral dilemmas.
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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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Karen Putnam named Radcliffe’s associate dean for advancement
Karen Putnam has been appointed associate dean for advancement at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Putnam’s position became effective on Sept. 15.
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Warnings of suicidal intent
Two powerful new tests developed by Harvard psychologists show great promise in predicting patients’ risk of attempting suicide, researchers say. These tests may help clinicians to overcome their reliance on…
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Staff art is focus at Radcliffe Institute
This time, the Radcliffe art show at Byerly Hall is by staff members, and will be on display through the summer.
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Then and now
In conjunction with Radcliffe Day (May 28), a panel examines the history and present of feminism, looking at what has changed and what obstacles remain.
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Wanted: Big thinkers
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem accepts this year’s Radcliffe Institute Medal, bringing with her a sense of history, humor, and hope.
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Steinem to receive Radcliffe Medal
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has announced that Gloria Steinem, a pioneering feminist, award-winning journalist, and best-selling author, will be awarded the 2010 Radcliffe Institute Medal at the Radcliffe Day luncheon on May 28.
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Radcliffe Institute awards Captain Jonathan Fay Prize to Diana C. Wise
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has awarded its 2010 Captain Jonathan Fay Prize to Diana C. Wise, a Harvard senior concentrating in history and literature.
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From the cosmos to the cell
A conference at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study examined the prevalence of patterns in the natural world, from enormous ones that order the cosmos to cellular and molecular patterns in living things.
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Triple appointment for historian
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed will return to Harvard in July as a professor at the Law School and of history in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She also will be the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
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Horror, by custom
Radcliffe Fellow looks at the painful ‘facts and realities’ facing women in Pakistan.
