Tag: Valerie Vande Panne

  • Nation & World

    Chicago on Chicago

    Judy Chicago speaks about feminism and art education at the Radcliffe Institute. A video of the discussion is available.

    4 minutes
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    Of masks and mirth

    Harvard students from across the University celebrated “One Harvard” at the fourth annual masquerade ball.

    4 minutes
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    The girl who saves the prince

    For the holiday season, the American Repertory Theater is staging “The Light Princess” by George MacDonald, the offbeat story of a girl who, unlike in other fairy tales, saves the prince.

    3 minutes
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    Nefertiti as sensual goddess

    A visiting lecturer suggests that ancient Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti wasn’t just the powerful independent woman people imagine she was, but something of a sex goddess, too.

    5 minutes
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    Donovan receives Coles Award

    Harvard President Drew Faust presented the annual Robert Coles Call of Service Award on Friday to U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan.

    4 minutes
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    The games off the field

    Harvard welcomed 700 of its neighbors from Allston, Brighton, and Cambridge to the annual community football program on Saturday.

    3 minutes
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    Robots to the rescue

    The Second Annual Northeast Robotics Colloquium highlighted Harvard’s work on the next generation of robotics.

    4 minutes
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    Windows on the world

    On Thursday, alumni, students, faculty, and staff honored Paul and Harriet Weissman for supporting the international program, named after them, that sends College students oversees to work and experience life.

    3 minutes
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    Getting around gluten

    The Harvard Allston Education Portal on Thursday hosted a workshop examining the effects of gluten on health, with Jennifer Zartarian of Cambridge Health Associates answering questions and acting as a guide through the latest research.

    2 minutes
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    Weather doesn’t affect ice cream consumption

    As July — National Ice Cream Month — winds down, the National Weather Service shows Cambridge’s temperatures going back up, so chances are you’ll find someone from the Harvard community dipping into a frozen delight. At Harvard, ice cream is a year-round staple.

    3 minutes
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    Studying the Civil War, finding shared values

    High school students grapple with national issues by collaborating about Civil War themes to develop a new type of theater experience.

    4 minutes
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    Feeling especially secure

    Members of the Harvard University Police Department and Securitas were honored for their efforts during the Boston Marathon bombings and their aftermath.

    3 minutes
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    Large-scale ethics

    Dan W. Brock of Harvard Medical School on Wednesday delivered the 63rd George W. Gay Lecture in Medical Ethics at the School, focusing on population bioethics.

    3 minutes
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    With inclusion as the goal

    Harvard staff attended a workforce management conference to learn skills to communicate, solve problems, and innovate effectively across cultures.

    2 minutes
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    ‘Gangnam Style’ by the Yard

    The singer Psy spoke at Memorial Church about his life, his time in the United States, and the runaway success of “Gangnam Style.”

    4 minutes
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    Science in service

    Teams of students from “Engineering Sciences 20: How to Create Things and Have Them Matter” in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are working to create unusual products that are designed to change the world.

    4 minutes
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    Jason Alexander, front and center

    Actor Jason Alexander, best known for playing the neurotic George Costanza on the television comedy “Seinfeld,” visited Cabot House for a cozy conversation with 60 students.

    3 minutes
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    Confronting the drug war

    Professor Charles J. Ogletree joined writer-director Eugene Jarecki for a Q&A after a screening of Jarecki’s documentary, “The House I Live In,” Feb. 5 at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.

    3 minutes
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    The ants come marching

    Aaron Ellison, a senior research fellow in ecology at Harvard Forest, has co-authored a new book, “A Field Guide to the Ants of New England.” During a discussion, he explained their pivotal importance to nature.

    4 minutes