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Knoll receives Chang Ying-Chien Prize Fisher Professor of Natural History Andrew H. Knoll, an expert on the early evolution of life, has been named the first recipient of the Chang Ying-Chien Prize in paleontology. Established last year and administered by the American Museum of Natural History, the $10,000 award honors lasting contributions to the field…

Eyes sparkling and imaginations aflame, area children – and their elders – glowed in a wealth of glitter and color at the Mineral Madness Family Festival at the Museum of Natural History last Saturday. Weird minerals, a scavenger hunt, mineral identification, and a (relatively inexpensive) Big Dig were some of the bright facets of the…

In a rare respite from the March madness of classes and assignments, the campus fell into a quiet white reverie for two sweet days.

Citing a host of studies, surveys, and statistics, a British health expert made a compelling case last week that the link between low social status and poor health is not just a problem for the poor, but for people at all levels of society.

Carlos Paz spent his childhood laboring in Californias grape fields. Today, the Harvard Medical student is conducting research on circadian rhythms.

The University Student Health Coordinating Board has established a $1,500 prize for students who come up with the most innovative and practical ideas about how to encourage people suffering from depression to seek treatment.

In the wake of six long weeks this fall filled with hanging chads, ballot recounts, and court challenges, it appears the American people may finally be willing to embrace major changes in the way we elect our government leaders. The question is, Is Washington ready? David King, associate professor in public policy at the Kennedy…

Kristen Ammon has played bass since she was 9 years old. She studied music at Yale University and plays today for the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, which is practicing for its March 10 presentation of Tchaikovsky, Ellington, and Ives.

During the Cultural Revolution – the decade of Maoist reform that, among other things, pilloried Chinese intellectuals and sent many to the countryside for re-education through hard labor – author Gao Xingjian was among those sent down to live the life of a peasant.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending March 3. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St. Feb. 26: A report of burglary and unlawful entry was taken at the Loeb Drama Center. Feb. 27: A report of fraud was taken…

Children’s Initiative announces research awards In honor of Jerome Kagan, the Daniel and Amy Starch Research Professor of Psychology, The Harvard Children’s Initiative and the Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative have announced research awards of up to $1,500. Proposed research projects, to be carried out this summer, must relate to children and are open to any discipline. Harvard…

March 23, 1912 — The Boston Elevated Railway Co. opens the Harvard Square subway station. BERC expends about $10 million for the entire Cambridge subway project, which includes a special Stadium Station, train yards, and repair shops in an area bounded by Charles River Road (now Memorial Drive), University Road, and Eliot, Boylston (now Kennedy),…

At its 11th meeting of the year, the Council discussed with Dean Peter Ellison (GSAS and anthropology) the experimental summer English Language Program. Dean Ellison also briefed the Council on a proposed Ph.D. in Biological Sciences in Dental Medicine. The Council continued its discussion with Dean Geoffrey Peters (Administrative Resources) on the HR Project. Finally,…

Richard Daggy, assistant dean of the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) from 1964 through 1966 and associate dean for international programs from 1966 to 1973, died on Jan. 21, in Francestown, N.H. He was 86. Daggy came to SPH in 1964 as a lecturer on tropical public health and served as the school’s acting…

In 1986, Richard Light was asked a question that changed his life. He conducted more than 400 interviews and traveled to 90 college campuses seeking to answer it. Knowing that would not be enough, he enlisted dozens of colleagues and students to help gather data.

In 1986, Richard Light was asked a question that changed his life. He conducted more than 400 interviews and traveled to 90 college campuses seeking to answer it. Knowing that would not be enough, he enlisted dozens of colleagues and students to help gather data.

Actress Jane Fonda came to the Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE) Friday, March 2, to announce her donation of $12.5 million to launch the Harvard Center on Gender and Education. It is the largest gift from a single individual the GSE has ever received.

Drew Gilpin Faust to give public lecture Drew Gilpin Faust, Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and a leading historian of the Civil War and American South, will give an inaugural lecture Monday, March 5, at 4:30 p.m. at the Agassiz House Theatre, 10 Garden St. Titled “Missing in Action: Naming the Dead…

Civil rights claims related to standardized testing and the impact of ballot initiatives on minority communities are the subjects of research by two current Harvard Law School (HLS) fellows.

Tom Brokaw, anchor of the NBC Nightly News since 1983, delivered the 11th Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics this past Monday (Feb. 26). The journalists subject was So much information, so little time. Speaking to an ARCO Forum crowd of 800 people, Brokaw discussed the pressures on broadcast journalists today, commenting pointedly…

Leaders from Harvard University and Bostons public, private, and nonprofit sectors will gather this evening (Thursday, March 1) at an awareness event for the Rediscovery House – a new program targeting at-risk young men. Charles Ogletree, a Harvard Law School professor, will be the distinguished speaker. Honorary host committee members will include Henry Louis Gates…

During a three-day conference last week at the Kennedy School of Government, the managers of five of the recent U.S. presidential campaigns dissected the history that they helped make.