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One of the many classes offered by the Museum of Natural History (HMNH) took flight last Saturday morning in a burst of color and light. Led by Ann Ambiel, a veteran museum educator, Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies entranced a variety of second- and third-graders. Among other fascinating facts, the students learned which of the following…

Eight Harvard seniors were elected class marshals this month, taking over a post that will have them guiding their class not only through its senior year, but also after graduation. “What really convinced me I’d run for class marshal is the sense that our class needs to be brought together,” said Amma Ghartey-Tagoe, who was…

There’s considerably more than meets the eye at the Fogg Art Museum. Long an invaluable resource not just for Harvard, or even regionally, but on a national scale, the Fogg is a treasure trove of art selected by decades of curators, works that form part of the canon of art historical teaching internationally. The impressive…

Konrad Emil Bloch, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1964, died Sunday, Oct. 15, at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass. He died of complications from congestive heart failure at age 88. Bloch shared the Nobel prize for his work on how cholesterol is made in the body. Dean Jeremy R. Knowles…

Charles Marcus doesn’t believe that he or anyone else lives in the real world. He thinks that everything we see around us, from wood to whales, comes from a more basic place, a bizarre quantum world where things can be in two places at once. Marcus, among others, is trying to find how the familiar…

Joan Marie (Colllins) Gillespie, a former Harvard administrator, died on Sept. 14. She was 72. A lifelong resident of Arlington, Mass., Gillespie worked for the Anthropology and Social Medicine Departments at the University. She is survived by her son, Thomas of Arlington; a daughter, Bonnie Perry; three grandchildren, one nephew, and several nieces.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Oct. 14. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St. Oct. 8: A set of keys was reported stolen from the Blodgett Pool. A vending machine was reported broken into at Cruft Lab. A…

Noteworthy events around the University Classical ensemble performance is free for students Boston’s classical music ensemble, Collage New Music, will present its first concert of the season on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., at Suffolk University’s C. Walsh Theatre. Collage New Music recently commissioned Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison to set Libre II from…

It takes a village to raise a child, but if there’s no village handy, try Harvard Neighbors. Two groups, one for babies up to 12 months, the other for toddlers up to 3 years, meet on alternate Mondays in Harvard Neighbors’ space in the basement of 17 Quincy St. It’s a place where parents can…

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) is the hub of research, teaching, and training in international security affairs; environmental and resource issues; science and technology policy; and conflict studies. The center’s mission is to provide leadership in advancing policy-relevant knowledge about the most important challenges…

From “social efficiency” to “curriculum integration” to “open classrooms,” the history of American education is littered with failed school reform efforts that mobilized support and generated momentum for fits and starts, only to be displaced in short order by even newer ideals. Author and scholar Diane Ravitch, whose new book “Left Bank: A Century of…

Eleven new fellows have been selected for the 2000-01 Administrative Fellowship Program. Of the 11, six are visiting fellows and five are resident fellows. The Administrative Fellowship Program, coordinated by the Office of the Assistant to the President, began its year with a one-day orientation held at the Harvard Faculty Club in September. President Neil…

Crimson field hockey is rolling right along this year, with (at press time) an 8-3 record on the season and a perfect 4-0 in the Ivy League. A week ago (Oct. 11) Harvard shut out visiting Northeastern on a goal by freshman Kate McDavitt with 6:17 to go in the game. The home team dominated…

If you had been walking along Memorial Drive early one particular morning during the summer of 1975, you might have seen a group of strapping young women expertly lowering a long eight-seat shell into the water from the dock of Newell boathouse. A common enough sight, except that in a short while these women would…

Eight medical professionals were recently recognized for extraordinary service — locally and globally — by the Medical School/School of Dental Medicine Office of Community Outreach Programs. Joseph Martin, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, presented these individuals with the second annual Dean’s Community Service Award. Recognizing that professionalism in medicine requires a commitment to service…

According to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), a University student was the victim of assault and unarmed robbery on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 10 p.m. While walking down Holyoke Place in front of Lowell House, the student reported three individuals approached him on bicycles. One of the suspects kicked the student, knocking him to…

Women are naturally monogamous. Men tend to rove. That assumption is not only part of popular belief, it has also been enshrined by science. Darwin, writing of animal mating habits, referred to the “elusiveness of females.” More recently, Donald Symons, in his influential 1979 book “The Evolution of Human Sexuality,” contended that it is natural…

People may think of Harvard students as models of cool, as intelligent, sophisticated youths well able to handle the pressures of academic work and social life at an elite university. But they are really like everyone else in terms of having to deal with the challenges of getting good grades, missing their parents, and making…

In December 1999, Harvard women’s basketball coach Kathy Delaney-Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer. In March 2000, the Gazette chronicled Delaney-Smith’s fight. Today, we revisit her to see how she’s fared. Suddenly, cancer is all around Kathy Delaney-Smith. After fighting her own breast cancer for nearly a year, the Harvard women’s basketball coach sees it…

A memorial service will be held for David Charny, the David Berg Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. in the Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School, 1515 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass. Charny died unexpectedly, after a brief illness, on Thursday, Aug. 31. He was a resident…

Harvard University, the University of Notre Dame, Ohio State University, the University of California, and the University of Michigan today are releasing the report of a team of independent consultants commissioned by the universities last year to gather and analyze information on apparel manufacturing. The report is the result of a yearlong effort that included…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Oct. 7. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St. Oct. 1: A caller reported graffiti at Harvard Hillel. Oct. 2: An officer responded to a report of a past larceny at the B1…

Celtic Deparment lecture The Celtic Department will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 5 p.m. in the Harvard Faculty Club Library, 20 Quincy St. The talk by Oliver J. Padel, lecturer in Celtic Languages and Literature, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge, is titled “Was There an Arthur of the…

Shavell named Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law Harvard Law School’s Steven Shavell has been named the Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law. The professorship honors the late Samuel R. Rosenthal ’24, an estate and probate attorney, philanthropist, and rare-book collector. The chair was endowed in 1991. Shavell joined the Harvard Law faculty in 1980,…

On Oct. 6, Harvard shone against Colgate in the ECAC tennis championships. 1. Freshman Ryan Browne vs. Evan Paushter 6-2, 6-2 2. Freshman Cliff Nguyen vs. Owen Fileti 6-3, 6-0 3. Sophomore Oli Choo vs Josh Cohn 6-0, 6-3 4. Freshman George Turner vs. Eric Sacullo 6-1, 6-2 5. Senior Anthony Barker vs. Andrew Davis…

Top Olympic and world-class ice skaters will continue their battle against cancer this fall as they gather to participate in “An Evening With Champions,” America’s premier figure skating exhibition. Hosted by 1992 Olympic silver medalist Paul Wylie, this year’s performances will feature a star-studded cast including 1994 Olympic gold medalist Alexei Urmanov, 1998 Olympic silver…

The Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies Program provides an opportunity for distinguished Latin Americans to teach at Harvard for one semester in any field. The RFK Visiting Professors are teaching such diverse areas as liberation theology, educational equity, human rights, and ethnic studies. With their presence, six new courses have…

Quarterback Neil Rose ’02 stuttersteps his way across the goal line for the second of his three first-half touchdowns against Cornell on Saturday. Staff photo by Jon Chase

Bharat Anand What makes a television viewer more inclined to watch 20/20 than 60 Minutes? Do network identities play a role in the decision? And what about network promos — do they really attract people to certain programs? Media consultants have spent years studying these questions, and while there are no purely empirical answers why…