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George Buckley to deliver coral reef lecture The Harvard Extension Alumni Association is sponsoring a lecture on coral reef ecology by underwater photographer, biologist, and Extension School lecturer George Buckley on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 6:30-9 p.m., in the Grossman Common Room, 51 Brattle St. Buckley will take participants on an exploration of the coral…

It’s only early October, but we have what must be considered a key Ivy League showdown as Harvard hosts Cornell Saturday, Oct. 7, with first place on the line. The Crimson and Big Red are both 1-0 in the League, having defeated defending co-champions Brown and Yale, respectively. The circuit’s other two 1-0 teams —…

On Sept. 18, the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission approved the redesign of Harvard’s new Center for Government and International Studies. Project architect Henry N. Cobb ’47, MAR ’49 created the substantially modified design in response to views expressed by commission members and other residents at earlier hearings. The new center will unite members of…

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…

Introduced by economist and Women’s Studies director Juliet Schor, Nader strode to the podium amid thunderous applause from the largely student audience, their enthusiasm stirred perhaps by the knowledge that they alone would be the recipients of Nader’s message. Nader and other third party candidates had been ruled ineligible to participate in the night’s televised…

Recent statistics reveal that more women than men use the Internet. At a time when the exploding Web culture is changing the face of society, this datum is significant. Some of the ways in which it is signficant will be explored at a conference taking place on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3…

Dave Rennard ’03 looks comfortable enough on the floor of the Science Center as he finishes up some homework prior to class. Staff photo by Justin Ide

The Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees will be meeting during the fall and spring to consider nominees for honorary degrees in 2002. Members of the Harvard community are invited to submit names of likely honorary degree candidates. Through its conferral of such degrees, Harvard aims to recognize excellence of broad relevance to higher education. The…

The Asia Center has announced the results of its spring 2000 funding for faculty-led research projects. The primary purpose of these faculty grants is to encourage research on topics that cut across national boundaries in Asia and reach across departmental and school boundaries at Harvard. Funding for these grants is provided by the president and…

In response to new regulations from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Office for Sponsored Research (OSR), in conjunction with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) offices of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), Medical School (HMS), and School of Public Health (SPH), recently launched a Web site to provide training to grantees responsible…

Bosnia, Kosovo, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Angola, the Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are among the areas of contemporary conflict to be discussed in an upcoming symposium. Sponsored by the World Peace Foundation (WPF) Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) and the Center…

Martin Whyte remembers vividly that day in 1973, during his first trip to mainland China, when he and a small group of fellow scholars climbed atop the bell tower in the central city of Xi’an, attracting wondering glances from below. First there were dozens, then hundreds, of town residents assembled at the base of the…

Cambridge School Volunteers, Inc. (CSV), is a private, nonprofit organization that recruits, trains, places, and provides support services for volunteers in kindergarten through grade 12 in the Cambridge Public School system. CSV’s 1,200 volunteers include corporate employees, retired persons, college students and faculty members, among many others from Cambridge and surrounding communities. Volunteers serve as…

According to the Cambridge Police Department, an unarmed street robbery occurred on Kirkland St. at Quincy St. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at approximately 10:40 p.m. The victim, a Harvard affiliate, was riding a bicycle when approached by a maroon-colored 1986 Toyota. The occupant of the vehicle, described as a white male, forcibly removed the victim’s…

At its second meeting of the year, the Faculty Council continued its discussion of the possibility of an expanded program of faculty-led limited-enrollment seminars for freshmen. Deans Susan Pedersen (Undergraduate Education) and Jeffrey Wolcowitz (Undergraduate Education) were present for this discussion. Additionally, the council heard a report from Prof. Peter Marsden (Sociology), chair of the…

A homeless man has been arrested this week in connection with an alleged hate crime attack on a Muslim Harvard student last month. Twenty-five-year-old Benjamin Bargeil was taken into custody by Cambridge Police detectives early Monday morning. Police department spokesman Frank Pasquarello says the suspect was tracked down by officers working overtime near the Harvard…

A new publication created by the Office of Government, Community and Public Affairs provides a treasury of information to the local community about on-campus activities, programs, special events, and exhibitions. The colorful guide, titled “Welcome to the Arts, Events and Special Places at Harvard,” encourages Cambridge, Brighton, and Allston residents to take advantage of all…

Virtually all the biological processes that keep us alive are controlled by proteins in our bodies. Therefore, most, if not all, of our diseases can be traced to faulty proteins. In a major leap toward learning the basics of human biology and what makes it go awry, researchers have built the prototype of a high-tech…

Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush may have been across town, on Dorchester Bay rather than the Charles River, but Harvard was interested, watching, and — in some cases — there. Harvard’s voices were heard in the chanting outside the UMass-Boston debate hall, and in the analysis of…

Mark Twain knew darn well what he was doing when he wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”: he was pokin’ at a beehive. And for more than one hundred years, the bees have obliged, swarming out with criticism of the tale of the friendship between a poor white boy, Huckleberry Finn, and an escaped slave,…

As Harvard sophomore Jay Williams passed through customs and trudged toward the exits at Terminal E in Logan Airport two weeks ago, the colorful images reflecting off his sunglasses proclaimed the enormity of the moment. Just seconds after emerging from the international gates, the 19-year-old religion and pre-med concentrator was surrounded by reporters, photographers, fellow…

When I knocked on her office door, Margo Seltzer, newly tenured professor of computer science, was changing her daughter’s diaper. “I’ll come back,” I said. “No need,” she replied. In answer to the questioning look on my face, she explained, “when a friend of mine told me about taking her infant daughter to work, I…

A memorial service will be held for Masatoshi Nagatomi, professor of Buddhist studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, on Friday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m., at the Memorial Church.

Harvard Law School has awarded Irving R. Kaufman Public Interest Fellowships to 22 graduating students and recent graduates. These fellowships are awarded in recognition and support of individuals who have shown truly exceptional promise for careers in public interest law. The Kaufman Fellowships are managed by the School’s Office of Public Interest Advising, which is…

The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard has selected 15 associates for research projects in 2000-01. Founded in 1980, the program enables outstanding scholars and practitioners from the United States and Japan to come together at Harvard University to conduct independent research and participate in an ongoing dialogue with other members of the Harvard and…

The “10th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony” will be held Thursday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. The ceremony honors scientifically minded achievements that “cannot or should not be reproduced.” Among the esteemed award presenters are genuine Nobel Laureates, including Harvard’s own Dudley Herschbach (Chemistry ’86), William Lipscomb (Chemistry ’76), and Sheldon…

Mark Twain knew darn well what he was doing when he wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”: he was pokin’ at a beehive. And for more than one hundred years, the bees have obliged, swarming out with criticism of the tale of the friendship between a poor white boy, Huckleberry Finn, and an escaped slave,…