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Neil L. Rudenstine announced today that he will conclude his tenure as President of Harvard University at the end of the 2000-01 academic year.

The Weissman International Internship Program, established by Paul (’52) and Harriet Weissman in 1994, is now in its seventh consecutive year of operation. The program affords sophomores and juniors the opportunity to participate on an international internship in a field of work related to their interests. The Weissmans hope that this work experience, which encourages…

When Josep Lluis Sert, the former Dean of the Graduate School of Design (GSD), sketched his architectural drawings for the “futuristic” Holyoke Center 40 years ago, odds are he gave no thought whatsoever to such 21st-century amenities as Internet workstations and automated teller machines. Even an espresso bar was probably out of the realm of…

To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, the following guidelines are proposed to facilitate admission into Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement Morning: Degree candidates will receive a limited number of tickets to Commencement. Parents and guests of degree candidates must have tickets, which they will be required to show at…

Cambridge declares June 7 Michael Shinagel Day To honor Michael Shinagel, who will celebrate his 25th year as dean of Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education and University Extension this year, the City of Cambridge will declare June 7 as “Dean Michael Shinagel Day.” Shinagel will receive his proclamation from the Mayor Anthony Galluccio at the…

The Mellon/Mentored Scholars Program at Harvard, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, aims to increase the number of under-represented minorities on college and university faculties nationwide. By relieving undergraduates of some of their financial obligations and giving them the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors and…

Mother Nature got her act together just in time for Mother’s Day. Bright sunshine greeted thousands of visitors at the annual Lilac Sunday on May 14 at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. The colorful flowers seemed to dance in the light as they swayed to a warm, gentle breeze – 70 degrees to be…

Think of one of the great churches of Europe – St. Peter’s in Rome or England’s Canterbury Cathedral – a place of great beauty and solemnity filled with monuments to the illustrious dead, its lofty nave reverberating with sweet voices or the thunderous tones of an organ. Jazz musician Marty Ehrlich and visual artist Oliver…

While examining the brains of hyperactive, inattentive boys with a new type of scanner, Harvard researchers found a reduced flow of blood into a specific area of the brain. Known as the putamen and located deep in the center of the brain, this area helps to control movement and attention. When doctors gave the drug…

Everyone knows that time-honored habits die hard. So it’s no surprise that Daniel Federman, the outgoing dean for medical education, would find it difficult to leave Harvard after a half century here as a student and teacher. To the relief and gratitude of many colleagues and friends, Federman will not be leaving Harvard Medical School…

How good are you at detecting a lie? Liars often give themselves away by facial expressions or changes in vocal pitch. But most people do no better than 50/50 at lie detecting, that is, they are right only about half the time. Investigators working at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have found an exception to…

Vsevolod Setchkarev, the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures Emeritus, and a noted authority on Russian fiction and poetry, died at his home in Belmont, Massachusetts, on December 1, 1998, at the age of 84. With his death, the Harvard community lost the last of a distinguished and colorful band of literary…

In his nearly half a century on the Harvard faculty Bartlett Jere Whiting established a reputation for great learning, influential teaching, and dangerous wit. He died at 90 on 24 August 1995 in Waldo County Hospital, Belfast, Maine, a short distance from where he had been born in East Northport on 17 September 1904. His…

The Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History has announced the recipients of its 2000-01 fellowships. The fellows, who will come to Harvard to spend a sabbatical year writing and conducting research, will concentrate on a core theme: “Global America: Connections between Developments in America and in Other Parts of the Globe.” Next year’s…

Harvard University Police detectives are investigating the unarmed robbery of an undergraduate, which occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16. According to police, the suspect approached the student from behind near the Adams House E-entry door and grabbed her pocketbook before fleeing down Plympton Street toward the river. He then took a wallet…

Harvard sophomore catcher Brian Lentz has been selected to the All-Ivy League First Team for baseball. The team is voted on by the league’s eight head coaches. Lentz, who is 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, and 20 years old, is in his first season of varsity collegiate baseball and was the Crimson’s lone selection to the First…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 13. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St. May 7: A wallet was stolen at Quincy House. A caller reported that someone broke into a room at Pennypacker Hall. A wallet was stolen…

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the NeighborWorks Network of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation have named Sarah Karlinsky and Madeleine Pill as the two Harvard recipients of the Emerging Leaders in Community and Economic Development Fellowship program. Karlinsky, a master of public policy and urban planning candidate at the Kennedy School of Government…

Twelve U.S. journalists have been appointed to the 63rd class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University. They will be joined by approximately 12 international journalists to be named later this month. Established in 1938, the Nieman program is the oldest mid-career fellowship program for journalists in the world. The fellowships are awarded to working journalists…

The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus (HGLC) has awarded its first-ever Public Service Fellowship to Anna Baldwin ’00. The HGLC Public Service Fellowship is a one-time grant of $3,000 made to a full-time student of any school of Harvard University to educate, organize, or otherwise benefit the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community during the…

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An interior view of the new British Library at St. Pancras, London. An exhibition, “Building the British Library: an architectural exhibition,” on display in the Corridor Gallery of Pusey Library through Friday, May 26, features original drawings, architectural models, and photographs that chronicle the building from conception through opening. The new British Library at St.…

If Woody Allen had been directing the scene, chances are he wouldn’t have left any of it on the cutting room floor. The legendary actor/director/comedian cracked a few jokes, told a few stories, and dispensed several nuggets of valuable advice as he answered questions from Harvard film students last week during an appearance at Loews…

One hundred forty-four people, from dining service workers to deans, will be honored on Thursday, May 18, 2000, for reaching a milestone: 25 years of service to the University. The 46th annual 25 Year Recognition Ceremony – a unique event in that it recognized both faculty and staff from across the entire University – will…

An unprecedented four Harvard seniors won the George Peabody Gardner Traveling Fellowship for 2000. Pictured are (left to right) Rosylyn Rhee, Luke Fischbeck, and Maxie Blue Rogers. Not pictured is Alexander Olch, who graduated in March. The Gardner Fellowship is available to graduating seniors who are concentrators (or joint concentrators) in the departments of Visual…

Hedley-Whyte named to German Society of Anesthesiology John Hedley-Whyte, the David S. Sheridan Professor of Anesthesia and Respiratory Therapy at Harvard Medical School, was elected as an honorary life member of the German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine on Saturday, May 6. Hedley-Whyte was cited for his research into the mechanisms and treatment…