Campus & Community
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5 things we learned this week
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Donald Lee Fanger, 94
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Atul Gawande named featured speaker for Harvard Alumni Day
Acclaimed surgeon, writer, and public health leader will take the stage at Harvard’s global alumni celebration on June 6
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Sense of isolation, loss amid Gaza war sparks quest to make all feel welcome
Nim Ravid works to end polarization on campus, across multicultural democracies
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4 things we learned this week
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Abraham Verghese, physician and bestselling author, named Commencement speaker
Stanford professor whose novels include ‘Covenant of Water’ to deliver principal address May 29
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In Brief
Harvard to receive HP, Intel grant In a joint effort by Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) and Intel Corp., 40 universities worldwide, including Harvard, will receive servers and workstations as part of…
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The aging of America’s teachers
Today’s new teachers are as likely to be 40-year-old former lawyers or scientists with a five-week certification course behind them as they are to be 20-somethings fresh from teacher education…
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Steiner talks teaching at Norton Lectures:
In the 19th century when education was dominated by the twin poles of Classical literature and Christianity, comparing Jesus and Socrates was a favorite essay topic for getting students to…
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Finding hidden veins of cultural treasure
There’s gold in them thar hills, and Emilie Norris is the prospector. OK, not really gold. Norris is mining for art, sculpture, and historical artifacts buried in offices and houses…
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Oregon artist kicks off CfA’s program
Mariana Tres, an artist from Portland, Ore., whose work has been inspired by an array of astronomical imagery and phenomena, has been invited to be the Center for Astrophysics’ (CfA’s)…
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Society welcomes eight Junior Fellows
Eight doctoral candidates of exceptional promise have joined the Society of Fellows as Junior Fellows. The society gives scholars at early stages of their careers an opportunity to pursue their…
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Reischauer appoints 5 fellows
The Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University has selected five leading scholars for its postdoctoral program in 2001-02. The postdoctoral residence in Cambridge will give the young scholars…
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Anthrax immunity gene found in mice
Medical School (HMS) researchers have identified a mouse gene that, in certain forms, renders mice resistant to anthrax – an often fatal disease that is caused by a bacterium thought…
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All things considered
At the Sackler Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 2, essayist and novelist Paul Auster introduced ‘I Thought My Father Was God,’ a collection of 180 personal, true-life accounts submitted to the…
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Weatherhead Center holds open house
The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA) is offering an open house for undergraduates to meet with fellows, faculty, visiting scholars, associates, graduate students, and staff of the center today…
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Wisdom shines through
Gazette Staff
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Gore urges unity, understanding at KSG speech
A relaxed, bearded Al Gore called for national unity in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings Thursday, praising the public servants who responded to the crisis and passing…
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New chair is named in memory of Dana-Farber trustee Anne Dyson
In a ceremony marked by emotion and remembrance, J. Dirk Iglehart, M.D., was installed as the first incumbent of the Anne E. Dyson Chair in Women’s Cancers at the Dana-Farber…
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Bells to ring for presidential Installation
As with other musical offerings celebrating the beginning of a new administration, a peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge in joyous thanksgiving for the Installation of Lawrence H. Summers…
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Alan Stone Appointed Harvard Vice President for Government, Community, and Public Affairs
Beginning in November, Stone will oversee Harvard’s relations with all levels of government – federal, state, and local; coordinate a wide range of activities involving the University’s neighboring communities; and manage communications and media relations.
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Alan Stone Appointed Harvard Vice President for Government, Community, and Public Affairs
This past Friday afternoon (Sept. 21), members of Harvards Muslim community came to Lowell Lecture Hall for prayer. The gathering, known as Juma, is a regular weekly occurrence, but the events of Sept. 11 made it anything but ordinary.
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Muslims gather for regular Friday prayer
This past Friday afternoon (Sept. 21), members of Harvards Muslim community came to Lowell Lecture Hall for prayer. The gathering, known as Juma, is a regular weekly occurrence, but the events of Sept. 11 made it anything but ordinary.
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Faculty Council notice for Sept. 26
At its second meeting of the year, the Faculty Council met again with Professor P. Kuhn (East Asian Languages and Civilizations). Professor Kuhn continued the discussion he and Professor J.…
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This month in Harvard history
Sept. 11, 1770 – With the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony temporarily convening in Harvard Hall, the spirit of public debate catches fire among students, and Samuel…
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President holds office hours
President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Oct. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 13…
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Memorial at John Harvard Statue
Its poignancy is its simplicity. Three candles, snuffed out. A bunch of irises, white and speckled red on long green stems, kept fresh by the recent rains. A bit of tree branch, leaves slowly yellowing. And an origami crane, symbolizing long life and happiness, fashioned from foil.
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How to get 2001-02 directories
Beginning in late November, the 2001-02 Faculty, Professional, and Administrative Staff Directory will be automatically distributed to all teaching faculty, emeriti, and administrative and professional staff. Those parties who need…
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Kuwait Program accepting grant proposals
The Kennedy School of Government (KSG) has announced the second grant cycle for the Kuwait Program Research Fund. With support from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, a…
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Brown out
Collegiate players across the land were pretty wound-up by the time Saturday, Sept. 21 rolled around. This past Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium, 5th year senior Josh Staph showed a crowd of 8,415 that he was wound-up just a little bit tighter than most.
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Rugby club seeks grad student-players
The Harvard Business School (HBS) Rugby Football Club seeks players from across Harvards graduate schools for training, matches, tours, or tournaments. Players of all skills and commitment levels are invited to attend.
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Online course catalog eases cross-registration
A new online course catalog is poised to make life a bit easier for the more than 2,200 graduate and undergraduate students who cross school boundaries to register for courses each academic year.
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Crimson women’s soccer takes on Brown
As Brown’s Kelly Smith falls victim to the slick conditions on Ohiri Field last Saturday, Sept. 22, she strives to take down Harvard forward Beth Totman ’03. Totman tallied one goal in the
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Flu vaccination rates lower among African Americans
Influenza vaccination rates for a study group of Medicare recipients were much lower among African Americans (46.1 percent) than among whites (67.7 percent) a gap of 21.6 percentage points.
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In the wake of tragedy, the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at HLS
In his first public address on the Sept. 11 attack on America, the Rev. Jesse Jackson called for the country to rise from the tragedy and lead a new world of coalition, faith, and economic and political justice.