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  • Leadership Forum examines health disparities

    “When you hear that there is a disparity between minorities and the rest of the population, believe it,” says John Ruffin, the first associate director of research on minority health,…

  • Over in overtime

    Cornell’s Adam Skumawitz took a pass from teammate Colin Nevison and fired it past Harvard keeper, junior Dan Mejias, with just under six minutes remaining in the second overtime to…

  • Analyst of the American Dream: Hochschild tries to untangle issues of race and education

    For someone who was once sure she wanted to be a clinical psychologist, Jennifer Hochschild hasn’t done too badly as a political scientist. Hochschild, recently named a professor with a…

  • Got milk?

    The John Harvard statue, which has been sheltered during the reconstruction of University Hall, was apparently not safe from vandals. A “milk” mustache was painted on the revered statue. Staff…

  • ‘Horizon’ widens at Schlesinger

    In her autobiography, “The Dyer’s Hand,” astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the first female tenured professors at Harvard, summed up the rewards of a career in science: “Do not undertake…

  • Pryor to students: Get involved

    When Arkansas Senator David Pryor packed his bags, sold his home, and departed Washington in 1996 after more than 30 years in public service, he didn’t think twice about leaving.…

  • Radcliffe to host symposium on gender

    The Radcliffe Institute, celebrating its inaugural year as an institute for advanced study, will host an interdisciplinary symposium on “Gender and Inquiry” on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 12 and 13,…

  • Hausers’ gifts boost human rights studies

    Law School alumni Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser have given Harvard University two gifts that significantly strengthen the University’s capacity in the field of human rights studies. They pledged…

  • Community Service Day at HMS

    The eighth annual Ebert Community Service Day will take place Thursday, Oct. 19, at 1:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Medical Education Center at Harvard Medical School. An informative…

  • Brendan McGrath, 40, dies

    Brendan McGrath, whom many faculty members remember as the man who found them a place to live, died Oct. 7 while scuba diving near Gloucester. The cause of death was…

  • TV viewers a loyal group

    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 —…

  • One close game

    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

  • Rockefeller Center’s program bridges Americas

    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…

  • ‘Evening of Champs’ to support cancer research

    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…

  • Crimson tennis blanks Colgate

    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…

  • Newsmakers

    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.…

  • Notes

    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…

  • Police Log

    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…

  • Universities release manufacturing report

    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…

  • Memorial service for Charny

    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,…

  • Harvard voices heard throughout debate

    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,…

  • Identifying source of disease: Faulty proteins account for most of the world’s sickness

    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.…

  • A ‘Welcome’ publication for the community is set to arrive

    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.…

  • Suspect is arrested in beating

    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…

  • Faculty Council Notice for Sept. 27

    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…

  • Robbery suspect sought

    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,…

  • Volunteer opportunities in Cambridge Schools

    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…

  • Grassroots China: Sociologist Whyte thinks locally to understand change in China

    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…

  • Truth commission model subject of symposium

    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…

  • Web site launched to train those who do human research

    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…