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  • Exercise reduces cancer risk

    Being an athlete in college can win women a competitive edge against breast cancer, according to a new Harvard study. A 15-year follow-up of 3,940 female athletes and nonathletes revealed…

  • Faculty council notice — May 10

    At its 15th meeting of the year the Faculty Council received the annual report of the Coordinating Committee on Sexual Harassment. Representing the Committee, Deans Garth McCavana (Student Affairs in…

  • FitNuts!

    Helping kids get fit for life is the goal of FitNut, a fitness and nutrition program run by Harvard students as part of Project HEALTH, a specal project of the…

  • Three Harvard students win Hofer Prize in collecting

    Diana I. Williams ’95, a doctoral candidate in the history of American civilization; Daniel S. Adler, a doctoral candidate in anthropology; and Jason Vigna, Harvard Law School Class of 2000…

  • Room for North House at the top

    Hey, Mister Cabdriver Said, where the hell are you taking me? I know this ain’t the way back to my home Cuz I sleep alone And I know I always…

  • Ira Jackson ’70 is named director of Center for Business and Government

    Ira A. Jackson ’70, former executive vice president of BankBoston Corporation, has been named director of the Center for Business an Government at the Kennedy School of Government, Dean Joseph…

  • Arnold Arboretum blooms for Lilac Sunday

    They are bright and beautiful, aromatic, and full of life. For five weeks every spring, colorful lilacs dominate New England gardens, with a span of hues ranging from rich reds…

  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences — Memorial Minute

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  • SPH research attacks mosquito-borne virus

    A virus that had never been seen in the Western Hemisphere until it killed seven people last fall in New York has re-emerged, and researchers from the School of Public…

  • Notes

    Rabbi Whiman to preach ninth Judaic-Christian Dialogue Rabbi David A. Whiman, senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, will give this year’s Judaic-Christian Dialogue at the Memorial Church on…

  • Living legend — Coach Harry Parker changed college crew forever

    Much has been said and written about Men’s Heavyweight Crew Coach Harry Parker over the course of the near half-century he has been involved in crew. He is one of…

  • 24 juniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa

    Twenty-four juniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Their names and houses are as follows: Andreea Simona Balan, Currier; Jennifer Belli, Winthrop; Emma Richardson Burbank-Schmitt, Quincy; Nadarajan Chetty, Pforzheimer;…

  • Police Log

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 6. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…

  • Research physicist Harrison Radford dies at 72; memorial planned for May 13

    Harrison E. Radford, a molecular spectroscopist who conducted research at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (formerly the Harvard College Observatory) from 1969 until his retirement in 1992, died on May…

  • Damon, Affleck rally to living wage cause

    Former Harvard student Matt Damon and Cambridge native Ben Affleck added their voices – and drawing power – Saturday to the chorus of Harvard students, Cambridge City Councilors, and others…

  • Seniors are awarded Stride Rite fellowships

    While many Harvard graduates will seek their fortunes around the world, three of their classmates will remain in Boston next year living on $25,000 fellowships and pursuing community-based public service…

  • UIS assesses ‘love bug’ aftermath

    University Information Systems (UIS) is still working to assess the damage from last week’s pesky ILOVE YOU virus that struck e-mail systems worldwide. Disguised as an e-mail attachment, the virus…

  • YWCA to honor Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham as Woman Achiever

    Professor of History and African-American Studies Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is among 12 women who will be inducted into the YWCA Boston’s Academy of Women Achievers Class of 2000 in a…

  • On the FAS track

    Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Jeremy R. Knowles (center) speaks with Tim Cross (left) associate dean for finance and administration at the Divinity School, and Leonard Solomon, research program…

  • First string — Violinist Joseph Lin ’00 and friends to perform benefit concert for PBHA

    This isn’t your ordinary student concert. Not that any of Harvard’s talented undergraduate musicians can be called ordinary, but even in such brilliant company the star of this event shines…

  • Newsmakers

    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…

  • One powerful day

     Andrew Tache, 19, of the Mescalero tribe, dances at the Sixth Annual Harvard University Powwow at the Quadrangle Athletic Facility on Saturday.  Tache combs his hair before braiding it. Prior…

  • Study: For men, family comes first

    Having a job schedule that allows for family time is more important to young men than money, power, or prestige, according to a new study released today by the Radcliffe…

  • Crimson softball plays hardball

    It just gets better and better for Crimson softball as close in on an Ivy League Title. On Tuesday (May 2), freshman Monica Montijo hit a single with the bases…

  • Law School Forgives Loans for Alumni in Public Service

    Harvard Law School (HLS) Dean Robert C. Clark has announced an extensive expansion of the School’s loan forgiveness program, making it one of the most generous programs of its kind…

  • Interfaculty Initiative helps clear the air

    Anyone who has ever visited Beijing in winter knows that air pollution is one of the city’s biggest problems. Homes, schools, offices all heat with coal – which also is…

  • Koolhaas takes the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2000

    Remment Koolhaas, professor in practice of architecture and urban design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, is the winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2000. The Hyatt Foundation,…

  • Recommendations

    Annual Cost: $2.44 million Workers affected: About 2,000 Harvard Bridge Program: What: On-site, free literacy and basic skills training Who: Unionized staff, casuals or employees of outside service contractors How…

  • Rudenstine praises ‘far-reaching’ recommendations

    I received today (May 3) a copy of the final report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Employment Policies — a committee composed of faculty and senior administrators from across…