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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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Kennedy Honored as ‘Champion of Science’
Senator Edward M. Kennedy gave the keynote speech at an April 3 luncheon of the Leading Industries Executive Forum hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Kennedy devoted most…
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Diallo Family, Sharpton, Breyer Will Speak at Black Law Students’ Spring Conference
The Rev. Al Sharpton, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Anita Hill, and family members of Amadou Diallo are among the guests scheduled to speak at the Black Law Students…
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Law School Will Honor George Mitchell at Symposium
The Harvard Negotiation Law Review and the Harvard Program on Negotiation will honor former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell with the first “Great Negotiator Award” on Friday, April 7, as part…
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Marine Science Review Established at Harvard
Harvard students have established the Harvard Marine Science Review, a new peer association of scientists, educators, researchers, and students dedicated to the advancement of the fields of ichthyology and marine…
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Three To Be Honored with Harvard Medal
The Harvard Alumni Association has chosen three alumni to receive the 2000 Harvard Medal: Charlotte P. Armstrong 49, L.L.B. 53; John G. Caulfield 50; and Louis I. Kane 53. First…
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Myles Mace, Expert on Entrepreneurship, Dies at 88
Former Harvard Business School Professor Myles L. Mace, a pioneer in the study of entrepreneurship and corporate governance, and a member of numerous corporate boards, died on Friday, March 24,…
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Newsmakers
Butler and Gudrais Named Harvard Magazine Fellows for 2000-01 Kirstin E. Butler and Elizabeth A. Gudrais have been named Harvard Magazine‘s Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows for the 2000-01 academic…
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Statement of President Neil L. Rudenstine On Contingent Workforce Issues
Harvard is committed to providing fair and competitive compensation and a favorable working environment for all its employees. For the vast majority of our regular employees, we meet and exceed…
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Notes
Artistic freedom conference at Law School, April 14 The Harvard Law School Arts Panel will present its spring conference on Friday, April 14, at 2:30 p.m. in Hauser 104. The…
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Police Log
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the weeks ending March 25 and April 1. The official log is located at Police Department…
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Harvard Planning and Real Estate Announces Affiliated Housing Rent Rates for 2000-01
Harvard Planning and Real Estate (HPRE) has announced approval of the new rent schedule for approximately 2,300 Harvard-owned apartments rented by graduate students and other University affiliates. The new rents…
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Adam Ulam, Authority on Russia, Dies at 77
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Time On Their Hands
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Medical Students Learn From Dying Patients
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Faculty Council Notice
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Harvard Foundation To Host Nichols Lecture
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Navigating the Net — Kennedy School’s Jane Fountain helps chart future course for Internet
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Drew Gilpin Faust Named Dean of Radcliffe Institute For Advanced Study at Harvard University
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Filmmaker/Lecturer Nominated for Oscar
If Wendy Tilbys name is called at Sunday nights Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles, a roar of applause may be heard emanating from the Carpenter Center on Quincy Street.…
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New KSG Center Will Focus On Public Leadership
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Fish Gotta Swim — But only George Lauder can tell us how
George Lauder hits a few keys on his laptop, and a moving image appears on the screen. “Thats the fishs pectoral fin,” he says, pointing to the grainy, black-and white-picture.…
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Faculty Council
At its 11th meeting of the year the Faculty Council discussed the annual Affirmative Action Report with Professor Marjorie Garber, Associate Dean for Affirmative Action, and Elizabeth Doherty, Assistant Dean…
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Bertrand Fox, Former HBS Professor, Dies at 92
Professor Emeritus Bertrand Fox, an economist and investment banking expert who had a lasting impact on Harvard Business School as director of its Division of Research, died on March 14…
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Better Way To Predict Heart Attacks Is Discovered
For about $20 you can determine your risk of a future heart attack, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School. The test measures levels of a protein that…
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Fazili Wins Women’s Leadership Award
Harvard College has selected Sameera Fazili 00 as the winner of the Harvard College Womens Leadership Award. Also, Emmy Award-winning senior correspondent for ABC Carole Simpson, has been named the…
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Newsmakers
Jane Fountain, associate professor of public policy at the Kennedy School of Government and member of the Harvard Information Infrastructure Project, has been appointed to a three-year term as a…
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Notes
Hauser to speak on his books at M.I.T. Professor of Psychology Marc D. Hauser will give a talk about his two books, The Design of Animal Communications (M.I.T. Press, 2000)…
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Ethnobiologist Plotkin To Deliver Lowell Lecture
“Witchdoctors and Biotechnology” is the subject of the annual Lowell Lecture, which will be delivered this year by ethnobiologist Mark Plotkin. The talk will take place on Friday, April 7,…
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Police Log
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending March 18. The official log is located at Police Department Headquarters, 29 Garden…
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A High-Flying Season . . . ends with a hard landing for women’s hockey
Although the 1999-2000 women’s hockey season came to a disappointing end when the Crimson was not chosen for the AWCHA National Championship Tournament, the year was filled with many high…