Alumni | April 17, 2011

A sampler of Harvard Club events in May and June

A sampling of Harvard club events

From The May-June 2011 Issue

Harvard clubs offer a variety of social and intellectual events around the country. For information on future programs, contact your local club directly; call the HAA at 617-495-3070; or visit www.haa.harvard.edu. Below is a partial list of spring happenings.

On May 3, the Harvard Club of Eastern New York hosts astronomy professor Alyssa Goodman, who lectures on “Seeing Science.” On May 12, McKay professor of computer science Harry Lewis discusses “The Future of Liberal Education” at the Harvard Club of Minnesota. Lewis also elucidates “Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion” for members of the Harvard Club of St. Louis on June 5.

On June 1, the Harvard Club of Princeton welcomes Robert Sackstein, an associate professor of dermatology and medicine, for a discussion of “What Everyone Should Know about Stem Cells.”

Published in the May-June 2011 print issue under the headline “Comings and Goings,” in the Alumni section.

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