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“I Love My Vincent Baby...”
… '92, after listening carefully to his Count Basie recording of "Harvard Blues," expressed to Primus puzzlement about the lyrics, written by George Frazier '32. Basie recorded … he went on to explicate the blues: "The dogs and women of the second verse are twin prohibitions of a student …
Issue: September-October 2002
and Cultural
… Before he narrated the poetic adventures of Mahalia Mouse, the female rodent who became a scientist (rather than the subject of a scientific experiment), and sang his encore of “I’m a …
Issue: July-August 2005
Martin Chalfie ’69, Ph.D. ’77, and Roger Y. Tsien ’72 Share Chemistry Nobel Prize
… Martin Chalfie ’69, Ph.D. ’77, now Kenan professor of biological sciences at Columbia University, and Roger Y. Tsien ’72, now professor of pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, … a specific set of nerve cells that act as touch receptors, arise), inherited nerve-cell degeneration…and early events in …
Why Aid Cuts Didn’t End Worker Shortages
… When the COVID-19 pandemic triggered global economic turmoil, including the layoffs of millions of U.S. workers, legislators responded in …
Issue: July-August 2022
Marla Frederick Named Dean of Harvard Divinity School
… Marla Frederick, formerly a professor of African and African American studies and the study of religion in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and …
When Harvard Should—and Shouldn’t—Speak
… Harvard and its leaders should not issue official statements about public matters that do not directly affect the institution’s core function of research, teaching, and learning. That was the conclusion …
Iron Works House
… Open for guided tours, the Iron Works House is the only original … at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. Many of its underlying structural elements have survived, ranger … and household items. But they also learn there’s no proof that the Colonial-era home looked like what’s there now. …
Issue: September-October 2016
Brevia
… Treasurer-elect James F. Rothenberg '68, M.B.A. '70, has been elected Treasurer and a member of the Harvard Corporation, effective July 1. He succeeds D. … on College Life approval as a legitimate student enterprise. A Crimson account quoted the editors characterizing …
Issue: May-June 2004
Picking Harvard's Pocket
… The entrance strategy was simple. On Saturday afternoon, … was just inside the service entrance on the north side of the museum. Ryan didn't appear, and so that guard turned … lbs., no other description, came to the north entrance of the Fogg Museum and stated that he was Mr. Ryan and he …
Yesterday's News
… 1929 Construction crews are busy pouring foundations for the first units of the new “houses” on Plympton and DeWolfe streets, raising the steel frame of the new athletic building, and converting Boylston Hall …
Issue: July-August 2009
Cambridge 02138
… THE FLABBY POPULACE Great article by Craig Lambert on " The … N.Y. Lambert uses body mass index as an indicator of overweight and obesity. BMI, however, is merely a ratio … of some of the risk by the federal government. I'm surprised, however, that she doesn't suggest complete takeover …
Issue: July-August 2004
Tenure Travails
… During the 2003-2004 academic year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) extended 32 tenure offers, just four of them to women (only one of whom …
Issue: November-December 2004
Grade Deflation
… Jawboning works. That's the import of a letter to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) from Benedict H. Gross, dean of …
Issue: May-June 2003
A Formula for Bringing Math to Life
… self-proclaimed numbers geek, Glen Whitney ’89 was so tired of hearing math labeled “boring” that he left his job as a … and created a $30-million math museum in New York City —the first of its kind in the United States, reports Bloomberg …
Mindfulness and Public Health
… On Wednesday, scientists and Buddhist monastics from around the world gathered to launch the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health. Though the work of monks and researchers may seem very different, the … $25-million gift and based at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), plans to educate the public about …