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Cilia in C-Major
… In the human ear, it takes only a few millionths of a second … times longer. Hearing "is fast because it's simple," says professor of neurobiology David P. Corey of Harvard Medical …
Issue: March-April 2005
HAA Clubs Committee Awards
… The HAA's Clubs Committee presents two annual awards for contributions to Harvard clubs. Recipients of the 2004 Outstanding Club Contribution Award are: Luise Druke, M.P.A. '87, IAF '88, Of Sofia, Bulgaria. An HAA regional director for Europe, …
Issue: March-April 2005
European Outposts
… Some 450 graduates from 36 countries gathered at the London Hilton on November 14 for the two-day "Harvard in Europe" program, part of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) "global series" of … health and director of the program on humanitarian crises, who has seen the world at its worst in Afghanistan …
Issue: January-February 2004
Fall Comes into Focus
… begin arriving in Cambridge, about three weeks hence, they will enter a community temporarily transformed by the … The College announced on July 6 that only about 40 percent of the 6,700 undergraduates would be permitted to be in … of our community while also protecting our academic enterprise. With less than a month to go before the start of the …
Ladakhi Ladies
… These figures of women, each about 18 inches tall, hail from Ladakh, a region of Kashmir and one of earth's highest places. Wearing … Ladahki garb, with plenty of lamb's wool for warmth, they now reside in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and …
Issue: March-April 2003
Harvard and MIT to Sell edX for $800 Million
… Harvard, MIT, and edX announced today that edX, the two institutions’ 2012 joint venture into online … logistical support that allows colleges and universities to offer online instruction but does not itself provide … communities, and with other nonprofit organizations, enterprises, and governments seeking to address inequities in …
Harvard Inaugurates President Lawrence S. Bacow
… In his 3,600-word address in Tercentenary Theatre on the afternoon of October 5, Harvard’s newly inaugurated twenty-ninth … “both reassuring truths and unsettling truths,” which arise from those “who challenge our thinking.” Harvard must …
Truth, in Crisis
… Class Day speeches are often a time for congratulations and applause. Messages are … ’94, did not hold back during his time in Tercentenary Theatre, delivering an analysis on the current state of affairs, a history lesson, and a call to action in under …
Heather Gerken
… Heather Gerken Photograph by Stu Rosner When the election of a … came knocking at Heather Gerken's door. An assistant professor at Harvard Law School, Gerken "ended up on …
Issue: March-April 2002
Stellar Archeology
… Some explore the origins of the universe by seeking to observe the most distant galaxies … Center for Astrophysics, now assistant professor of physics at MIT, compares the unusual chemistry of …
Issue: May-June 2013
No Nonsense Filmmaking
… “We’re shining a camera into the invisibility of homeless youth,” says Lily Erlinger ’10. … we wanted to reach down and make it visible.” The appeal of social-cause filmmaking launched Erlinger and Rebecca …
Issue: November-December 2011
Is Harvard Antisemitic?
… When Hamas terrorists attacked Israel last October 7, they unleashed death and destruction—and also inflamed … on ethnic and religious grounds. Within hours, allegations of such bias came to Harvard. A hasty October 7 student … attacks on the presumed authors, and fierce denunciations of their alleged antisemitism, from within the University …
Social-Club Saga
… As of May 6, a full year will have passed since Harvard … would sanction students enrolling this coming August and thereafter if they choose to join an unrecognized … - 16 ). Throughout this academic year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has been entangled in …
John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw
Issue: May-June 2017
President Alan M. Garber Welcoming Remarks and Convocation Address
… As delivered Welcome, members of the Harvard College Class of 2028. Welcome from every … pulled in a million ways at once. It should come as no surprise to you that this work cannot be done well on your …
Chapter and Verse
… More queries from the archive: A request for the text of a short story called “The Field of Purple Bloom,” originally read in serial form in a …
Issue: March-April 2011