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Comings and Goings
… University clubs offer a variety of social and intellectual events. Following is a partial … speakers appearing at local clubs this winter. For further information, contact the club directly, call the HAA at …
Issue: January-February 2007
Discourse and Discipline
… broaden approaches to student discipline were advanced at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting on December 5. Although … the Student Handbook or academic policies. (The proposal arises from work begun in the spring of 2023 and should be …
Two Harvard Students Awarded Marshall Scholarships
… The 2016 class of Marshall Scholars includes seniors Bianca Mulaney and Rebecca Panovka. Mulaney will study at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); her research …
A Shelter in Harvard Square
… More than 500 people filled the chapel at First Parish Church in Cambridge last Friday afternoon to celebrate the opening of Y2Y Harvard Square, a homeless shelter for young people … ’14. There were thanks and praise and giddy eruptions of applause, a vocal quartet singing “Lay Up Your Treasures …
Stephanie Gil Helps Robots Work Better Together
… year at Cornell, she interned with NASA and participated in the agency’s Mars Exploration Rover mission. NASA sent two … named “Spirit” and “Opportunity” to different extremes of the planet. “I saw how robots could be our explorers and … That, to me, was very cool, and I wanted to be a part of that.” After earning her Ph.D. in robotics from MIT, Gil …
Katherine Lapp Named Executive Vice President
… Katherine N. Lapp has been appointed Harvard's executive vice … vice president for business operations for the University of California since 2007, succeeds Edward C. Forst '82, the … announcement , Lapp will be Harvard's chief administrative officer, overseeing the financial, administrative, human …
Harvard May Avoid FY 2021 Operating Loss Despite Pandemic
… University reductions in expenses are likely to offset lost revenues and the increased costs imposed by the pandemic, suggesting that … , Harvard’s vice president for finance and chief financial officer, said he was hopeful that the professional schools …
Harvard Politics
… A feisty letter written in 1819 in the distinctive hand of John Quincy Adams, A.B. 1787, A.M. … he ultimately became a widely celebrated éminence grise who won every major award his field could offer, he …
Issue: March-April 2016
Bioentrepreneurship
… The University’s encouragement of entrepreneurial endeavors … XGenomes (gene sequencing), each typically consisting of two to five people. Benches rent for $2,500 per month, … will, over time, help to populate the planned “enterprise research campus” envisioned for Allston, much as MIT …
Issue: January-February 2017
A Neighborly Bistro
… Patio diners at Branch Line can watch the sun go down—and might even catch a breeze from the … The restaurant sits blissfully removed from traffic, and often feels as if it’s in its own quiet little neighborhood. … is a partnership between the owner and the general manager of Eastern Standard, in Boston, and shares its …
Issue: September-October 2017
Digital Display
… At an event this Sunday for alumni—and on panels at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) in Austin … the same banner)—Harvard will display diverse elements of its interactive and online activities. Digital Harvard in … in tee-ing up innovation"—both within the academic enterprise in many disciplines, and in the wider world. In the …
Harvard College Opera Celebrates 25th Anniversary
… This weekend, the curtains will open in Agassiz Theatre to reveal a series of tall gray arches, set against a painted backdrop of a sky that looks borrowed from Magritte. Far above the …
Tools for Change
… Megan white Mukuria ’99 is on a mission. The founder of the nonprofit ZanaAfrica Foundation works to promote awareness of an …
Issue: July-August 2016
Newell and Weld Boat Houses Scheduled for Major Renovation
… The historic Newell and Weld boat houses, homes to the … some hints about the work have circulated among members of the athletic and recreational rowing communities, formal disclosure of the plans, oddly, comes not from Harvard Athletics or the …
“A Physician to Institutions”
… Steiner ’54, LL.B. ’58, died June 11 from complications of chronic lung disease, ending a life of distinguished contributions togovernment and, … described Steiner as a “physician to institutions.” Among them were Harvard; the New England Conservatory, where he …
Issue: September-October 2006