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What Makes Fish Fast?
… Sharks and tuna are among the fastest and most efficient swimmers in the animal kingdom. Bigelow professor of ichthyology George Lauder is developing robot replicas to …
Issue: January-February 2024
Wet and Wonderful
… Yes, the rains came, on and off, throughout the party. Numerous high-tech displays, like the rows of LEDs colorfully illuminating Widener Library's steps and …
Early Autumn Sports
… Soccer After a 1-0 loss to Vermont, the men’s side (4-3-1) ran off three wins over Coastal Carolina, Maine, and Fairfield … early scoring with six goals. The women booters (5-3-1) got off to a 4-2 start, including a win over Miami of Ohio in …
Issue: November-December 2005
New Rules for Campus Use
… Harvard administrators have continued to grapple with the past academic year’s campus chaos . On August 1, … vice president Meredith Weenick shared an updated slate of rules governing shared campus spaces. Prepared by the Harvard Office of the General Counsel and the Campus Space Working …
Kevin Young Named 2024 Harvard Arts Medalist
… The Office for the Arts at Harvard today announced that Kevin Young ’92 … participants are scheduled to include Jack Megan, director of the Office for the Arts; Tracy K. Smith, professor of …
Cambridge 02138
… Harvard Law I read with keen interest “ The Education of a Harvard Lawyer ” (January-February, page … crisis provides an opportunity to do this. Existential crises often force fundamental changes in history’s course. …
Issue: March-April 2021
Harvard’s Development Chief Departs
… for alumni affairs and development since 2018—in effect, the University’s chief fundraising officer—will retire at the end of 2024, the University announced today. He had previously …
Yesterday’s News
… 1924 The Harvard Athletic Committee confers an H on Robert Tyre … athletic facilities and finances, and distribution of fellowship funds. 1979 Jim O’Leary of Luther Witham Inc., caterers, reports that for the 25th …
Issue: May-June 2024
Harvard@Home: Commencement and Cloning
… Harvard's 353rd Commencement in June—or if you were there and want to relive the experience—be sure to visit Harvard@Home. A new Harvard@Home program offers nearly two hours of Commencement coverage, including the keynote address by …
Issue: September-October 2004
Susan Meiselas Named Harvard Arts Medalist
… Photographer Susan Meiselas, Ed.M. ’71, will be honored with the Harvard Arts Medal during the annual Arts First celebration, scheduled this year from April 28 to May 1. President Drew Faust will present the medal during an event hosted by the Learning from …
Student Financial Assistance: FY 2005
… amounts to a half-billion-dollar-plus commitment by the University. These data, from fiscal year 2005, show that … particularly important in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). Loans, the principal funding source in the professional schools, totaled $210 million. And employment, …
Issue: March-April 2007
Tiktaalik Resurfaces
… reports on new findings (to be published tomorrow in the journal Nature ) about Tiktaalik roseae, a fossil fish that is providing “striking evidence of the intermediate steps by which some marine vertebrates … walked on land.” Paleontologist Neil Shubin, Ph.D. ’87, of the University of Chicago, led the expedition that found …
News in Brief
… A Deluge of Deans Several significant leadership appointments were announced toward the end of the spring semester. Jeremy M. Weinstein, Ph.D. … investments in climate-transition technologies and enterprises now exceed 1 percent of endowment assets, and that …
Issue: July-August 2024
Model Masterpieces
… Before the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini crafted the angels of gilded bronze that flank the Altar of the Blessed Sacrament in Saint Peter’s Basilica, he made …
Issue: May-June 2024
Benjamin Smith Lyman
… Benjamin Smith Lyman was living proof of the benefits to health and well-being of the lifestyle he …
Issue: May-June 2024