John Harvard's Journal
Padimut at Harvard
A rare Egyptian mummy case is on display at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.
In This Issue
• Education Executive • Harvard Portrait • Harvard by the Numbers • Sweeping Change for Science • Map...
Map Miscreant
Edward Forbes Smiley III, of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, was caught in June 2005 leaving Yale’s Beinecke Library with five of...
Supporting Young Scientists
What does it mean to be part of a community of scientists? For Chimdimnma (“Chi-Chi”) Esimai ’08, it meant, for one thing...
Yesterday’s News
1911 Holworthy Hall, refurbished after 99 years, boasts hot-water heating and “shower baths” for the first time. 1916 More than...
A Woman in Science
In my first year of doctoral studies in England, a group of colleagues and I gathered at the pub after work one evening, along with some senior...
Developing a Diverse Faculty
“Harvard is at the beginning of a very long journey,” writes senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity Evelynn M...
Daniel Steiner: "A Physician to Institutions"
Daniel Steiner ’54, LL.B. ’58, died June 11 from complications of chronic lung disease, ending a life of distinguished contributions...
A Living Political Monument
In the years immediately following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ’40, LL.D. ’56, a group of the president’s...
Brevia
College Change Harvard College dean Benedict H. Gross announced in mid July that Patricia O’Brien, deputy dean for the past two years and...
Therapeutic Cloning Research Approved
Scientists at Harvard and the affiliated Children’s Hospital Boston announced on June 6 that they had begun experiments with somatic cell...