University News
Plans for a Faculty Senate Move Forward
And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship
by Jonathan Shaw
Foster to Speak About New England Forests
Alumni who join the Friends of Harvard Magazine can attend the October 19 event at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Three Harvard Alumni Share Physics Nobel Prize
An astrophysical hat trick, for work on supernovae and the expansion of the universe
New Poll Shows Warren in Tight Race for Senate Seat
The Harvard Law School professor is in a dead heat with Republican senator Scott Brown.
Steinman Shares Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Harvard Medical School alumnus wins the award three days after his death.
NSF Announces New Family-Friendly Policies
The measures aim to keep women in academic research from having to choose between work and family.
Libraries Announce New Organizational Structure
The library system will adopt a new structure built around affinity groups.
Schools Report Strong Investment Returns
Endowments at Yale, MIT, Duke, and Cornell rebound in the latest fiscal year.
Cervical Cancer, Deep History, Diagnostic Chips
Professors Goldie, Smail, and Whitesides all work on topics featured in one day’s New York Times
Combining Art and Science to Fuel Water’s Future
The Lab @ Harvard’s fall exhibition featured innovative ideas from students across the globe.
Melton and Henderson Named University Professors
The stem-cell biology specialist and the scholar of organizational change are honored for wide-ranging work.