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The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) is the hub of research, teaching, and training in international security affairs; environmental and…

From “social efficiency” to “curriculum integration” to “open classrooms,” the history of American education is littered with failed school reform efforts that mobilized support and generated momentum for fits and…

Eleven new fellows have been selected for the 2000-01 Administrative Fellowship Program. Of the 11, six are visiting fellows and five are resident fellows. The Administrative Fellowship Program, coordinated by…

Crimson field hockey is rolling right along this year, with (at press time) an 8-3 record on the season and a perfect 4-0 in the Ivy League. A week ago…

If you had been walking along Memorial Drive early one particular morning during the summer of 1975, you might have seen a group of strapping young women expertly lowering a…

Eight medical professionals were recently recognized for extraordinary service — locally and globally — by the Medical School/School of Dental Medicine Office of Community Outreach Programs. Joseph Martin, Dean of…

According to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), a University student was the victim of assault and unarmed robbery on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 10 p.m. While walking down Holyoke…

Women are naturally monogamous. Men tend to rove. That assumption is not only part of popular belief, it has also been enshrined by science. Darwin, writing of animal mating habits,…

People may think of Harvard students as models of cool, as intelligent, sophisticated youths well able to handle the pressures of academic work and social life at an elite university.…

In December 1999, Harvard women’s basketball coach Kathy Delaney-Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer. In March 2000, the Gazette chronicled Delaney-Smith’s fight. Today, we revisit her to see how she’s…

A memorial service will be held for David Charny, the David Berg Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. in the Ames Courtroom,…

Harvard University, the University of Notre Dame, Ohio State University, the University of California, and the University of Michigan today are releasing the report of a team of independent consultants…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Oct. 7. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…

Celtic Deparment lecture The Celtic Department will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 5 p.m. in the Harvard Faculty Club Library, 20 Quincy St. The talk by Oliver…

Shavell named Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law Harvard Law School’s Steven Shavell has been named the Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law. The professorship honors the late Samuel R.…

On Oct. 6, Harvard shone against Colgate in the ECAC tennis championships. 1. Freshman Ryan Browne vs. Evan Paushter 6-2, 6-2 2. Freshman Cliff Nguyen vs. Owen Fileti 6-3, 6-0…

Top Olympic and world-class ice skaters will continue their battle against cancer this fall as they gather to participate in “An Evening With Champions,” America’s premier figure skating exhibition. Hosted…

The Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies Program provides an opportunity for distinguished Latin Americans to teach at Harvard for one semester in any field. The…

Quarterback Neil Rose ’02 stuttersteps his way across the goal line for the second of his three first-half touchdowns against Cornell on Saturday. Staff photo by Jon Chase

Bharat Anand What makes a television viewer more inclined to watch 20/20 than 60 Minutes? Do network identities play a role in the decision? And what about network promos —…

Brendan McGrath, whom many faculty members remember as the man who found them a place to live, died Oct. 7 while scuba diving near Gloucester. The cause of death was…

The eighth annual Ebert Community Service Day will take place Thursday, Oct. 19, at 1:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Medical Education Center at Harvard Medical School. An informative…

Law School alumni Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser have given Harvard University two gifts that significantly strengthen the University’s capacity in the field of human rights studies. They pledged…

The Radcliffe Institute, celebrating its inaugural year as an institute for advanced study, will host an interdisciplinary symposium on “Gender and Inquiry” on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 12 and 13,…

When Arkansas Senator David Pryor packed his bags, sold his home, and departed Washington in 1996 after more than 30 years in public service, he didn’t think twice about leaving.…

In her autobiography, “The Dyer’s Hand,” astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the first female tenured professors at Harvard, summed up the rewards of a career in science: “Do not undertake…

The John Harvard statue, which has been sheltered during the reconstruction of University Hall, was apparently not safe from vandals. A “milk” mustache was painted on the revered statue. Staff…

For someone who was once sure she wanted to be a clinical psychologist, Jennifer Hochschild hasn’t done too badly as a political scientist. Hochschild, recently named a professor with a…

Cornell’s Adam Skumawitz took a pass from teammate Colin Nevison and fired it past Harvard keeper, junior Dan Mejias, with just under six minutes remaining in the second overtime to…