Campus & Community

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 19, 2009, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Alastair Graham Walter Cameron, Donald H. Menzel Professor of Astrophysics, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Alastair Cameron’s theory is now the accepted one for the origin of the Moon.

Andre Akpan ’10 has been named one of three finalists for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, which honors the top Division I college soccer player in the country.

The 2009 annual report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR), a subcommittee of the President and Fellows, is now available upon request from the Office for the Committees on Shareholder Responsibility.

Thomas Bruno, head of resource sharing at Widener Library, and Sebastian Hierl, librarian for Western Europe, have been named the winners of the 2009 Carol Ishimoto Award for Distinguished Service in the Harvard College Library (HCL).

Victoria Lippert ’13 of the Harvard women’s basketball team (6-3) was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Dec. 12 after tallying 21 points and 10 rebounds in the Crimson’s 90-85 double-overtime win against Northeastern (Dec. 9).

Project Morry presented Henry Louis Gates Jr. with its annual award on Nov. 19.

As part of a student-initiated community development project to promote civic engagement and rural development in the Mississippi Delta, nine Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) students will spend 10 days in January in Greenwood, Miss. working on service projects for the community.

The Provost and Deans Committee of the Harvard Initiative for Global Health (HIGH) announced the selection of the 2009 Burke Global Health Fellows.

A group of students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) will give the gift of literacy this holiday season while on a service-learning trip to Caluco, El Salvador.

The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College celebrate the African-American aural tradition, and have done so for almost 40 years.

Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics recently announced the appointment of Eric Beerbohm as director of the Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellowships in Ethics.

Researchers have developed a tool to predict whether a patient will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of a first stroke.

Astronomers said Wednesday that they had discovered a planet composed mostly of water.

Harvard Provost Steven E. Hyman announced Dec. 16 that Lino Pertile will become director of the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti in Florence, Italy, beginning next summer.

A machine that looks as if it can emit a laser beam may be key to determining why many adults in Gadsden County have high-blood pressure.

More than half of adult travelers say they are taking more precautions against flu this year compared to last year, according to a poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health.

James R. Houghton, the longest-serving member of the Harvard Corporation and chair of the University’s 2006-07 presidential search, today announced his plans to step down at the end of the 2009-10 academic year, after 15 years on the Corporation.

The Harvard Museum of Natural History has received its largest donation since its founding in 1998. The $500,000 commitment from a Harvard University alumnus will help fund a permanent multi-media exhibition…

The designated driver campaign is marking a milestone birthday: It’s turning 21. Born of tragedy, the effort transformed attitudes toward drinking and driving. And it did so using a novel tactic…

A midyear graduate celebration took place on Dec. 10 at the Radcliffe Gymnasium, to honor Harvard College students who graduated outside of the schedule for the academic year.

Lisa M. Coleman has been named chief diversity officer for Harvard University. Coleman, who has served in a similar capacity at Tufts University for the past three years, also will hold the title of special assistant to the president.

Faculty Council holds meeting Dec. 9.

In a letter to the Allston community sent earlier today, Harvard President Drew Faust outlined the University’s path forward for its presence in Allston. The Gazette sat down with Executive Vice President Katherine Lapp to learn more about what’s on the drawing boards.

Emma Markley ’11 of the Harvard women’s basketball team was named Ivy Player of the Week on Dec. 7.

The Crimson dominated the postseason awards with four players named to the New England Football Writers’ Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) All-Star Team and 19 members of the team named All-Ivy League.

Goaltender Christina Kessler ’10 of the Harvard women’s hockey team was named ECAC Goaltender of the week on Monday (Dec. 8) after shutting out No. 2 Minnesota twice this past weekend. It is her second-consecutive honor this season and third overall.

A 30-point, nine-rebound effort by co-captain Jeremy Lin ’10 may not have been enough to help the Harvard men’s basketball team defeat the University of Connecticut (UConn) in their 79-73 loss to the No. 13-ranked Huskies on Dec. 6, but it did earn the senior guard his second Ivy Player of the Week award this season.

As little as 15 minutes of physical activity a day can substantially cut death rates in men with prostate cancer, new research hints.

While digging up the Old Yard, Harvard students may have turned a corner in rediscovering the 17th century Indian College.

Harvard University Health Services (UHS) has received a new shipment of H1N1 vaccine and will begin distributing it to College freshmen at a clinic in Annenberg Hall on Wednesday (Dec. 9). UHS also will offer the vaccine to UHS patients between the ages of 18 of 24 who have high-risk health conditions.