Campus & Community

Hansjörg Wyss doubles his gift

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Harvard Gazette

Founding donor Hansjörg Wyss doubled his gift to Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering from $125 million to $250 million to the University to further advance the institute’s pioneering work.

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Shinagel’s legacy honored

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Harvard Gazette

Michael Shinagel was honored on May 14 for his accomplishments as dean of the Extension School, a position he has held since 1977. He will be retiring at the end of this academic year.

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Inside Pforzheimer House: GreekFest

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Harvard Gazette

For the fourth consecutive year, the Pforzheimer House dining services staff helped students and staff celebrate GreekFest by creating a delicious feast.

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New investigators named

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Harvard Gazette

Adam Cohen, professor of chemistry and chemical biology and of physics, and Hopi Hoekstra, professor of organismic and evolutionary biology and molecular and cellular biology, are among the 27 scientists nationwide to be appointed as investigators by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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Five-year partnership strengthens ties

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Harvard Gazette

Five years after Harvard and Boston struck a community benefits cooperation agreement, the University’s neighbors in Allston-Brighton point to an enhanced partnership that has resulted in a vibrant Harvard Allston Education Portal, workforce preparation classes for adults, mentoring for students, and a wide variety of other programs.

Tags: Allston, Alvin Powell, Boston Public Library, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Campus & Community, Cooperation Agreement for the Harvard University Allston Science Complex, Ed Portal, Erica Herman, Gardner Pilot Academy, Harvard Allston Education Portal, Harvard Allston Workforce Development Collaborative, Harvard Ceramics Program, Honan-Allston Branch, In the Community, John Hoffman, Linda Kowalcky, Ray V. Mellone Park, Stephanie Connolly, The Fishing Academy

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Style and substance

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Harvard Gazette

The culmination of the Harvard Horizons initiative was a symposium in which eight Ph.D. students each offered five-minute presentations, styled on the popular TED talks, about a specific aspect of their current research.

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New masters for Pforzheimer House

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Harvard Gazette

Professor Anne Harrington and her husband, MIT Museum Director John Durant, have been appointed master and co-master of Pforzheimer House.

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Three honored as HAA medalists

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Harvard Gazette

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced that James V. Baker ’68, M.B.A. ’71, William Thaddeus Coleman Jr., J.D. ’43, LL.D. ’96, and Georgene Botyos Herschbach, A.M. ’63, Ph.D. ’69, are the recipients of the 2013 Harvard Medal.

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