Runyon-Winchell Fellowship Awarded

Adam T. Woolley was awarded the Runyon-Winchell Fellowship to support three years of research in the laboratory of Chemistry Professor Charles M. Lieber. Woolley will conduct theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention. His study will focus on measuring stretching in DNA and DNA-protein complexes using chemical force microscopy.

Radiologist Cleveland to Head Health Professional Education Office

Robert H. Cleveland, professor of radiology at the Medical School and a radiologist at Children's Hospital, has been appointed the new director of Health Professional Education at Children's Hospital. The Office of Health Professional Education was established last fall to oversee education and training of professionals in various health disciplines at the hospital and in the larger medical community.

In his new position, Cleveland oversees institutional policies and support for graduate medical education in collaboration with the hospital department chiefs and training program directors. He will serve as key liaison between Children's, Harvard Medical School, and other teaching hospitals, as well as supervise the clinical training of professionals in other health disciplines, including nursing, social work, child life, radiology, and pharmacy.

Economist Kornai wins new Hungarian prize

János Kornai, Allie S. Freed Professor of Economics, was honored as one of the first 17 recipients of a new prize recently established by the Hungarian Parliament, "for advancing the repute of the Hungarians." The prize was presented by the Prime Minister in the presence of the President of the Republic and the leaders of the parliamentary parties.

Kornai's citation honored him, in part, because "his exceptional ability to create concepts combines with a descriptive thoroughness, and his professional reserve with the circumspection of an invariably principled scholar. . . . He seeks to inject universal science into the scientific culture of this country."

Everett Conducts on Grammy-Nominated CD

Bands Director Thomas G. Everett conducts several selections on The Brass Orchestra, a new Grammy Award-nominated compact disc from Verve Records featuring the music of Robin Eubanks, Slide Hampton, and J.J. Johnson. The CD was nominated in two categories: Best Large Jazz Ensemble and Best New Jazz Composition (Johnson's Canon for Bela, conducted by Everett).

Johnson visited Harvard in 1996 for a Master Jazz Residency and Retrospective Concert, sponsored by the Harvard Jazz Band and the Office for the Arts. The success of the new brass arrangements made for this occasion partly inspired him to complete a full CD of brass music, which Verve recorded in September of that year. Everett and Hampton shared the conducting honors.