January 21, 1999

Fiber Found Not to Protect Against Cancer

Diets high in fiber do not reduce the likelihood of colon and rectal cancer, Harvard researchers have concluded.

Computer Addiction Is Coming On-line

Computer addiction is real and a growing problem. As founder and director of Computer Addiction Services at McLean Hospital, a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital in Belmont, Mass., Maressa Hecht Orzack receives messages every day from people who ask for help or want information about the signs of this addiction.

Biologists Win Japan Prize

Jack Strominger, Higgins Professor of Biochemistry, and Don Wiley, Loeb Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have won the prestigious Japan Prize for their discoveries of how the immune system protects humans from infections.

Chronicle of a Remarkable Family

Publishing the papers of the Adams family is a grand project of American history.

Allewell Named Associate V.P.

Harvard has a new associate vice president for sponsored programs and technology transfer, Norma Allewell, who will help the University stay abreast of changes in the nature of sponsored research.

HAA Releases Slate for Overseers, Elected Directors

The Harvard Alumni Association's nominations for the 1999 elections to the University's Board of Overseers and the HAA Board of Directors.

Faculty Council

Proceedings from the Faculty Council's tenth meeting of the year.

Divinity School Begins Transition

Father J. Bryan Hehir, professor of the practice in religion and society at the Divinity School, is serving as chair of an Executive Committee that oversees the day-to-day administrative and academic affairs at the Divinity School during its search for a new dean.

A Different Way to Look at the Universe

The key to the structure and history of the universe may lie not in stars and galaxies but in the space between them, according to astronomer Lars Hernquist.

Jones Named to Workforce Initiatives

David Jones, an attorney with extensive experience in managing employee relations for universities and in the private sector, has been appointed director of Workforce Initiatives for Harvard University.

Sørensen to head Murray Center

Annemette Sørensen, associate professor of sociology at Boston University, has been named the director of the Henry A. Murray Research Center of Radcliffe College.

HMS Professor Guides Countway Library Campaign to Success

The $26 million capital campaign for the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) has been successfully completed.

Hey, Hey, Whaddya Say!!

Athletics at Harvard has always been something to cheer about. Last year - perhaps Harvard's best ever - left Crimson fans with a host of memorable moments.

Medical School Researcher, Manfred L. Karnovsky, Dies at 80

Manfred L. Karnovsky, a world-renowned Medical School researcher who unraveled one of the body's main disease- fighting processes, died on Jan. 7 after a long battle with cancer.

Norrell Services Inc. Replaces Harvard Temporary Services

After a year's review by a University-wide committee, Harvard recently established a new vendor partnership for temporary staff support with Norrell Services Inc., a national leader in the temporary service industry.

Ergonomics Programs Offered

The Department of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) offers several training programs on computer workstation ergonomics and injury/illness prevention.

Blessed are the Peacemakers - and Hardworking

Kennedy School workshop in negotiation, mediation, and arbitration challenges students.

Crisis Resolution, Harvard Style

Students from local high schools participated in a simulation exercise in which they were given the task of resolving an international crisis - an armed confrontation between North and South Korea.

Standing Committees for 1998-99 Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Upon the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the President approved and announced these Standing Committees.