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December 16, 1999Movement with a PurposeCityStep is an undergraduate organization that combines the spirit of public service with the spirit of the arts. The In-School portion of the program consists of teams of high-stepping Harvard students teaching dance to Cambridge fifth- and sixth-graders through games and improvisation, as well as choreographed pieces. The After-School program brings CitySteppers to campus twice a week after school. Classes culminate in a performance conceived and choreographed entirely by Harvard undergraduates and their CityStep students. University Prepared for Y2K As anticipation grows and the time frame shrinks before Jan. 1, 2000, University officials are putting the finishing touches on their preparations to deal with potential disruptions resulting from the Year 2000 computer bug. Study: Biotech Workers 'Thrive' On Instability Despite the volatile nature of the biotechnology industry, in which years spent developing new drugs can result in massive layoffs or skyrocketing stock prices overnight, a new study by the Radcliffe Public Policy Center (RPPC) has found that biotech workers are actually thriving in this highly unstable environment. Marked by job insecurity, dependence on changing technology, and uncertain financing, the biotechnology industry is viewed by researchers as one of the best examples of the workplace of the future. Oldest Known Flowering Plants Identified By Genes It’s a nondescript shrub with small, unimpressive flowers, and it’s found in only one place in the world – New Caledonia, a minor tropical island in a remote corner of the southwest Pacific. But it has suddenly catapulted to botanical eminence as a key piece in the puzzle of the origins of flowering plants. Report on Small Arms Issued by Belfer Center Small arms and light weapons – weapons that can be carried by an individual soldier – are the instruments of death most commonly employed in the small wars of the post-Cold War era. As ethnic and internal conflicts proliferate, the flood of small arms becomes a relentless tide. Their easy availability in an international environment that tolerates violence leading to waves of human suffering and deaths too numerous to count. Gazette Calendar Schedule The next issue of the Gazette will be Thursday, Jan. 20. The Calendar will list events occurring through Thursday, Feb. 3; the deadline for submissions to the Calendar is Thursday, Jan. 13, by 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please call 495-1585. Hospitals Join To Fight Cancer Harvard Medical School, five of its affiliated hospitals, and the School of Public Health are joining together to fight cancer. Center for Children's Health Gives Award to Local Health Center's De-Leading Program Like many parents dealing with lead poisoning for the first time, Janet Griffith didn’t know what to do when confronted with her 2-year-old daughter’s alarming blood tests. But Bowdoin Street Health Center, where the toddler receives primary care, soon sent a lead expert to Griffith’s Dorchester home to help make her polluted yard safer and preserve her daughter’s health. Record Numbers Apply For Early Action: 1,137 Admitted A record 6,026 students applied for admission to the Class of 2004 under the College’s Early Action program this year, and 1,137 were admitted. Last year, 1,185 were admitted from a pool of 4,584. Faculty Council -- Dec. 15 Two proposals for new degrees were presented at this week's Faculty Council meeting. Professors Henry Louis Gates Jr. and K. Anthony Appiah discussed with the Council the establishment of a Doctor of Philosophy degree program in African-American studies in the Afro-American Studies Department. Professors Thomas Forrest Kelly and Robert D. Levin also discussed with the Council the establishment of a Master of Arts degree program in Music, with a speciality in performance practice, in the Department of Music. Words That Heal -- State-of-the-Art Health Guide Created Did you ever look up a medical or first-aid question only to find that the medical reference book you bought only a few years ago is hopelessly out of date? Provost Takes Medical Leave Provost Harvey V. Fineberg will undergo surgery this week for what appears to be an early-stage cancer of the prostate. The condition was detected by a routine screening test. Doctors say the prognosis for a complete cure is excellent. Happenings at Harvard Harvard-Yenching Library Receives Comprehensive Chinese Database Victor Fung, chairman of Prudential Asia and of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and Gabriel Yu, chairman of Italade Enterprises Ltd. and owner of Digital Heritage Co. of Hong Kong, have donated a copy of the Siku Quanshu Electronic Database and site license to the Harvard-Yenching Library. Medical School Fund for Women's Health Names Awardees The Harvard Medical School (HMS) Fund for Women’s Health awarded grants to eight HMS junior faculty this month. The Fund provides $45,000 yearlong grants to help junior faculty members initiate new, collaborative, inter-institutional projects in basic research, clinical research, health services research, or education in women’s health. The grants also focus on women’s health issues of particular concern to minority and disadvantaged groups, and address important women’s health issues that are poorly supported. A Harvard 'Type' of Guy Howard Allgaier moves through the maze of glass exhibit cases lining the walls of Harvard’s Museum of Natural History with the ease of a host giving a tour of his home. Harvard Leads Nation in Marshall Scholars With Seven The British government has awarded six Harvard students and one recent graduate the prestigious Marshall Scholarships. This year Harvard led the nation in the number of winners. The University of Chicago had three winners, while Columbia University and Stanford University each had two. Forty scholarships were awarded to students from 28 different American universities. 'Take Two Aspirin and Call Me Mañana' America’s increasing diversity is reflected in the country’s emergency rooms and hospital wards, where different languages spoken by doctors and patients sometimes create a communication barrier that can affect care. Reaping the Rewards -- Darren Dinneen '00 is finally healthy and ready to run From adversity comes strength and determination. Memorial Service A memorial will be held for Zvi Griliches, Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics, on Monday, Jan. 10, at 3 p.m., in Sanders Theatre. A reception will follow at the Faculty Club. The Millennial Moment of Truth -- As the clock turns, prophecies, visions, and phantasms fill the air As the year 2000 approaches, visions of a Y2K apocalypse haunt even the sanest heads. But in this time of millennial fever it is good to remember that people of former times often watched their calendars with near hysterical trepidation – and yet somehow managed to survive. Young 'Policymakers' Gather for Model U.N. Conference More than 2,000 high school students from around the world gathered as delegates to a simulated United Nations at this year’s Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) conference, which opened Thursday, Dec. 9, at Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel. Newsmakers Notes Police Log The following is a portion of the incidents reported to the HUPD for the week ending Dec. 11. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St. Community Gifts Campaign Names Raffle Winners The following people were winners in the drawings for solicitors in the Community Gifts Through Harvard Campaign: Rockefeller Fellowships Awarded The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Fellowships Administrative Board has awarded fellowships to five graduating Harvard College seniors. Rockefeller Fellowships contribute $14,000 toward a year of purposeful postgraduate immersion in a foreign culture for candidates at critical stages in their development who feel a compelling need for new and broadening experience. Student Effort Adds 1,000 to Voting Rolls Students at the Institute of Politics (IOP) this term added nearly 1,000 Harvard undergraduates to the rolls of registered voters in a three-month, door-to-door campaign, which ended Dec. 13. Women Peace Activists From Around the World Gather to Network Catherine Loria Duku Jeremano has worked as a public health nurse in her native Sudan since 1986. Asked if she would be willing to talk to a reporter, she seems to shrink slightly within her brightly colored tunic, and her gentle eyes become wary. Thinking Small -- Sunney Xie is interested in the molecule as an individual Sunney Xie is devising new ways to see what few have seen before: some of the smallest building blocks of matter, individual molecules.
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