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February 10, 2000Wendell Scholarship Marks 100 Years of TraditionOn the occasion honoring the 100th Jacob Wendell Scholar, a member of the Wendell family, Andy Thomas, recorded some of the scholarship’s history as well as his own impressions of the event. Report: Despite Some Progress, Segregation Persists in Boston Area Although more African-Americans and Hispanics are buying homes in municipalities surrounding Boston, these buyers are concentrated in a small number of communities and are thus segregated from white homeowners, according to a new study released by the Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Civil Rights Project. Holdren Wins Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement John P. Holdren, the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, has won the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for his work to mobilize the international community of scientists and policy-makers to take action on a wide range of global energy, environmental, and security issues. Notes Daffodils Bloom To Aid Cancer Research While other funding sources balked, the American Cancer Society decades ago funded Andrus Professor of Pediatric Surgery Judah Folkman’s research into ways to cut off the blood supply to cancerous tumors. A Theory About Everything -- Maldacena closes in on one of universe's deepest mysteries The problem defied Einstein, but Harvard physicist Juan Maldacena is using black holes and tiny cosmic strings to help figure out the "Theory of Everything." Police Log Following are some of the incidents reported to the HUPD for the week ending Feb. 5. Shahn Exhibit Opens at Sackler The Harvard University Art Museums are bringing New York to Cambridge this month, with an exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of the artistic and social documentary photographs of Ben Shahn. Why Onions Have More DNA Than You Do A raspberry has only 8 percent as much genetic material as you or I. That’s expected; raspberries aren’t too smart or complex. But an onion isn’t very complex either, and it has more than 12 times as much DNA as a Harvard professor. Auction Tonight To Benefit KSG's Student Internship Fund A nonspeaking, walk-on role in the season finale of the new hot TV show The West Wing, lunch with NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw, a hike on the East Boston Greenway with Boston Mayor Tom Menino, a day shadowing U.S. Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., and lunch with the Rev. Jesse Jackson. These items are up for bid at this year's annual Student Internship Fund Auction at the Kennedy School of Government this evening (Feb. 10) at 7 p.m. in the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs. Faculty Council -- Feb. 9 At its ninth meeting of the year the Faculty Council received a report from Nancy Maull, Administrative Dean; David Zewinski, Associate Dean for Physical Resources and Planning; and Vincent Tompkins, Assistant Dean of the Faculty, on long-term space planning. Alleged Harvard Burglar Captured At UCLA, Returned to Cambridge A alleged campus thief and convicted trespasser was back in Cambridge District Court this week, after attempting to elude Harvard University Police by fleeing cross-country. Newsmakers Law School Student Aces T.V. Pop Quiz Rahim Oberholtzer remembers his shock when Maury Povich’s voice came over his headset telling him he had won more than a million dollars. Researchers Switch Cancer Off and On -- In Mice Claudia Huettner can switch off deadly leukemia in mice simply by putting an antibiotic in their drinking water. Her system even causes regression of advanced stages of the cancer. When the antibiotic-spiked water is withdrawn, the cancer returns. Radcliffe Institute To Host Conference on Genetically Engineered Food The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is tackling the controversial issue of genetically engineered food by hosting a one-day conference titled, "Genetically Modified Foods: Should You Be Concerned?" Men Top 'Big Three,' Women Beat Yale " Big Three" rivals Harvard, Yale, and Princeton tangled poolside last weekend, as men’s and women’s swimming and diving meets yielded mixed results at Blodgett Pool. Harper, Winokur to Join Harvard Corporation Conrad K. Harper and Herbert S. Winokur Jr. were named on Monday to join the seven-member Harvard Corporation. Both will assume their positions as Fellows of Harvard College by the start of the 2000-01 academic year.
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