Contents for August 21, 2000
John Kenneth Galbraith receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Professor Galbraith was awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, at a ceremony, August 9, at the White House.
Hypnosis found to alter the brain: Subjects see color where none exists
People have been hypnotized to see color where only shades of gray exist, and to see gray when actually looking at brightly colored rectangles.
Defining genocide: Allan Ryan uses his legal knowledge to find ways to classify terror
Gray-bearded and slightly rumpled, Allan Ryan peers over the top of his reading glasses. He has just been thrown the question of whether personal passion is what drives his interest in the prosecution of war criminals and human rights offenders.
Now you see 'em: Kennedy School project looks for vanishing voters
As presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush rev up their campaign bandwagons, charging out of the summer political conventions and into the fall election cycle ahead, many of the nation's voters can muster up nothing more than a yawn to reflect their disinterest in the entire affair.
A class with character : Drama students are encouraged to act up
Ceren Gurkan, a high school student from Rome, wasn't exactly channeling Beatrice, an upper-crust British lady. She was Beatrice.
'Public Theologians': Summer Leadership Institute 'keeps it real'
"Keep it real!" Sometimes declared as a warning and other times said in jest, this expression came up repeatedly during the 2000 Summer Leadership Institute (SLI), which brought 45 clergy, lay leaders, and community developers from across the country to Harvard.
GSE program stresses teamwork for educators
"We've lost our focus. We think we're in neutral," admitted Faye Bradley, curriculum director at Ohio's Madison Local School District. "As hard as we try to focus on one mission, our staff development is all over the place.
Giles named Nieman Foundation curator
Robert H. Giles has been selected as the next curator of the University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism, President Neil L. Rudenstine announced last month.
Local groups receive grant money from Harbus Foundation
Helping underachieving high school students raise their test scores to go to college.
It's a hit: Baseball camp scores with kids
More than 200 children were hitting, fielding, and rounding bases on Harvard's baseball diamonds this summer during three weeklong baseball camps designed not just to keep the kids busy, but also to teach the finer points of the game.
A great tradition': Cambridge and Harvard host Senior Picnic
There was singing, dancing, and catching up with old friends under bright blue skies in Tercentenary Theatre on Aug. 10, as Harvard hosted approximately 700 Cambridge senior citizens at the 25th annual Senior Picnic.
Two SPH researchers receive awards
John Spengler, the Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation in the Department of Environmental Health at the School of Public Health (SPH), was honored in London recently by the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health for his long career of improving urban health and indoor air quality.
Oxford Street will be closed for at least four weeks
The city of Cambridge is nearing completion of its evaluation of pipe conditions under Oxford Street and may have a plan of action by Labor Day. The preliminary recommendations include pipe lining of portions north and south of Everett Street and some spot repairs where lining is not feasible. Oxford Street will continue to be closed for at least the next four weeks. Traffic restrictions remain in effect.
Oliver Oldman receives National Tax Association Medal
The Law School's Oliver Oldman has received the National Tax Association (NTA) Daniel M. Holland Medal.
Newman appointed executive dean at Kennedy School
J. Bonnie Newman, former senior aide to President George Bush and currently a senior public affairs and government relations consultant, has been named Executive Dean at the Kennedy School of Government, announced Dean Joseph S. Nye Jr.
New director named at Harvard Genomics Center
Jeremy R. Knowles, Dean of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), has appointed Andrew Murray, professor of molecular and cellular biology, director of the Faculty's Center for Genomics Research.
Potential drugs from nature land researcher national award
David A. Evans, Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry, will be honored on Aug. 22 by the American Chemical Society for developing strategies for making potential drugs derived from nature. He will receive the 2000 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award at the national meeting of the world's largest society of chemists in Washington, D.C.
What's your risk of cancer?
To find out, look into http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu. The site provides personalized, interactive information about your chances of getting breast, prostate, lung, colon, bladder, melanoma, uterine, kidney, ovarian, cervical, stomach, and pancreatic cancer.
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