February 14, 2002

The astronomer A portrait of astronomer Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin was unveiled in the Faculty Room in University Hall on Feb. 12. Gaposchkin was the first person to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard (which she earned in two years), the first woman to receive tenure at Harvard, the first woman to be appointed to a professorship from within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and the first woman to chair a department of the FAS. (Staff photo by Jon Chase) Full story

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Campus news and events

• Annual letter to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  Dean Jeremy R. Knowles cites curriculum, Faculty growth as key issues

• Environmental Information Center has new librarian
  Clark comes from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Exhibition highlights milestones of environmental movement
  Special exhibition prepared for upcoming 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development

Awards and fellowships

• Crimson staffers win Georges Fellowship

In memoriam

• University librarian Foster Palmer dies at 87
  

President holds office hours

This month in Harvard history

Police reports

In brief

Newsmakers

 

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