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Radcliffe Institute Recognizes Top Three Harvard Theses
The Radcliffe Institute awarded the Fay Prize to three graduating seniors whose theses set forth the most imaginative work and original research: mathematics concentrator Ashok Cutkosky for Polymer Simulations and DNA Topology; history and literature concentrator Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey for The Read More…
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Beautiful "Flowers" Self-Assemble in a Beaker
With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a Harvard laboratory—and not at the scale of inches, but microns. Read More…
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Shinagel’s legacy honoredMichael Shinagel was honored on May 14 for his accomplishments as dean of the Extension School, a position he has held since 1977. He will be retiring at the end of this academic year. Read More…
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From The Harvard Gazette
Inside Pforzheimer House: GreekFestFor the fourth consecutive year, the Pforzheimer House dining services staff helped students and staff celebrate GreekFest by creating a delicious feast. Read More…
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From The Harvard GazetteEqual Access: From Railcars to Websites
I wanted help learning more about the history of civil rights movements and how separate accommodations were often unequal, and the Schlesinger librarians said, “We can definitely help with that.” Read More…
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Schlesinger Library Newsletter Spring 2013
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New investigators namedAdam Cohen, professor of chemistry and chemical biology and of physics, and Hopi Hoekstra, professor of organismic and evolutionary biology and molecular and cellular biology, are among the 27 scientists nationwide to be appointed as investigators by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Read More…
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From The Harvard GazetteFilms Mine the Archives
Taking a film from paper to screen has many hidden processes. Consider documentaries, for example: Each one—whether airing on your local public television station or playing film festivals around the world—relies on hours of research and stacks of supporting materials. Read More…
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Elizabeth Blackwell’s Struggle to Become a Doctor
“I hated everything connected with the body, and could not bear the sight of a medical book,” Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) wrote in her book about the medical profession, published in 1895. Read More…
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