FAS in the News

November

• November 4, 2009 - Quantum Gas Microscope Offers Glimpse of Quirky Ultracold Atoms
• November 4, 2009 - Orphan Army Ants Join Nearby Colonies

October

• October 30, 2009 - Maria Gough Named Pulitzer Professor of Modern Art
• October 30, 2009 - For Gay and Straight Men, Facial Attraction Operates Similarly
• October 29, 2009 - Similar Molecular Tweaks Led Both a Shrew and a Lizard to Produce Venom
• October 26, 2009 - The Pain of Torture Can Make the Innocent Seem Guilty
• October 21, 2009 - Scientists Bend Nanowires into 2-D and 3-D Structures
• October 19, 2009 - Mark E. Richard Named Professor of Philosophy
• October 16, 2009 - Health Care is Only Part of the Puzzle; Social Scientists Analyze Society's Health and Success
• October 8, 2009 - Scientists Decipher the 3-D Structure of the Human Genome

September

• September 23, 2009 - Caroline Elkins Named Professor of History
• September 16, 2009 - Genetic Sex Determination Let Ancient Species Adapt to Ocean Life
• September 15, 2009 - Marc Melitz Named Professor of Economics
• September 10, 2009 - Environmental Scientists Estimate That China Could Meet Its Entire Future Energy Needs by Wind Alone
• September 10, 2009 - Archaeologists Discover Oldest-Known Fiber Materials Used by Early Humans
• September 7, 2009 - Florian Engert Named Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
• September 3, 2009 - Erez Manela Named Professor of History
• September 3, 2009 - Carrots Are Better than Sticks for Building Human Cooperation

August

• August 27, 2009 - Szonyi Named Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
• August 27, 2009 - Roberts Named Professor of History of Art and Architecture
• August 27, 2009 - Outcome Matters More Than Intention When Punishing or Rewarding Accidents
• August 27, 2009 - Mice Living in Sandy Hills Quickly Evolved Lighter Coloration
• August 24, 2009 - Ham Named Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics
• August 6, 2009 - Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Center for Research on Computation and Society Join Fellowship Programs
• August 3, 2009 - Two SEAS faculty receive 2009 IBM Faculty Awards

July

• July 30, 2009 - Freshwater Fish at the Top of the Food Chain Evolve More Slowly
• July 29, 2009 - Human Resource Managers, Not Legislatures or Courts, Defined Equal Opportunity and Discrimination in the Workplace
• July 28, 2009 - Maternal, Paternal Genes' Tug-of-War May Last Well Into Childhood
• July 24, 2009 - Melissa McCormick Named Professor of Japanese Art and Culture
• July 15, 2009 - Childhood Adversity May Affect Processing in the Brain's Reward Pathways
• July 13, 2009 - Neuroimaging Suggests that Truthfulness Requires No Act of Will for Honest People
• July 10, 2009 - Ann Pearson Named Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• July 9, 2009 - Harvard College Dean Announces New Office of Student Life

June

• June 12, 2009 - Nicolau Sevcenko Named Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures
• June 12, 2009 - David Damrosch Appointed Professor of Comparative Literature
• Harvard University Gazette, June 11, 2009 "Theoretical Physicist Lisa Randall Pens Other-Dimensional Opera"
• Boston Globe, June 5, 2009 "At Harvard, An Intimate Commencement"
• June 4, 2009 - Researchers Solve 'Bloodcurdling' Mystery
• June 4, 2009 - Groundbreaking Professorship in LGBT Studies
• June 2, 2009 - Ernest May, Eminent Historian of International Relations, Dies at 80
• June 2, 2009 - Trading Energy for Safety, Bees Extend Legs to Stay Stable in Wind
• June 1, 2009 - Harvard Scientist Says We Are What We Eat -- And What We Cook

May

• Harvard University Gazette, May 28, 2009 "New Department Reflects the Evolution of Human Evolution"
• Nature, May 27, 2009 "Q&A with Incoming SEAS Dean Cherry Murray"
• Harvard University Gazette, May 21, 2009 "'Super-Recognizers' Never Forget a Face"
• Harvard University Gazette, May 21, 2009 "Renowned Lincoln Historian David Herbert Donald Dies at 88"
• Harvard University Gazette, May 21, 2009 "Understanding Materials to Make Microdevices"
• Harvard University Gazette, May 21, 2009 "Gates Scholars Gather at Loeb House"
• May 19, 2009 - Kelsey Named Professor of History of Art and Architecture
• Harvard University Gazette, May 14, 2009 "On the Road in the Fifth Century: Visions of Heaven, Hell"
• Harvard University Gazette, May 14, 2009 "Whitesides Receives Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences"
• U.S. News & World Report, May 12, 2009 "Birds Don't Miss a Beat"
• Harvard University Gazette, May 11, 2009 "FAS Launches Budget Web Site"
• Harvard University Gazette, May 7, 2009 "Scholars Assess the People's Republic of China at Age 60"
• May 7, 2009 - Mark Kisin Named Professor of Mathematics at Harvard
• May 7, 2009 - Jerry Mitrovica Named Professor of Geophysics at Harvard
• Harvard University Gazette, May 7, 2009 "For Navin Khaneja, Molecular Secrets in Atomic Nuclei"
• Harvard University Gazette, May 7, 2009 "First Student Art Sale, Silent Auction Are Great Success"
• May 5, 2009 - Quad Library to be Re-purposed for Student Social Space
• May 4, 2009 - Harvard Professor Michael Sandel to Deliver BBC Radio's Prestigious Reith Lectures

April

• April 30, 2009 - Some Vocal-Mimicking Animals, Particularly Parrots, Can Move to a Musical Beat
• Harvard University Gazette, April 30, 2009 "A Sampling of Classes in New Gen Ed Curriculum"
• Harvard University Gazette, April 30, 2009 "Jefferson Lab Is Harvard's Newest Historic Site"
• Harvard University Gazette, April 23, 2009 "Human Colonization of Australia and the Americas Explored,"
• Harvard University Gazette, April 23, 2009 "Lighting the Fuse for the Cambrian Explosion"
• Harvard University Gazette, April 21, 2009 "The Upside of Rejection"
• New York Times, April 20, 2009 "From Studying Chimps, a Theory on Cooking"
• April 20, 2009 - Cyclones Spurt Water into the Stratosphere, Feeding Global Warming
• New York Times, April 16, 2009 "The Working Forest"
• Harvard University Gazette, April 16, 2009 "Creative Writing Flourishes at Harvard"
• April 16, 2009 - "Microbes Thrive in Harsh Isolation Under Antarctic Glacier"
• April 15, 2009 - Jehn to Lead Harvard College Writing Program
• April 10, 2009 - Samuel Hutchison Beer, Harvard Scholar of British and American Politics, Dies at 97
• Harvard University Gazette, April 9, 2009 "Saving Lives, Saving Money"
• Harvard University Gazette, April 6, 2009 "Climate Change an 'Opportunity' as Well as a Threat"
• New York Times, April 6, 2009 "Molecules Can Walk, But Can They Dance?"
• Boston Globe, April 2, 2009 "Harvard Calls for Overhauling Dorm Space"
• April 2, 2009 - A Mother's Criticism Causes Distinctive Neural Activity Among Formerly Depressed
• Harvard University Gazette, April 2, 2009 "Finance Scholar Chetty Named Professor of Economics"
• April 1, 2009 - Catalog, Handbooks, Q Guide Go On-Line Only
• April 1, 2009 - Report on Harvard House Renewal

March

• March 31, 2009 - "Matt Lauer of NBC News to Deliver Class Day Speech at Harvard"
• March 30, 2009 - "Financial Aid the Key to a Record Admissions Year"
• Associated Press, March 22, 2009 "Students Choose Public Service Over Partying"
• March 19, 2009 - "Stranger Knows Best: Others Know What Will Make Us Happy"
• Harvard University Gazette, March 19, 2009 "An Attempt to Define 'Academic Excellence'"
• Harvard University Gazette, March 19, 2009 "Yu Hua Reads Work, Participates in Star-Studded Panel"
• March 16, 2009 - Friedrich Named Assistant Dean Responsible for Undergraduate Social, Extracurricular Planning
• Boston Globe, March 14, 2009 "Economy Puts Graduates on Unforeseen Paths"
• Harvard University Gazette, March 12, 2009 "In the Ether of Radio Waves, Indigenous Talk Finds its Place"
• Boston Globe, March 10, 2009 "Stem Cell Scientists Hail New Era"
• March 10, 2009 - Harvard to Offer Undergraduate Concentration in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology
• March 10, 2009 - Cherry A. Murray Named Dean of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Harvard University Gazette, March 5, 2009 "House Renewal Survey Highlights 'Community of Friends'"
• March 5, 2009 - Computer Scientists Deploy First Practical, Web-based Secure, Verifiable Voting System
• Harvard University Gazette, March 5, 2009 "Watching Evolution in Real Time"
• Harvard University Gazette, March 5, 2009 "Aykroyd Honored, Student Groups Featured"

February

• Harvard University Gazette, February 26, 2009 "Mothers in Fiction, Mothers in Fact"
• Harvard University Gazette, February 26, 2009 "Levitsky Looks at the World Through a Comparative Lens"
• Harvard University Gazette, February 26, 2009 "Beauvoir as Intellectual, Politico, Sexual Theorist"
• February 19, 2009 - Dan Aykroyd is Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year
• February 18, 2009 - Undergraduate Tuition, Fees Set for 2009-2010
• Boston Globe, February 16, 2009 "Q&A with Shakespeare Scholar Marjorie Garber"
• February 9, 2009 - Diverse 'Connectomes' Hint at Genes' Limits in the Nervous System
• February 6, 2009 - Howard Stone Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
• Harvard University Gazette, February 5, 2009 "Vivid Japanese Scrolls Tell Timeless Story"
• February 3, 2009 - Neural Mapping Paints a Haphazard Picture of Odor Receptors
• Harvard University Gazette, February 5, 2009 "A Visit with Musician Hans Tutschku"
• Harvard University Gazette, February 5, 2009 "Global Temperature Analysis Clarifies Warming"
• Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2009 "Lincoln in Black and White"

January

• Time, January 29, 2009 "Stem Cell Researchers' Quest Resumes"
• January 26, 2009 - "Researchers Identify Genetic Influence in Social Networks"
• January 22, 2009 - "Implants Mimic Infection to Rally Immune System Against Tumors"
• January 16, 2009 - "Obama Inauguration Viewing Opportunities"
• MSNBC, January 8, 2009 "On a Tight Budget? Apply to Harvard"
• January 8, 2009 - Asani Named Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures
• January 8, 2009 - "Scientists Control Assembly of Nanobristles Into Helical Clusters"
• January 7, 2009 - "Researchers Measure Elusive Repulsive Force from Quantum Fluctuations"