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Harvard creates new, University-wide committee to guide interdisciplinary efforts in science

50443248 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:28:35 -0400

The Harvard Corporation has authorized the establishment of a new, University-wide standing committee on science and engineering to guide the University into a new era of collaborative, cross-disciplinary science initiatives. The Corporation also created a $50 million fund to provide initial support for the committee's work, pending the submission of a budget by the committee.

At the same time, the Corporation asked Harvard Interim President Derek Bok and Provost Steven Hyman to work with interested Deans and Harvard-affiliated hospitals to develop plans for a new, interfaculty Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, for Corporation final approval this spring.

MacArthur Foundation honors Harvard faculty members, Radcliffe fellow

70652986 — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:28:04 -0400

Harvard faculty members and a Radcliffe fellow probing the mysteries of stem cells, the early universe, the modern practice of surgery, and the significance of public sights and modern ruins were honored Sept. 19 with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's $500,000, no-strings-attached "genius grants."

The four are Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology Kevin Eggan, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management and Assistant Professor of Surgery Atul Gawande, Professor of Astronomy and of Physics Matias Zaldarriaga, and Radcliffe fellow Anna Schuleit.

The four join 21 other MacArthur Foundation fellows engaged in a broad spectrum of endeavors - from deep sea exploring to journalism to sculpting - who have in common creativity and originality.

Harvard proposes to transform Engineering Division into a school

70652986 — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:27:30 -0400

Harvard University announced May 23, 2006, a proposal to transform its Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS) into the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS.

The re-naming, which will be presented for formal approval in the autumn, would have the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences function as a "school within a school." It would maintain close academic connections with other parts of FAS and educate undergraduates within Harvard College, as it does today.