Computer Science
Optional Winter Activities Week 2011
In January 2011, Harvard had its first "Optional Winter Activities Week." Students were able to return to campus a week before the spring semester started in order to participate in a broad range of student-initiated activities.
HackHarvard
On Sunday, thirteen student teams showcased the computer science projects they had worked on as part of the HackHarvard program over J-Term and the Optional Winter Activities Week. The projects will be publicized heavily by the UC.
Students Showcase New Campus Applications
Former CS 50 students showed off a crop of applications that emerged from Hack Harvard—an incubator for newly created applications.
Broletariat: "A Place Where Bros Can Like... Chill"
When Thomas M. Kolasa '13 purchased the domain broletariat.com a few months ago, he had every intention to sell it for profit. But after realizing the need for a "hang out" spot for Harvard bros such as himself, Kolasa decided to create a brocrastinating site for his CS50 final project. Advertised as "A place where bros can like... chill," Broletariat features a collaborative Brolloquium, a feed where registered Harvard bros can post notes, photos, and videos, and discuss relevant topics in a “stress-free environment.”
CS50 Project Fair
Cheerful signs and "Property of CS50" balloons lined the path to Northwest Labs yesterday as students from across campus came out to the annual CS50 fair.
Website Helps Sparks Fly Between Students
There’s that guy in section who always seems to be looking your way, but you’re not sure if it’s your imagination. There’s that girl you talked to at a party last weekend, but you can’t tell whether she’d be down to meet up again.
CS50 Hackathon
Approximately 200 students spent last Thursday night at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (NERD!) for the CS50 Hackathon. The legendary "optional all-nighter" took place from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
CS50 Final Project Rush
With the deadline just one week away, the 525 students enrolled in Computer Science 50 are scrambling to complete their final projects.
Zuckerberg Not the Youngest Billionaire
Mark Zuckerberg may be the hottest name on Forbes’ list of America’s Youngest Billionaires but he is surprisingly, not the ...
Books and Bytes
Scholars at Harvard and beyond investigate how writers and readers are adapting to the digital age.
Google Settles Buzz Lawsuit
Google filed an agreement on Friday to pay an $8.5 million settlement to end a class action lawsuit over privacy issues raised by Google Buzz that was initiated by a Harvard Law School student last February.
Malan Says CS50 To Keep Letter Grades
Computer Science 50 instructor David J. Malan ’99 wrote in an e-mail Saturday night that “sufficiently many concerns have arisen” such that “SAT/UNSAT will not happen this fall after all.”
Today in Photos (04/16/10)
US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano addresses a full audience yesterday at the Institute of Politics. Napolitano touched on issues such as illegal immigration and the threat of domestically-bred terrorists.
Malan Plans To Cut Letter Grades for CS50
To increase the appeal of the already popular Computer Science 50, Harvard’s introduction to computer science, course instructor David J. Malan ’99 announced yesterday that starting next fall, all students will be graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Privacy Concerns Shut Down Online Directory
University Information Systems took down a beta version of Harvard Connections—an online directory billed as “a richer, interactive site including user-generated content”—last Friday, just two days after its launch, due to privacy concerns raised by the Harvard community.
Today in Photos (04/14/10)
Author Robert Whitaker speaks at the Harvard Bookstore about his new book, "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America."
Computer Science at Harvard Sees Large Gender Imbalance
When Jean Yang ’08 arrived at Harvard in the fall of 2004, she was in many ways a typical, undecided freshman, contemplating concentrations ranging from economics to biology.
CS: "Computer Science" or "Cheating Students"?
Earlier this week, The New York Times reported on the remarkably high incidence of cheating among computer science students at Stanford. While only representing 7 percent of total course enrollment, computer science courses account for 22 percent of the total honor-code violations (read: Ad Board cases) among our California counterparts. Is this just a reflection of our Palo Alto pals' lack of interest in churning out computer code during their perpetual summer? Or could code-copying be a more widespread issue that may plague other computer science departments including (gasp!) our very own?
Harvard Thinks Big: 10 Professors, 10 Minutes to Speak
10 top Harvard professors were given 10 minutes each to speak on what they are most passionate about in Sanders Theater on February 11, 2010 for the first annual Harvard Thinks Big symposium. Professors include: Diana Eck, Steven Pinker, Glenda Carpio, Daniel T. Gilbert, Maria Tatar, Richard Wrangham, David J. Malan, Matthew Kaiser, Timothy Patrick McCarthy and Andrew Berry.