Faculty News
Aspiring Engineers Face Recruiting Challenges
Students and administrators say there are limited structured recruiting resources for aspiring engineers and that companies are less interested in recruiting at Harvard for engineering positions.
Federal Funding Initiative Could Bolster University’s Genomics Research
Harvard genomics researchers could see increased funding for their work should Congress approve a White House proposal to allocate millions more dollars to the research of medical treatments personalized to a patient’s genetic information.
Currier House Master Takes Spring Sabbatical
Remaining in residence in the House to author a book, Currier House Master Richard W. Wrangham said that co-master Elizabeth A. Ross will perform most formal House master duties.
HBS Professor Named President of Bowdoin College
Clayton S. Rose, a professor at Harvard Business School, will assume the presidency of Bowdoin College in July.
HarvardX for Alumni Drew High Enrollment, Mixed Reviews
HarvardX for Alumni, a program launched last March that offers online course content specifically to University alumni, drew 25,000 registrants in its first iteration last March.
Registrar Lists Canceled Courses on Tumblr
According to FAS Registrar Michael P. Burke, the website will be updated as professors notify the office whether they will hold their courses on Wednesday.
Sacvan Bercovitch, Courageous Literary Scholar, Dies at 81
Bercovitch, a leader in the field of American studies, died of cancer on Dec. 9. He was 81.
EdX Offers Amazon Web Services Credit for Course Completion
The offer is an effort to incentivize students to take and complete the two online entrepreneurship courses, according to edX spokesperson Nancy Moss.
Albright Remembered as Whimsical English and Music Teacher
Daniel Albright, a professor of Literature, author of 16 books, and a former Guggenheim Fellow, died unexpectedly on Jan. 3. He was 69.
Committee Finalizing FAS Sexual Harassment Procedures
The final draft of the policy will be sent to FAS Dean Michael D. Smith later this week after months of revision and community discussion.
Video: Top 10 Stories That Shaped 2014
2014 was a year of change and controversy as Harvard affiliates reacted to events on campus and across the nation. In this feature, Crimson Multimedia uses photo and video to recap the 10 biggest stories of 2014.
The Top 10 Stories of 2014
As faculty members debated changes to their health benefit plans and administrators pushed through a proposal to create the College's first honor code, 2014 saw a flurry of change and controversy on Harvard's campus. The planned reenactment of a satanic "black mass" drew criticism from both the University president and outside observers; as Harvard faced two federal probes into its compliance with Title IX, administrators unveiled plans to overhaul their approach to addressing the increasingly national issue of sexual assault on campus. With an eye toward the new year, The Crimson takes a look at 2014's biggest stories.
Researchers Pave Way for Anti-Obesity Drug
The discovery could help transform the body’s energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat.
Physics Professor Awarded Fellowship for Nanotech Research
Yacoby’s research is primarily focused on how particles behave at a nanoscale.
Harvard-Affiliated Xfund Raises $100 Million, Expands to Silicon Valley
A Harvard-affiliated seed-stage venture capital firm with an office in Maxwell Dworkin announced Thursday that it is launching its second fund with $100 million in new capital and has opened an additional office in Silicon Valley.
