Social Sciences Division
Professor Traces Baseball's Spread Across the Pacific
Visiting professor Sayuri Guthrie-Shimizu traced the spread of baseball across the Pacific in the 19th and 20th centuries on Tuesday as part of a lecture series on U.S.-Japan Relations sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
James Fowler Talk HKS
Social Scientist James H. Fowler talks about the impact of social media on voter turnout. On a seminar at the Harvard Kennedy School he discusses how the degree of separation between people on Facebook and other social networks shape the behavior of the voters.
Homeless Invited to Speak in Lecture
A typical Harvard course may host renowned authors, environmentalists, and politicians from around the world, but the speakers featured in Thursday’s Sociology 149: “Inequality, Poverty, and Wealth in Comparative Perspective” spend most of their time on the streets right outside the campus gates.
Chef Lectures on Chocolate
“What can we do with chocolate?” asked renowned chocolatier Enric Rovira of the audience packed into Science Center C on Monday night. Then he answered his own question. “Do whatever you want,” he said. “Imagination is the limit.”
Maskin Named University Professor
Economics professor Eric S. Maskin ’72, who won a Nobel Prize in 2007 for his contributions to the field of game theory, has been appointed a University Professor, joining 22 other faculty members who hold Harvard’s most prestigious post.
Economics and Government Take Different Tacks on Advising
Students and faculty in the social sciences division—which houses the two largest concentrations, economics and government—point to a divide in the strength of the advising students receive.
Mankiw Named Chair of Economics Department
Economics professor N. Gregory Mankiw, head of the popular introductory course Economics 10: Principles of Economics and adviser to presidential candidate Mitt Romney, will take over as chair of the economics department starting on July 1. He will replace professor John Y. Campbell, who is wrapping up a three-year term as chair.
What's Your N?
Dan Gilbert and Greg Mankiw duke it out in the Science Center over a debate about the economics, psychology, and happiness behind choosing different alcoholic drinks. The discussion was moderated by Nicholas Christakis and David Laibson.
Report Said Communists Shouldn't Teach at Universities
Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past. April 2, 1929: Historic Engine Makes Debut in Square Today At exactly five minutes past one today a fire engine of the Cambridge Catamounts, historic New England fire-fighting aggregation, drawn by six "Fire B'hoys" will make its appearance on Harvard Square. The engine, the one to be used by the Hasty Pudding Club for its production "Fireman, Save my Child," will start from an unrevealed place on Church Street and go up to the Square.
Books for Sale at Cabot Science Library
This week, there's a special reason to stop by the Cabot Science Library (and no, we don't mean to study.) It's the yearly Science Book Sale! The library is selling a variety of books from Harvard's collections at a low cost—in this case, just $4 a piece, or less.
Radcliffe Institute Appoints New Dean
History professor Lizabeth Cohen will serve as the next dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the University announced Thursday.
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Former United States Secretary of the Treasury and former Director of the White House United States National Economic Council, Professor Larry Summers, speaks about the effectiveness of fiscal policy as a tool for economic stimulus in front of a packed auditorium as moderator Professor Marty Feldstein, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and former chief economic adviser to President Ronald Reagan, in front of a packed auditorium in Emerson Hall on Tuesday, February 28.
Economics Professor Nathan Nunn Earns Tenure
Economics professor Nathan J. Nunn, whose research focuses on developmental economics and economic history, earned tenure last month.
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Professor Jal Mehta questions his audience if they "Believe in the dream?" Mehta discusses his published commentary on socioeconomic policies in the seminar "The Chastened Dream" Monday afternoon in Robinson Hall.
