Gautam S. Kumar

The Economics Department will reinstate junior seminars for the next academic year, due in part to an increase in the number of visiting professors, department leaders said yesterday.

In response to burgeoning student interest over the past few years, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will create a new biomedical engineering concentration, marking the start of the school’s ambitions to expand existing tracks into independent concentrations.

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Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Dean Cherry A. Murray discussed the future of SEAS during her second “All-Hands Meeting” yesterday afternoon, where she presented plans to tap into the school’s financial reserves to fund continued faculty and staff growth.

A $10 bill could get you a burrito from Felipe’s and a Bud Light, but the Senior Gift Committee wants you to donate it to Harvard.

The Economics Department voted at an executive committee meeting comprised of tenured faculty on Feb. 9 to nominate Professor Gita Gopinath for tenure. University President Drew G. Faust will make a final decision regarding Gopinath’s tenure after rounds of meetings with faculty members, Economics Chair John Y. Campbell, and other field experts.

Prices are down and markets are hurting. Some might think it’s a buyer’s market out there (we couldn't tell you—we're barely passing Ec 10). So what has Harvard been investing in? BJ Services, for one. Marvel comics and Chipotle burritos, too.

Four prominent social sciences professors specializing in economics offered a bleak future for the Western markets in the third semi-annual Dean’s Conversation panel.

In the first annual “Harvard Thinks Big” event, 10 professors from various fields were brought together to speak for 10 minutes each about their areas of expertise.

You may have been sleeping over break, but according to the Instant Gratification Players "Czar" Scott A. Levin-Gesundheit '11, IGP—Harvard’s oldest improv comedy group—spent its month at NASA, learning about astronomical pursuits in order to prep for its Avatar-themed improv festival this weekend. (Note: he was joking.)