Monica M. Dodge
HMS Expands, Adapts Immunology Program
Harvard Medical School will expand and reorganize its immunology program with a new multifaceted initiative.
‘The Challenge’ Seeks Diabetes Cure
“The Challenge,” which had been two years in the making by two Harvard faculty members, asked participants in February to answer the question, “What do we not know to cure type 1 Diabetes?”
HMS Seeks Work Limits
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will consider a petition filed in part by two HMS professors to lower the nationwide limit on the number of hours that medical residents can work each week.
Destination: Abroad
A small, yet steadily increasing, number of undergraduates are willing to forfeit a semester in Cambridge for what they see as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—and they say the University has taken steps to facilitate what is often seen as an intimidating planning process.
Developing Countries Divert Donations
A recent study conducted in part by researchers at Harvard Medical School suggests that developing countries may not be receiving the full benefit of intended international health aid.
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.
Allergic Students Navigate D-Halls
For students with severe food allergies, every meal requires weaving through a maze of hidden ingredients and airborne allergens.
Square Gets New Organic Option
Among a sea of burger joints and pizza parlors, Clover, a restaurant focused on local, vegetarian and mainly organic food, will soon be opening at 7 Holyoke Street.
Harvard Starts Page on iTunes U
Harvard continued its dedication to dispersing knowledge online Tuesday with the launch of a Harvard page on iTunes U.
End Draws Near for Senior Theses
For many seniors, this week has been circled on their calendars for months.
Veteran FOP Head Resigns From Post
Most students spend at most four years involved in the First-Year Outdoor Program—but FOP Director Jessica L. Ross ’03 will have spent over a decade with the program by the time she leaves FOP this May.
Paul S. Wylie ’90-91: U.S. Figure Skating Olympics Silver Medalist
No one expected American figure skater Paul S. Wylie ’90-91 to snag a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France.
