Academics
Grades Are Up
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A portrait of Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, one of Harvard’s first Native American graduates, hangs in Annenberg dining hall.
85 Undergraduates Receive Hoopes Prize
The award—which is funded by the estate of Thomas T. Hoopes ’19—comes with a prize of $4000 for student recipients and $1000 for their advisors.
LS1b Staff Investigates Cheating on Facebook
The teaching staff of Life Sciences 1b is investigating possible disciplinary measures for “course-wide cheating,” according to an email sent by teaching fellow Iain J. MacLeod to his students last week.
Mahindra Humanities Center Opens
University President Drew G. Faust, Professor Homi K. Bhabha, and other members of the Harvard community celebrated the inauguration of ...
New MCAT Means Few Changes
In response to proposed changes to the MCAT, faculty who teach popular pre-med courses say they are unlikely to dramatically change their course curricula.
Gen Ed SLS 21 Presents Projects
Students presented their “novel hypotheses”—original interpretations based on research on diseases—for SLS 21.
SEAS Plans New Electrical Engineering Concentration
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences plans to petition for a new concentration in Electrical Engineering—projected to be offered in fall 2012—in response to student desire for a more focused curriculum in the engineering sciences. The concentration would have 20 required half-courses and give students a Bachelor of Sciences degree.
Ranking Says Harvard Students More Stressed
Harvard has a habit of being near the top of many rankings. Harvard earned another distinction yesterday, but this one was not quite as enviable.
Innovation for Social Change
Scott T. Gregg ‘11 presents his ideas for a new secondary field, “Innovation for Social Change.” Gregg and several other undergraduates and faculty discussed their plans at an information session yesterday.
Phi Beta Kappa Names "Junior 24"
The Harvard chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa society will induct its newest members this month when 24 members of the Class of 2012 join the academic honor society, one of the nation’s oldest.
Conant Prize Recognizes Creative Science Projects
For the first time in its over 50-year history, the James Bryant Conant Prize is being awarded to a project consisting of wood, clay, twisted wire, and beams of light rather than a collection of words on a page.
Men Behind the Magic
Coupling artistry with physical phenomena, the lecture demos team are responsible for the more memorable—and explosive—elements of Harvard science courses.
