Callie H. Gilbert

Harvard Advocate Launches Website, Seeks $150K in Fund Drive

The Advocate launched a redesigned website Friday as part of a larger initiative to increase its readership and social media presence. The publication will also begin a $150,000 fundraising drive Feb. 27 in honor of its 150th anniversary in 2016 according to its president Kiara F. Z. Barrow ’16.

Med School Study Explores Genitalia Formation

Genitalia development, according to the study, is closely linked to the growth and presence of limbs in animals such as snakes, lizards, and birds.

Med School To Launch $750 Million Campaign

Harvard Medical School is halfway toward its goal of raising $750 million in its piece of the ongoing University-wide capital campaign, the school announced Thursday afternoon.

Longwood Campus Evacuated Due to Nitrogen Leak

Students, faculty, and workers were forced to evacuate three building on Harvard’s Longwood campus after officials reported a nitrogen leak in a research facility at 655 Huntington Ave. at 7:10 a.m. Monday.

Ed School Launches Usable Knowledge Project

The Graduate School of Education has launched the Usable Knowledge project, an online platform aimed at making the school’s research and work accessible to all educators, students, and policymakers.

Graduate Students Aim To Expand M2 Shuttle Service

At a meeting of the Harvard Graduate Student Government last Tuesday, students passed a resolution to expand M2 shuttle service to include Sunday operations.

In Annual Elections, Graduate Student Council Retains Many Officers

At the Graduate Student Council’s annual elections on Wednesday, many students involved with the Harvard Teaching Campaign were among the candidates elected as GSC officers.

Ed School Student Creates Anti-Bullying Video Game

Harvard Graduate School of Education student Geoff E. Marietta has collaborated with MIT game developer Jeff Orkin to create “SchoolLife,” a video game designed to reduce bullying in the classroom. The idea for the game has attracted attention and acclaim in the past year, winning the 2013 Harvard Education Innovation Contest and earning a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

At Town Hall, Teaching Fellows Air Grievances

Graduate students voiced complaints about the systems that govern teaching fellows and their responsibilities, sharing stories about teaching for months without getting paid and scrambling to find teaching posts as enrollment numbers fluctuate during shopping week.

Graduate Student Council Announces Forum for Teaching Fellows

The Graduate Student Council will host a “Teaching Town Hall” on Feb. 19 for teaching fellows and other graduate students to air grievances and look for solutions to problems in the classroom and in dealing with faculty members.

Allston residents and visitors celebrate the cultural diversity at the Allston Village Street Fair Sunday afternoon on Harvard Street. The festival featured international food trucks and multicultural musical performances..