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...integrating the theoretical with the practical,” he says of his award-winning work as a Harvard teaching fellow. “When I teach about campaigns, for example, I feel that students appreciate the fact that I have some practical experience...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: An Academic Politician | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

...While pursuing his graduate studies, Chen became a six-time winner of the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning’s award for teaching distinction. The prize is given to teaching fellows who receive more than a 4.5 on the CUE Guide’s five-point scale...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: An Academic Politician | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

Core classes are notorious for having long, unexciting lectures and mind-numbing sections. Given this context, Literature and Arts B-82, “Sayin’ Something: Jazz as Sound, Sensibility and Social Dialogue,” stands out for its guest lecturer this week. Geri Allen, an award-winning pianist and composer, is one of the most prominent female musicians in jazz today. Allen is finishing up a week-long residency at Harvard consisting of educational discussions, performances, and hands-on practice. The Music Department originally invited her to participate in the lecture with funding from the Blodgett...

Author: By Anna I. Polonyi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lauded Composer Finishes Residence | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

Last week, Church announced his entrance into the Archon X PRIZE for Genomics competition, which will award $10 million to the first team that maps 100 people’s genomes for under $10,000 per person in 10 days or less. And monetary gain is not the only inspiration for the project—the technique may allow for more personalized medical treatments...

Author: By Maeve T. Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Tech. Makes Sequencing Easy | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

...Maybury-Lewis was a leader in the field of anthropology specializing in the study of indigenous people in the Americas. His work concentrated in Brazil and was recognized in 1997 with the Grand Cross of the Order of Scientific Merit, Brazil’s highest academic award. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Oxford University in 1952, followed by his Ph.D. in anthropology four years later. He observed the cultural survival of tribal people and ethnic minorities, authoring several books on the subject. He also received the Anders Retzuis gold medal of the Swedish Society of Anthropology...

Author: By Emmeline D. Francis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Anthropology Leader Dies At 78 | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

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