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Jeremy R. Knowles, the former Royal Air Force officer who left England to join Harvard's Chemistry department in 1974 and quickly became a pillar of the University, leading the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for nearly 12 years, died Thursday April 3, after a prolonged struggle with prostate cancer. He was 72. He died at his home in Cambridge, the University announced in a statement. To discuss Knowles' life, please leave comments below...
Jeremy R. Knowles, the former Royal Air Force officer who left England to join Harvard’s Chemistry department in 1974 and quickly became a pillar of the University, leading the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for nearly 12 years, died yesterday after a prolonged struggle with prostate cancer...
Only Knowles’ closest friends knew that his return would likely be his last gift to the institution that he had given nearly half his life. He had already been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and in April 2007, abruptly resigned as his health began to fail...
Balance is essential to the Divan orchestra and to Barenboim himself. Music is at its most satisfying when an expression meets its counterpoint. Barenboim says the 2003 death from cancer of Palestinian intellectual Edward Said--Barenboim's friend and co-leader of the orchestra--was "catastrophic" for an orchestra based on Arab-Israeli parity. In January of this year, Barenboim made a symbolic gesture: he accepted Palestinian citizenship and became a dual national...
...think anyone who better embodies the spirit of public service and selflessness in service to the nation than she does,” said Jarret A. Zafran ’09, president of the Harvard College Democrats, who plan on having breakfast with Edwards. Edwards, who suffers from breast cancer, will have a packed schedule while she is on campus from April 8 to 10, holding a public address at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum in addition to meeting with students. IOP Director Jim Leach said he was at first worried that Edwards would be too busy...