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Jacob K. Olupona, professor of African American Studies and chair of the Committee on African-American Studies, said he appreciated that Achebe has used his status as a literary hero to advocate for social change...
...feat. They are also broadening Gehry's place in the cultural lexicon in time for his 80th birthday early next year. Roger Vivier's faceted evening clutch and Louis Vuitton's hand-curled cuff seem at first glance more like sculptures than wearable pieces. Fredrikson Stallard's King Bonk chair takes its cues from the deconstructionist movement. And never one to miss an opportunity, Gehry himself has gotten into the business of designing home-dcor items and jewelry, for Tiffany...
...Jimmy Fund, which provides fundraising support for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. “Dance marathons have grown in importance in many other college campuses, becoming essentially what Harvard-Yale is to Harvard right now,” said Bianca A. Verma ’10, chair of the Harvard College Dance Marathon and a member of the HPS. “We want to make this into an event the whole school will be excited about coming to—like a new tradition.” Students paid $8 before the event and $10 at the door...
...many ways, the future has indeed arrived, just not where we might have expected it. Take the internet: Though he’d miss his floating chair, George Jetson would be astounded by public WiFi or BitTorrent if he lived today. In particular, there’s no field where the future is more self-evident than in the world of optics...
...Kahn’s creative and productive career has included responsibilities as senior investigator at the NIDDK, chair of the congressionally mandated diabetes research working group, and, from 2000 to 2007, president and director of the Harvard-affiliated Joslin Center. Kahn said he decided to step down from the presidency in order to focus more on the research he finds “invigorating...