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Whitesides, who taught at MIT prior to joining the Harvard faculty in 1982, is one of the pioneers of the emerging field of nanotechnology. He won the National Medal of Science in 1998, and was awarded the distinguished Kyoto Prize last year for his work in the field of advanced...
Mundheim has also served since 2000 as president of the American Academy in Berlin, which invites distinguished academics and practitioners in the humanities and public policy to spend a semester there giving lectures. Mundheim describes the organization as an attempt to “keep the German-American dialogue alive...
Slow and Steady It was at once sad and edifying to read that British navy mascot Timothy the Tortoise died in Britain at age 160 [April 19]. Despite wars, ethnic and religious strife, environmental destruction and the ongoing extinction of wildlife species, Timothy was a fortunate tortoise who endured and...
According to John Lithgow ’67, who moderated the ceremony, this year’s recipient was particularly deserving and distinguished in his field.
The medal, which honors a Harvard or Radcliffe alum distinguished in the arts, is awarded annually at the close of Arts First, four days dedicated to celebrating the creative and performing arts at Harvard.