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With the American economy in crisis and once attractive investment and consulting jobs looking less than their best, students are exploring diverse career options, and the University wants to help. Instead of focusing on the well-known possibility of a move to Wall Street after graduation, the two-day event “Passion for the Arts” will explore the broad range of careers in the arts and humanities. The event begins today at 4:30 in Sanders Theatre with speakers Yo-Yo Ma ’76, President Drew G. Faust, and Professor Stephen J. Greenblatt followed...
...clinic in South Africa, Chakraborty became convinced that he could offer his expertise to the issue. “Since then, after many scientific conversations, I have gotten very excited about puzzles I might be able to contribute to,” he said. An initial area of focus for vaccine development will be a small pool of HIV-infected patients whose bodies can somehow control replication of the virus. The announcement of the gift—which included a statement by University President Drew G. Faust—took place at a gathering of a couple hundred people yesterday...
...neither a philosophical attempt to define God… nor a shrewd scheme to intimidate math phobics.” Instead, Livio is trying to entice lay readers to crack open his book and appreciate the “omnipresence and omnipotent powers of mathematics.” Its focus is the impressive notion that “the same global, coherent mathematics” can be used by a wide variety of scientists, engineers, economists, and doctors to explain such seemingly divergent topics as factory efficiency and the structure of the universe. Livio attempts to account for these seemingly...
...deny the resemblance between his star freshman and veteran captain. “The similarities are the drive and the love of fencing,” Brand said. “You can see in their eyes the way they practice, their tenacity, and resiliency. They have tremendous focus and a goal.” Vloka will look to lead her team to yet another national championship. The Crimson travels to New York City to face Columbia, Yale, and Cornell this weekend in its pursuit of an Ivy title. —Staff writer Melissa Schellberg can be reached...
...Years ago, informal networks were predominant—and for some alums, these structures remain in use more today. Nevertheless, as students grapple with a hemorrhaging economy, personal connections of any sort borne of a Harvard-affiliation may prove increasingly important. THE ADVANTAGES OF AN ELITE EDUCATIONInstead of solely focusing on the mechanics of the trade, students at the College are forced to divide their time between the application of their art and the books. Many current filmmakers, however, elected to focus on Harvard’s other curricular resources during their undergraduate years, even when they knew that cinema...