Word: putnam
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...Government Department last year lost the academic talent of one of its leading international relations scholars when Professor of Government Robert D. Putnam became dean of the Kennedy School of Government. Currently, the department is looking to make one senior appointment in international relations, and one junior appointment, Nye said...
Further bolstering the prestige of the Math Department, a team of three Harvard undergraduates has won the Putnam Mathematical Competition for the fifth consecutive year, according to a letter from the tournament's trustee...
Although official results are usually not released until later in the spring, George Putnam '73, in a letter released to The Crimson, congratulated the University and the Math Department for the Harvard team's performance in this year's contest...
Department members say that Harvard's recent triumphs in the Putnam competition are largely due to the influx of highly talented students to the department. And in turn, each additional win functions as an "advertisement," attracting more students, Math affiliates said...
Although Harvard has dominated the Putnam competition in both the team and individual categories for the past five years, none of the three members of this year's winning team alone placed among the top five. While the three-person contingent represents the University in the contest, 50 to 70 Harvard students have taken the Putnam test individually for each of the last five years, according to Professor of Mathematics Clifford H. Taubes, who administers the test at Harvard...