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Harvard Monthly

An electronic newsletter for Harvard alumni
January 2005
(© 2005 President and Fellows of Harvard College)

We hope you enjoy this edition of Harvard Monthly, an online newsletter from the Harvard Alumni Association. It provides current news and information about the University, alumni activities, and Web-based resources.

TOP STORY
Letter from President Summers on Women and Science
Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers has issued a letter to the Harvard community, expressing regret for the impact of his earlier comments on women and science.
http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/2005/womensci.html

HARVARD AT HOME



Genetically Modified Foods: Harvard Medical School Graduate Student Presentations
In this student-run "Science in the News" seminar, Harvard Medical School graduate students discuss the potential and problems of genetically modified foods. Featuring three presenters, as well as audience question-and-answer sessions, this program offers analysis of the history, the future, ethical questions, and health concerns surrounding this controversial, multibillion-dollar science of genetically engineered food.

This program features 1 hour and 30 minutes of video, including an audience question-and-answer session with the panelists, as well as slides and a glossary of terms.

To view the program, visit http://athome.harvard.edu/dh/gmf.htm

HAA ANNOUNCEMENTS

IBM Purchase Program for Alumni Alive and Well
As the IBM-Lenovo deal goes forward, the new alliance will remain committed to the IBM ThinkPad and ThinkCentre products and dedicated to its relationship with Harvard. You can expect IBM to continue to stand behind its products, support, and warranty. Alumni can save up to 32 percent on select models.
Check out http://www.post.harvard.edu/ibm/ for full details about this exclusive offer.

Intergenerational Family Travel with the HAA
Join us this summer on trips specially designed for families – from young children to grandparents. Destinations include Whistler, British Columbia; Baja, Mexico; the Highlands of Scotland; Tuscany; Nottingham, England; and Tanzania. Click here for more information. http://www.haa.harvard.edu/alumni/html/ts_dest.html#Family

Harvard Comes To Mexico
The HAA Global Series convocation in Mexico City on March 1-2 will bring alumni together to participate in academic symposia and to learn about important initiatives shaping Harvard’s future. Harvard faculty will be joined by scholars and professional leaders from the region on many of the panels.

For more information, and to register for the event, visit our website at http://www.haa.harvard.edu/globalseries

UNIVERSITY NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Harvard's Tsunami Relief Efforts Take Shape
As the Harvard University community mobilizes resources to assist victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami, Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers has announced that the University will match dollar donations to the relief efforts.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/2005/01/06-tsunami.html

Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Landscape in Arizona's High Sonoran Desert
Harvard's Graduate School of Design is hosting a very exciting event: Desert Soundings: Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Landscape in Arizona's High Sonoran Desert. This tour of Phoenix and Tucson will include a cocktail party at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, where we will toast the stars in James Turrell's magnificent Skyroom, a tour of the incredible blooming desert landscape at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden with landscape architect Christi Ten Eyck, and a sunset dinner at Taliesin West with prominent local architects and designers. Many more exciting tours and activities are included. Details and registration are available at:
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/inside/dev_alumni/Events/arizona_tour.htm

Fineberg Professorship Established at HSPH to Advance Practice of Public Health
Howard K. Koh, Associate Dean and Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), has been named the inaugural recipient of the Harvey V. Fineberg Professorship of Public Health, established to honor a former Dean of the School and former Harvard Provost.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press01062005.html

RESEARCH

Future Flu Epidemic 'Controllable' Through Rapid Vaccination
If a flu pandemic similar to the deadly one that spread in 1918 occurs, it may be possible to keep the pandemic in check through vaccinations, a new study suggests.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/12.16/12-flu.html

New Findings on Charter Schools
Nationwide, a higher percentage of students in charter schools are judged proficient on state reading and math exams than their peers in the nearest traditional school, according to a new study by Professor of Economics Caroline Hoxby.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/12.16/08-charter.html

Ninety Percent of U.S. Wounded Survive
Better, faster medical care has reduced deaths from the more than 10,000 war injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan to the lowest percentage of any war in American history.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/12.16/11-wounds.html

REUNION INFORMATION
College Reunions

Class of 1935 (70th Reunion)
June 8-9, 2005
Location: Doubletree Hotel
For more information, please contact Hoopes Wampler at 617-495-2555.

Class of 1940 (65th Reunion)
June 6-9, 2005
Location: Doubletree Hotel
For more information, please contact Michelle Grdina at 617-495-5301.

Class of 1945 (60th Reunion)
June 6-9, 2005
Location: Royal Sonesta Hotel
For more information, please contact Michelle Grdina at 617-495-5301.

Class of 1950 (55th Reunion)
June 6-9, 2005
For more information, please visit the class website at http://classes.harvard.edu/college/1950/ or contact Justin Micomonaco at 617-495-5301.

Class of 1955 (50th Reunion)
June 6-9, 2005
Location: Winthrop House in Cambridge
For more information, please visit the class website at http://classes.harvard.edu/college/1955/ or contact Justin Micomonaco at 617-495-5301

Class of 1970 (35th Reunion)
June 8-12, 2005
If you have any questions, please call Michelle Grdina at 617-495-5301 or visit the class website at http://classes.harvard.edu/college/1970.

Class of 1980 (25th Reunion)
June 8-12, 2005
For more information, please contact Michele Blanc at 617-495-5301 or check the class web site at http://www.harvard1980.com for the tentative schedule of events.

Class of 1985 (20th Reunion)
June 9-12, 2005
For more information, please visit the class website at http://classes.harvard.edu/college/1985/ or contact Roberta DeStefano at 617-495-2555.

Class of 1990 (15th Reunion)
June 9-12, 2005
For more information, please visit the class website at http://www.harvard90.org/ or contact Roberta DeStefano at 617-495-2555.

Class of 1995 (10th Reunion)
June 9-12, 2005
For more information, please visit the class website at http://classes.harvard.edu/college/1995 or contact Roberta DeStefano at 617-495-2555.

Class of 2000 (5th Reunion)
June 9-12, 2005
For more information, please visit the class website at http://classes.harvard.edu/college/2000/ or contact Roberta DeStefano at 617-495-2555.

Kennedy School Reunions
If you graduated from a degree program in 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1980, or 1975, then this is your reunion year! Come back to Cambridge this spring to reconnect with old friends. The program will begin on Friday evening, May 20 at 5 pm with cocktails, and conclude at noon with a brunch on Sunday, May 22.
For more information and to register, please visit the KSG Alumni Website at http://www.ksgalum.org.

WEB RESOURCES

Look up your classmates using Post Harvard's online directory!
Have you moved? Update your contact info online!
Something to share? Submit a Class Note online!

Harvard home page: http://www.harvard.edu/
Harvard Alumni Association: http://www.haa.harvard.edu/
Reconnect —Ways of Getting Involved with Harvard's Online Community: http://www.haa.harvard.edu/info/html/Get_Involved.pdf
The latest news from Harvard: http://www.news.harvard.edu/
Research Matters: http://www.researchmatters.harvard.edu/
The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention: http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/
Harvard University Gazette: http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/index.html/
Harvard Athletics: http://gocrimson.collegesports.com/

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