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GazetteHarvard UniversityApril 2-8, 20096 www.harvard.edu Vol. CIV No. 22Inside&ONLINENot Cancun, just can doHarvard students spend Spring Break helping othersApplicant recordUniversity’s new financialaid programslead to recordnumber of applicationsfor admission.Page 3Repro manDeveloper of ‘thepill’ was as interestedin aiding fertilityas preventingconception.Page 9Kris Snibbe/Harvard News OfficePlaying with children at an afterschool program in Jackson, Miss., are Harvard ‘Spring Breakers’ Kristin Smith ’11 (from left), Nene Igietseme’09 (in green tank top), Jonathan Kola ’12, and Sumorwuo Zaza ’11.Sound and scriptScholar looks atthe transformationof Chinese scriptand sound overcenturies.Page 13MultimediaIn searchof thefuture’spromiseBy Abigail Phillip ’10Special to the Harvard News OfficeWhen I and 11 fellow Harvard students drove into Money,Miss., last week searching for the site of Emmett Till’s murder,we were expecting to find something to mark the eventcredited with igniting the Civil Rights Movement. Insteadthere was nothing. Only the Tallahatchie River where Till’sbody was found and the dilapidated remains of the conveniencestore — where he was childish and bold enough tohave talked to a white woman — remain as testimony to thetragedy that happened in this small town.Here, as in other parts of the South, the wounds of slaveryand discrimination are deep and still raw. But in the storiesof the civil rights struggle, there are inspiring moments of triumphand discovery that ushered in dramatic social change.For eight days, we traveled throughout the state as a partof the Phillips Brooks House Association’s (PBHA) AlternativeSpring Break Program in search of the true storiesand lessons of the Civil Rights Movement. We met with formerorganizers and civil rights activists who were our ageor close to it when they first became involved with the movement,and we volunteered with community-based youth educationprograms in rural and urban parts of the state.The trip was about acknowledging the challenge and responsibilityof democracy. It was about discovering what humanityand inhumanity really look like. We wanted to findout firsthand how to apply the lessons of the Civil RightsMovement to the persisting challenges of education, enfranchisement,and poverty in the state.(See PBHA, page 14)House RenewalReport on HouseRenewal released,available, seePage 6Audio slide showsof Lowell, LeverettHouse memories,http://www.hno.harvard.edu/multimedia/slides.htmlMatt Lauer of NBC News to deliver Class Day speech June 3By Emily T. SimonFAS CommunicationsMatt Lauer, co-anchor of “Today” onNBC News, has been selected as the 2009Senior Class Day speaker. He will addressHarvard College graduates and theirguests on June 3 at 2 p.m. in TercentenaryTheatre at Harvard Yard.“Matt Lauer’s work as a journalistplaces him right in the middle of manypressing issues that affect our graduatingclass, our society, and the world,” said LumumbaSeegars ’09, First Marshal of theSenior Class Committee. “The stories hehas heard, the things he has seen, and thepeople he has met throughout his careerall provide him with an inspiring viewpointfrom which to address the graduatingseniors. We are incredibly excited towelcome him to Harvard.”Senior Class Day is a student-focused,informal celebration that takes place theday before Commencement. In additionto a featured speaker selected by the SeniorClass Committee, Class Day Exercisesinclude award presentations andundergraduate orations.Lauer joined NBC News in 1994 andbecame co-anchor of the acclaimed“Today” show in 1997. The live broadcast,which airs on weekday mornings, covers(See Lauer, page 6)Courtesy of NBC Universal

2 / Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009This month inHarvard historyApril 29, 1636 — John Harvardmarries Ann Sadler (sister of JohnSadler, future Master of CambridgeUniversity’s Magdalene College).Just over a year later, they emigrateto New England.April 24, 1759 — The Board ofOverseers recommends that thePresident and Fellows (the Corporation)repeal “the Law prohibitingthe drinking of Punch.” The Corporationin turn allows a Commencerto “entertain any of the Guests athis Chamber, with Punch.” Twoyears later, the Governing Boardsagree that “it shall be deemed nooffence, if the scholars, shall in asober manner entertain one anotherand strangers with punch (whichas it is now usually made, is no intoxicatingliquor).”From the HarvardHistorical Calendar,a database compiledby Marvin HightowerUnleashed pets barred from YardEffective April 1, unleashed pets will nolonger be allowed in Harvard Yard. Allpets, with the exception of service animals,must be on a leash at all times.This policy is designed to ensure the safetyof residents, staff, and visitors. Thispolicy will be strictly enforced in the Yardby the Harvard University Police Departmentand AlliedBarton security personnel.FACULTY COUNCILAt its ninth meeting of the year onMarch 18, the Faculty Council was briefedby the Dean of the College on House renewaland on the review of the UndergraduateCouncil. The Council also considereda proposal to change the name of theStanding Committee on Ethnic Studies.At its 10th meeting of the year on April1, the Faculty Council reviewed the University’sdraft re-accreditation self-study anddiscussed the College Fellows program.The Council next meets on April 22.The preliminary deadline for the May 5Faculty meeting is April 20 at 9:30 a.m.MEMORIAL SERVICESamuel P. Huntington service setA memorial service for Samuel P. Huntington,who was the Albert J. WeatherheadIII University Professor at Harvard, will beheld on April 22 at 3 p.m. in the MemorialChurch in Harvard Yard. Huntington, alongtime Harvard University professor, anenormously influential political scientist,and a mentor to a generation of scholarsin widely divergent fields, died Dec. 24. Hewas 81.PRESIDENT’SOFFICE HOURSPresident Drew Faust will hold officehours for students in her MassachusettsHall office on the following dates:Thursday, April 23, 4-5 p.m.Sign-up begins at 2:30 p.m. Individualsare welcome on a first-come, first-servedbasis. A Harvard student ID is required.Harvard begins process for reaccreditation by NEASCStephanie Mitchell/HNOART mirrors lifeHarvard UniversityGazette© 2009 President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeVice President for Government, Communityand Public Affairs: Christine HeenanSenior Director of Communications: John LongbrakeDirector of News and Media Relations: Kevin GalvinDirector of University Communications: Joe WrinnAssociate Director: Rebecca RollinsAssistant Director for Photography: Justin IdeAssistant Director for Publications: John LengerEditor: Terry L. Murphyterry_murphy@harvard.eduAssociate Editor: Alec Solomitaalec_solomita@harvard.eduCalendar Editor: Georgia Bellasgeorgia_bellas@harvard.eduEditorial Assistant: Gervis A. Menzies Jr.gervis_menzies@harvard.eduEditorial Assistant: Sarah Sweeneysarah_sweeney@harvard.eduThis year, Harvard University is preparingfor its fall 2009 reaccreditation by theNew England Association of Schools andColleges (NEASC). Harvard, like all accrediteduniversities and colleges, is reviewedfor reaccreditation approximately every 10years. The process includes the preparationof a self-study whereby the Universityevaluates itself on a range of academic, financial,physical, and other criteria; a visitby a committee of external faculty and senioradministrators, during which they discussissues raised in the self-study anddraft a report and recommendation toNEASC; and, finally, a response by NEASCin spring 2010. Margo Seltzer, HerchelSmith Professor of Computer Science,serves as the faculty chair of the self-studyThe arty front of the Zero Arrow Theatre mirrors a rare blue skyand some stately Cambridge edifices.ERRATUMIn the Harvard Gazette story “Training the talentin trouble spots,” which appeared in the March 19issue, David Bangsberg was incorrectly identifiedin a caption. Bangsberg is the director of the GlobalHealth Scholars Program. The Gazette regretsthe error. For more information about the programand the Harvard Initiative for Global Health, visitwww.globalhealth.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do.Writers:Corydon Ireland (corydon_ireland@harvard.edu)Alvin Powell (alvin_powell@harvard.edu)Colleen Walsh (colleen_walsh@harvard.edu)Special Areas: B.D. Colen, senior communicationsofficer for University Science (bd_colen@harvard.edu)Lauren Marshall, public information officer forCommunity Programs and University Planning( lauren_marshall@harvard.edu)Chief Photographer: Justin Ide (justin_ide@harvard.edu)Photographers: Jon Chase (jon_chase@harvard.edu)Rose Lincoln (rose_lincoln@harvard.edu)Stephanie Mitchell (stephanie_mitchell@harvard.edu)Kris Snibbe (kris_snibbe@harvard.edu)Katherine C. 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One of Harvard’s most famous alums celebrated onstageBy Corydon IrelandHarvard News OfficeIn the first lines of “The WasteLand,” a touchstone of modernist poetryfrom 1922, T.S. Eliot offers anambiguous view of the very month weare in:April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.On the contrary, April is a finemonth. This Friday (April 3) brings toHarvard “The Waste Land and OtherPoems,” a dramatic reading of workby one of the University’s most famousliterary progeny.The event features actors DameEileen Atkins and Brian Dennehy.Eliot’s words “cut into our consciousnesswith the sharpness of a diamond,”said British novelistpoetryJosephine Hart, quotingthe Nobel Prize committeethat tapped Eliot for that honor in1948.“The mind is really changed by listeningto Eliot,” she added, during atrans-Atlantic conversation thisweek from her London home.Hart, a self-described “Irish wordchild,” is the author of the bestselling“Damage” and other novels. For severalyears she has produced a monthlyPoetry Hour at the British Library.Famous actors — Judi Dench, JosephFiennes, Jeremy Irons, and others —do the readings for free.In 1987, in London’s West End, sheproduced “Let Us Go Then, You andI,” a program of Eliot’s work that ranfor six weeks. (Atkins is a veteran ofthat event.)And just a few months ago, duringan Eliot festival at the Donmar Warehousein London, Hart directed twoperformances of the poet’s verse.At one performance, attended byEliot’s widow, was Sir Ronald CohenM.B.A. ’69. “He was so stunned,” Hart(See Eliot, next page)April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 3Photo by AngusMcBean/Courtesy HarvardTheatre Collection‘The Waste Land and OtherPoems,’ a dramatic readingby actors Dame EileenAtkins and Brian Dennehy,will be at 5 p.m. Friday(April 3) at the New CollegeTheatre, 10-12Holyoke St., with introductionsby British novelistJosephine Hart. Tickets,free through the HarvardBox Office, are no longeravailable. But there willbe a waiting line at theevent. The reading issponsored by Harvard’sDepartment of English,the Office for the Arts atHarvard, and the Office ofthe President and Provost.Financial aid program draws record applicant poolDespite challenging times,29,112 students apply toHarvard this yearHarvard’s financial aid program madethe critical difference in leading many of thenation’s and the world’s best students toapply to Harvard College in these challengingeconomic times. A record 29,112 studentsapplied for admission this year, comparedto 27,462 last year. Enhanced a numberof times recently, Harvard’s undergraduatefinancial aid program next year will bethe most generous in its history, with $147million in scholarships, an 8 percent increasefrom last year and a 167 percent increaseover the past decade.“For those aspiring to a Harvard educationand for those currently at Harvard whocome from families coping with job losses,home foreclosures, shrinking home equity,and the depletion of savings and retirementfunds, our renewed program arrived at acrucial time,” said William R. Fitzsimmons,dean of admissions and financial aid. “Financialaid enables students with modestmeans to believe Harvard is possible forthem. Once they are here, the new programensures they have the same academic andextracurricular opportunities as their moreaffluent classmates. The unwavering commitmentof Michael Smith, dean of the Facultyof Arts and Sciences, Evelynn Hammonds,dean of Harvard College, and PresidentDrew Faust to keep Harvard open totalented students from all economic backgroundssends a clear and compelling messageto students and families everywhere,”he said.Seventy percent of Harvard students receivesome form of financial aid, with closeto 60 percent receiving need-based scholarships.The average total student aid packageis likely to be more than $40,000, about75 percent of the total cost of attendance.In December 2007, Harvard announceda sweeping change in financial aid for middleand upper-middle income families, establishinga zero-to-10 percent of incomecontribution standard for families with incomesup to $180,000 a year and typical assets,removing home equity from financialaid calculations, and eliminating loans forall students. Nearly 25 percent of the admittedgroup are eligible for the originalHarvard Financial Aid Initiative, which asksfor no parental contribution from thosewith annual incomes under $60,000 and reducescontributions from families with incomesof $60,000 to $80,000.The record applicant pool resulted in themost competitive admissions process in thehistory of Harvard College. Only 7 percentof the applicants were admitted on March31. Last year, 7.9 percent were admitted.Sarah C. Donahue, director of financialFile Justin Ide/Harvard News Officeaid, and her colleagues will be available totalk with admitted students and their familieson weekdays during the month of Aprilfrom 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EDT. “Especially inthese turbulent economic times, we lookforward to talking with students and parentswho have concerns or questions abouthow to finance a Harvard education, includingfamilies who may not have appliedfor financial aid but who are interested inthe wide range of available payment options.Our program offers assistance to all studentsand families, ranging from a monthlypayment plan to the opportunity to prepaytuition at current rates or extend paymentsup to 15 years,” she said.“Students and their families need to beaware that there are other forms of financialassistance such as the Faculty Aide Program,the Harvard College Research Program,and the Dean’s Summer ResearchProgram that enable students to create paidpartnerships with faculty members on academicprojects of mutual interest,” said MegBrooks Swift, director of student employmentand the Harvard College ResearchProgram.By standard measures of academic talent,including test scores and academic performancein school, this year’s applicantpool reflects an unprecedented level of excellence.For example, more than 2,900scored a perfect 800 on their SAT criticalreading test; 3,500 scored 800 on the SATmath; and nearly 3,700 were ranked first intheir high school classes.More than half (50.7 percent) of those admittedare men, the reverse of last year’sclass, which was 50.7 percent female. Arecord 10.9 percent of admitted students arefrom Latino backgrounds, 10.8 percent areAfrican Americans, 17.6 percent are AsianAmericans, and 1.3 percent are NativeAmericans.Geographic representation remainedsimilar to last year’s. More than 24 percentof the admitted students are from the mid-Atlantic, 21 percent from the Western andMountain States, 18 percent from the South,16 percent from New England, 11 percentfrom the Midwest, and 10 percent from theU.S. territories and abroad. Foreign citizenscomprise 9 percent of the admitted students.In addition, a significant number ofother entering students will bring an internationalperspective, including many Americanswho have lived abroad, 134 U.S. dualcitizens, and 71 U.S. permanent residents.Together, foreign citizens, U.S. duals, andU.S. permanent residents comprise morethan 19 percent of the class. A total of 82countries are represented in the Class of2013.Students’ academic interests remainedvery similar to those of last year’s Class of2012. About 25 percent intend to concentratein the biological sciences, 24 percent in(See Admissions, next page)

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 5HHMI(Continued from previous page)creased by more than 13 percent.Because of that situation, competitionfor funding has become everstiffer, and the funding that has beenavailable has tended to go to more establishedresearchers with “safer” proposals.In fact, the average age at whichresearchers now receive their first R01grant, the major grant that is seen asestablishing their independent careers,is 43.Neurobiologist Wilson echoed preciselythat point. “This award makes itpossible for me to pursue research directionsthat are more adventurousthan the research I would otherwise beable to pursue. It’s a difficult fundingclimate right now, and so I feel especiallylucky and grateful for the financialsecurity this award provides to mylab for the next few years,” she said.Similarly, Hochedlinger noted that“support from the HHMI will allow meto go into directions which I wouldA mother’s criticism strikes nerveDistinctive neural activity seen in formerly depressed daughtersFor more information,www.harvardscience.harvard.edu/culturesociety/articles/five-harvard-named-hhmiearly-career-scientistshave otherwise not been able to do inthe current funding situation. For example,I will be able to invest in newtools and technologies to studypluripotency and reprogramming andhire people to bring new expertise intomy lab.”“We saw a tremendous opportunityfor HHMI to impact the research communityby freeing promising scientiststo pursue their best ideas during thisearly stage of their careers,” saidHHMI President Thomas R. Cechabout the institute’s $200 million investmentin the young researchers. “Atthe same time, we hope that our investmentin these 50 faculty will freethe resources of other agencies to supportthe work of other outstandingearly career scientists.”HHMI announced the new EarlyCareer Scientist program a year ago,and launched a nationwide competition“seeking applications from the nation’sbest early career scientists.”Those working in all areas of basic biologicaland biomedical research andareas of chemistry, physics, computerscience, and engineering that are directlyrelated to biology or medicinewere invited to apply. The competitiondrew more than 2,000 applicants.HMS’s Bernstein, who is affiliatedwith the Harvard Stem Cell Institute,said the HHMI six-year, nonrenewableappointment gives “our laboratory awonderful opportunity to pursue hypothesesand potentially risky new researchdirections aimed at understandinghow genome function is regulatedin mammalian developmentand disease.”“I am thrilled and honored by thisopportunity to join such a distinguishedgroup of scientists,” said Wagers,whose laboratory is at the JoslinDiabetes Center. “I am particularlyhappy to share this honor with two colleaguesin the SCRB department, KonradHochedlinger and Kevin Eggan.The three of us established our labs atroughly the same time, and have collaboratedand supported one anotherthroughout.”By Amy LavoieFAS CommunicationsFormerly depressed womenshow patterns of brain activitywhen they are criticized by theirmothers that are distinctly differentfrom the patterns shownby never-depressed controls, accordingto a new study from HarvardUniversity. The participantsreported being completelywell and fully recovered, yettheir neural activity resembledthat which has been observed indepressed individuals in otherstudies.The study, which appears inthe current issue of the journalPsychiatry Research: Neuroimaging,was led by Jill M.Hooley, professor of psychologyin the Faculty of Arts and Sciencesat Harvard. Hooley’s coauthorswere Holly Parker, alsoof Harvard, and Staci Gruber, Julien Guillaumot,Jadwiga Rogowska, and DeborahresearchYurgelun-Todd of HarvardaffiliatedMcLean Hospitalin Belmont, Mass.“We found that even though our formerlydepressed participants were fully well,had no symptoms, and felt fine, differentthings were happening in their brains whenthey were exposed to personal criticism,”says Hooley. “What’s interesting to us aboutthese findings is that although these womenwere fully recovered, at the level of the brainthey were not back to normal.”The study included 23 female participants,12 of whom had no history of depressionor any other mental illness and 11 ofwhom had previously experienced one ormore depressive episodes, but had reportedno symptoms for an average of 20 months.To an observer, both the control group andthe formerly depressed appeared completelyhealthy.While inside an fMRI scanner, the participantslistened to 30-second audiorecordings of remarks from their mothers.Some comments were praising, some werecritical, and others were neutral in content.Photos Rose Lincoln/Harvard News OfficeJill M. Hooley led a study that showed that, when listening tomother’s negative comments, formerly depressed womenshowed different brain activity from never-depressed women.The comments were previously recordedover the telephone with the permission ofthe mothers. The participants were alsoasked to rate their mood on a scale from 1 to5 after hearing the different kinds of remarks.Despite being healthy and reporting similarconscious reactions to the recordedcomments, the formerly depressed showeddifferent activity in their brains, comparedwith those who had never been depressed.“When we asked them how they felt afterbeing criticized, they responded in the sameway as the controls did,” said Hooley. “Butwhen we looked at the brain scans, the patternsof activation were quite different. Sothis is happening under the radar of awareness.”Individuals who had never been depressedshowed increased activity in thedorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the anteriorcingulate cortex, which are brain areasinvolved in the cognitive control of emotion.The formerly depressed individuals did notshow activity in these areas, but insteadshowed increased activity in the amygdala,a part of the brain that is responsive to potentiallythreatening stimuli. Previous researchhas shown similar activity inthese neural systems among individualswho are currently depressed.“When these formerly depressedparticipants are processing criticism,some brain areas thought to beinvolved in emotion regulation areless active, and the amygdala is actuallymore active, compared to thehealthy controls,” says Hooley. “Weknow that this is not linked to thembeing symptomatic now. These findingstell us that even when people arefully recovered from an episode ofdepression, their ability to processcriticism is still different — and probablynot in a good way.”What the researchers don’t knowis whether this type of activity withinthese brain systems exists prior tothe development of a depressiveepisode, or if this activity could be akind of scar left on the brain by a pastepisode of depression, says Hooley.Previous studies have shown thatliving in a critical family environment increasesrates of relapse in depression, and souse of criticism in this study is particularlyimportant and applicable to real life.Care was taken to avoid placing the formerlydepressed individuals in a potentiallyharmful situation. The researchers ensuredthat the criticisms were not too extreme.Mothers provided the critical remarksin a very specific format, and the remarkswere criticisms that the mothers hadpreviously voiced. Examples of the criticismsincluded statements about tattoos orbody piercing, failing to send thank-younotes, or being inconsiderate and untidy.To protect participants, the criticismswere required to concern topics that thedaughters had previously heard about fromtheir mothers, although the praising remarkswere in some cases new to the daughters.“We made sure that everybody left in agood frame of mind, and still had a good relationshipwith their mother,” says Hooley.“That was crucial.”The research was funded by the NationalInstitutes of Mental Health.amy_lavoie@harvard.edu

6 / Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009Finance scholar Chetty named professor of economicsBy Amy LavoieFAS CommunicationsRaj Chetty, a public economist whosework focuses on social insurance and taxpolicy, has been appointed professor of economicsin Harvard University’s Faculty ofArts and Sciences (FAS), effective April 1.appointmentChetty, 29, was previouslyprofessor ofReporton Houserenewalis releasedOn Wednesday (April 1) HarvardCollege Dean Evelynn Hammonds announcedthe release of the “Report onHarvard House Renewal” in an e-mailto the Harvard residential community.The report is a synthesis of the findingsof the House Program Planning Committee,a group charged by Faculty ofArts and Sciences Dean Michael D.Smith with envisioning the “ideal” undergraduateHouse. The committee’swork comes in the context of a Universitycommitment to renewing and refurbishingthe undergraduate Houses.The report will serve as a working documentthat will help to guide plans for HouseRenewal. Among its key findings are:■ A need for residential programs thatfoster greater engagement with faculty;■ A recommendation to share specialtyspaces among neighboring Houses;■ The need for varied, casual interactionand study spaces in the Houses; and■ A desire to integrate sustainable designelements into the refurbished Houses.The University’s plans to renew the undergraduateHouses will happen in threeLauer(Continued from page 1)domestic and international news in a rangeof fields such as politics, business, and entertainment.In his role as co-anchor, Lauer has reportedon stories that include the launch ofOperation Iraqi Freedom, the MonicaLewinsky scandal, the 25th anniversary ofthe fall of Saigon, and the 2008 SummerOlympic Games in Beijing. He has conductedmany first and exclusive interviews withPresident Barack Obama, former Presidenteconomics at the University of California,Berkeley.“Raj Chetty is a distinguished scholarwho has made significant contributions tothe study of public finance, social insurance,and taxation,” says Stephen Kosslyn, dean ofsocial science in FAS. “These are areas of immenseimportance right now, and he will bea great asset to the Department of Economics.Without question his work will be ofcontinuing relevance in our current economiclandscape.”Chetty has published papers in leadingjournals on a range of topics related to governmentpolicy. One recent study focuses onthe Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a $50billion program that gives low-income individualsin the United States cash subsidiesto work more. Because the program is verycomplex, many individualsdo not knowthat increasing theirearnings will increasethe amount of moneythey get from the government.Chetty ran a ran-Chettydomized experimentproviding simple informationabout theincentives created bythe EITC to 40,000 EITC claimants inChicago. The experiment showed that providingsimple information substantiallymagnified the effects of the program on subsequentwork decisions and reduced povertyrates. Traditional economic theories ignorethe importance of imparting information,and Chetty has developed new modelsof tax policy that will allow economists totake the lack of communication into accountin order to design better policies.Chetty has also studied the effects of riskon households and their implications forMore information and multimedia,www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2009/03.05/11-renewal.htmlstages: planning and program review; designand development; and construction and renovation.The release of the report marks theend of an internal review of the House system,which included numerous focus groups withstudents, staff, faculty, and alumni; a surveyof House residents; the work of the HouseProgram Planning Committee; and travel toGeorge W. Bush, then-first lady Hillary RodhamClinton, Sen. John McCain, Sen. LarryCraig, and Yeslan Bin Laden, half-brother ofOsama Bin Laden. Lauer is also co-host ofthe annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.For the past nine years, Lauer has hosteda special travel series for “Today.” Titled“Where in the World Is Matt Lauer?” theprogram features a week of live broadcastsfrom remote locations across the globe. Todate Lauer has reported on 44 destinations,including Mount Everest, the Great Wall ofoptimal social welfare policy. He has shownthat an individual’s spending commitments,such as mortgage payments, affect his or herrisk aversion, and make the optimal size ofgovernment welfare programs much largerthan existing theories predict. His researchhas also demonstrated that unemploymentbenefits have beneficial effects by permittingindividuals who could not otherwise affordto remain out of work to take more timeto find a suitable job.Chetty is co-director of the Public EconomicsProgram at the National Bureau ofEconomic Research and editor of the Journalof Public Economics. He has beenawarded three National Science Foundationgrants for his research, including a CAREERaward, the NSF’s most prestigious grant foryoung researchers. He was named one of thebest young economists of the past decade byThe Economist magazine. Most recently, hewas awarded the 2008 American YoungEconomist award and an Alfred P. Sloan ResearchFellowship.Chetty received his A.B. in 2000 and hisPh.D. in economics in 2003, both from Harvard.Rose Lincoln/Harvard News OfficeThe Eliot House Junior Common Room (above) is bright with sunlight.other schools to examine their residentialcommunities. Throughout the spring, DeansSmith and Hammonds will share the report’sfindings with others in the community, includingalumni, to gain additional insight onHouse planning and program review.The report on Harvard House Renewalcan be found at www.orl.fas.harvard.edu.A summary of the report’s findings, whichappeared in the March 5, 2009, issue of theGazette, can be accessed at www.news.har-vard.edu/gazette/2009/03.05/11-renewal.html.China, Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat, andMoscow’s Red Square.Lauer is a graduate of the Scripps Collegeof Communication at Ohio University. Hebegan his career reporting at WOWK-TV inHuntington, W.Va., and subsequently hostednews and talk programs in Boston,Philadelphia, and Providence, R.I. Lauerwas the host of “9 Broadcast Plaza,” a live interviewprogram in New York, before joiningWNBC-TV. He currently lives in NewYork with his family.esimon@fas.harvard.eduWomen’s Lightweight CrewHoly Cross/Smith 1/3Men’s Baseball (4-16; 2-2 league)L at New Orleans 9-11L, L at Columbia 3-8, 6-8W, W at Penn 6-4, 15-11*Does not include results of April 1 game vs. Holy CrossMen’s GolfUC Riverside 307/305Men’s Lacrosse (5-2; 1-0)W Presbyterian 17-2Women’s Lacrosse (4-5; 1-1)W Yale 8-5SailingSPORTS WRAP-UPOwen, Mosbacher and Knapp Trophies 10/20Duplin Trophy Women's Team Race 2/10Boston Dinghy Club Cup 1/18Softball (15-7; 3-1)W, W Bryant 2-1, 8-1W, L Columbia 1-0, 0-2W, W Penn 3-1, 5-2Men’s Tennis (8-7)L at UC Irvine 3-4W at San Diegoy 2-5Women’s Tennis (7-7)W at Santa Clara 7-0W at Cal State Northridge 5-2Men’s Volleyball (10-6; 5-1 league)W at NYU 3-2W at Sacred Heart 3-2Women’s Water Polo (7-9)W at UC Davis 3-5W at Cal State Monterey Bay 17-10UPCOMING SCHEDULEThe week ahead(Home games in bold)Thursday, April 2Softball Rhode Island (DH) 3/5 p.m.Friday, April 3M Tennis Columbia 2 p.m.W Tennis Columbia 2 p.m.T&F Sam Howell Invitational TBASaturday, April 4Baseball Cornell (DH) noonMHW Crew San Diego Crew Classic all dayMHW Crew Brown 9 a.m.MLW Crew San Diego Crew Classic all dayMLW Crew Columbia/Georgetown 4 p.m.M Golf Yale Spring Opener TBAW Golf 2009 Brown Invitational TBAT&F Penn Invitational 9 a.m.M Tennis Cornell 2 p.m.W Tennis Cornell noonM Lacrosse Cornell 1 p.m.W Lacrosse Penn noonSailing Dellenbaugh Trophy Women's IntersectionalTBASailing Central Series Three TBASailing Southern New England Team Race TBASoftballCornell (DH) 12:30 p.m.Water Polo Hartwick 1:30 p.m.Water Polo Brown 6 p.m.Sunday, April 5BaseballPrinceton (DH) 12:30 p.m.W Golf 2009 Brown Invitational TBAW Lacrosse Virginia 1 p.m.Sailing Central Series Three TBASailing Southern New England Team Race TBASailing Tyrell Trophy TBASoftballPrinceton (DH) 12:30 p.m.M Tennis Loyola Marymount 3 p.m.W Water Polo Utica 1 p.m.W Water Polo Connecticut College 4 p.m.Visit www.gocrimson.com for complete schedule, the latestscores, and Harvard sports information or call the CrimsonSportsline (617) 496-1383.

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 7SPORTS BRIEFSPhotos Justin Ide/Harvard News OfficeFinishing the afternoon with five saves, freshman goalkeeper Kerry Clark (center) stretches out to make a critical, lategamesave to secure the 8-5 victory for the Crimson.Women’s lacrosse defeat Yale for first Ivy winCrimson hold off the Bulldog’s fightSenior Kaitlin Martin (right) andSarah Bancroft, senior midfielder,celebrate their win. Martin finishedthe day with a game-highfour goals.By Gervis A. Menzies Jr.Harvard News OfficeThere’s no stopping them, and there’s nocontaining them. It’s too bad the team fromConnecticut wasn’t forewarned.On Saturday (March28), Crimson women’slacrosse teammates JessHalpern ’11 and KaitlinMartin ’09 — who are firstand second respectivelyin the Ivy League in goals,points, and shots pergame — provided morethan enough offensivefuel for the Crimson, scoringa combined sevengoals to guide the Crimsonto an 8-5 victory overthe Yale Bulldogs for Harvard’sfirst Ivy League winof the season.Halpern, who scoredthe first goal of the matchjust 69 seconds into thegame, freed herself fromher defender with a dazzlingstutter-step move,immobilizing the Yale defenselong enough to firethe ball in. Minutes later,Yale capitalized on aCrimson penalty to tie thegame at 1. The Crimsonscored three more goals inthe period, going into thehalf up 4-2.At the start of the secondhalf, Halpern again wasted no time gettingthe Crimson on the board, recording herthird goal of the game and doing it — in pureHalpern form — just 70 seconds into the half.It was Halpern’s 32nd goal of the season andmarked the eighth time in nine games she finishedwith at least three goals.Yale was far from done, answeringHalpern’s goal with three unanswered tallies,evening the score at 5-5. But filling the offensivevacuum, Martin picked up whereHalpern left off, posting three more goals inthe final 11 minutes of the game. This latedrive proved to be too much for the Bulldogs,who could not get past the Crimson defense tofind the back of the net.Crimson goaltender Kerry Clark, whonotched five saves in the contest, was criticalin the win. Challenged late in the game, thefreshman came up with several huge saves forHarvard.The Crimson, who going into Saturday’sgame had dropped four of their last five, havestruggled in close games this year, but managedthis time to pull together for their fourthwin of the season.“We play in waves. [This season] wehaven’t played for 60 minutes. We would playhard for spurts, and teams would catch us indown periods, where we would start slow andthen relax a little bit. The difference here isthat we didn’t ground ball well, but for themost part played [as] hard as we could for thewhole game. It was a consistent effort,” saidHarvard head coach Lisa Miller.Although the statline was once again dominatedby the dynamic Halpern-Martin pair,the victory was clearly a team effort.“[Clark] had a huge save when we reallyneeded one, Sam [McMahon] ’10 had a hugetakeaway when we really needed one, andthey scrambled around and came up withground balls. They played hard. We need todo it the rest of the season,” said Miller.Harvard (4-5; 1-1 Ivy League) will look totake the momentum from the victory to fuelthe team as they host second-ranked Penn onSaturday (April 4).“The game’s about fundamentals. It’sabout doing the little things right as hard asyou can all of the time,” said Miller. “Regardlessof your opponent, you’re always trying tocontrol what you do.”Men’s lacrosse poundPresbyterianAfter their heartbreaking 8-9 loss atGeorgetown last Wednesday (March25), the No. 17 Harvard men’slacrosse team rebounded with a dominatingperformance on Friday (March27), devastating the Presbyterian BlueHose by a score of 17-2.The Crimson — who outshot Presbyterian34-14 — were powered by “careerdays” from sophomore attackmanDean Gibbons, who tallied a career-highfive goals, and fellow sophomore MattHull, who added three goals. AlthoughCrimson goaltender Joe Pike ’09 saw alimited number of shots, he still managedfour saves in the game.After the Crimson scored the firstgoal of the match to take a 1-0 lead,Presbyterian fired back with the equalizerto tie the game at one goal apiece.Harvard responded with nine consecutivegoals, eventually going into the halfwith a 10-2 lead. In the second half theCrimson refused to let up, scoringseven more goals and keeping the BlueHose off the scoreboard.Harvard (5-2; 1-0 Ivy League) facesits next test — its toughest of the season— when the team travels to Ithaca,N.Y., to play Cornell on Saturday (April3). The Big Red, ranked No. 4 in thecountry, are 6-1 this season; their onlyloss came at the hands of No. 1 Universityof Virginia.Crimson volleyball survive NYU,Sacred HeartDespite falling behind 0-2 at NewYork University (NYU) on Saturday(March 28) and 1-2 at Sacred Heart onSunday (March 29), the Harvard men’svolleyball team still fought through, takingboth matches in five games. Seniorcaptain Brady Weissbourd, who finishedwith 31 kills, a career-high 12blocks, and seven digs against NYU,followed his performance with another31-kill match, six blocks, a career-high15 digs, and two service aces, andwas named the EIVA Hay Division Playerof the Week on Monday (March 30).The Crimson have now won seven oftheir last eight and have won fourstraight to improve their record to 10-6.Harvard stands in a first-place tiewith Rutgers-Newark for the EIVA HayDivision lead. The winner of the Hay Divisionwill move up to the Tait Divisionnext season. The Tait Division is composedof the toughest teams in theEIVA.Lightweight crew wintwo weekend racesOn Sunday (March 29), the Radcliffelightweight crew opened things offright, taking home two first-place finishesat Holy Cross. The varsity eight finishedwith a time of 6:35 — four secondsahead of the Holy Cross Crusadersand eight seconds ahead of theSmith Pioneers. The Black and Whitealso captured the novice eight, finishingjust a second ahead of Smith in theevent. Radcliffe was the runner-up inthe second varsity eight race with atime of 7:29.1.Radcliffe returns to action on Saturday(April 4) in D.C. for the Class of2004 Cup race at Georgetown.— Compiled by Gervis A. Menzies Jr.

8 / Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009How stem cells find their way aroundBy B.D. ColenHarvard News OfficeHarvard Stem Cell Institute(HSCI) researchers have for the firsttime identified in mice a cellularmechanism that directs stem cells totheir ultimate destination in thebody.The finding in blood stem cells byHSCI co-director David Scadden andcolleagues holds the promise ofgreatly increasing the efficiency ofthe bone marrow transplants used totreat various forms of cancer and hasenormous implications for futuretherapies utilizing all forms of stemcells.“Figuring out the mechanismsresearchMechanism identified that directs stem cells to destinationthat tell stem cellshow to get to wherethey need to go is a major problemwhen we’re thinking about stem celltherapies,” said Scadden, who is thedirector of the Center for RegenerativeMedicine at Massachusetts GeneralHospital and is also the co-chairmanof Harvard’s new Department ofStem Cell and Regenerative Biology.Hal Broxmeyer, chairman andMary Margaret Walther Professor ofMicrobiology/Immunology and scientificdirector of the Walther OncologyCenter at Indiana University School ofMedicine, said the new study “providescrucial, important, and physiologicallyrelevant information on [blood stemcells’] homing/engrafting capability …Most importantly, the results from thisstudy open up the possibility of using arelatively simple means to enhance homing/engraftmentand mobilization of”blood stem cells in bone marrow transplantation.“… I look forward with greatanticipation to seeing this work by Scadden’sgroup successfully translated intothe clinic for patients,” Broxmeyer said.Scadden, a physician-scientist whoFile Justin Ide/Harvard News OfficeHSCI co-director David Scadden (above) and colleagueshave identified in mice a cellular mechanismthat directs stem cells to their destination.specializes in the treatment of cancers ofthe blood system, notes that the “systemhas paved the way for so much of our understandingsof stem cell therapy.” Bonemarrow transplantation, which has beenused for several decades to treat a numberof cancers, is essentially stem celltherapy, as the donated marrow transplantedinto the patient carries bloodstem cells that it is hoped will provide thepatient with a new blood-producing system.In this newstudy, published today in thejournal Nature, Scadden’s team reportsidentifying the cellular pathway — theroute by which signals travel from receptorson the cell’s surface to direct the actionof the cell — that serves as a kind ofGPS directing the travel of the cell. Additionally,the researchers report anumber of already approved drugs —used to treat a variety of diseases — thatactivate this directional system.“This is a pathway that’s been intensivelystudied because of its relationshipto hormone function andblood pressure,” Scadden explained.“There is a wide range of drugs thathave been developed that effect thispathway, for everything from bloodpressure regulation to asthma control.“This is a critical pathway in a numberof cells,” Scadden continued. “It’simportant in the heart and the bloodvessels, in the brain, and in platelets.We found out not only that it’s there,but that it’s absolutely critical for stemcells to find their way home. And if youstimulate it,” he said, “you can improvethe cell’s path-finding ability.”Serendipitously, another group ofHSCI researchers, led by Leonard Zonat Children’s Hospital Boston, has approvalfrom the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration to begin a clinical trialseeking to improve the efficacy ofbone marrow transplantation, using acompound that activates the pathwayidentified by the Scadden group —prostaglandin E2.“Ours was a mechanistic study,” saidScadden, one in which he and his colleaguessought to find the mechanismthat directs stem cells to where they belongand can best multiply. Meanwhile,he said, Zon and colleagues approachedthe problem from another direction.“Len was saying, ‘I’m going to test everydrug that’s known on blood stem cells inzebra fish [the system in which Zon doeshis research]’ and he found one that activatesthis pathway,” publishing that workin Nature just about two years ago.Lowe appointed executive director of HUNAPShelly Lowe is completing her doctorate inhigher education with a focus on AmericanIndian student success and services.Shelly C. Lowe has beennamed the new executive directorof Harvard University’s NativeAmerican Program(HUNAP). The appointment becomeseffective this July.An enrolled member of theNavajo Nation, Lowe grew up onappointmentthe Navajoreservationin Ganado,Ariz. Before coming to HUNAP,Lowe held the position of assistantdean for Native AmericanAffairs in the Yale College DeansOffice and was director of theNative American Cultural Centerat Yale University. Prior toher position at Yale, she spentsix years as the graduate educationprogram facilitator for theAmerican Indian Studies Programsat the University of Arizona.During her time at theUniversity of Arizona she wasFor more on HUNAP,www.hunap.harvard.eduactively involved in the NativeAmerican Student Affairs Officeand the American Indian Alumniclub. She has served on theboard of the National Indian EducationAssociation and as atrustee for the National Museumof the American Indian.Lowe is completing her doctoratein higher education with afocus on American Indian studentsuccess and services. Shewill be the guest of honor atHUNAP’s student-faculty dinneron April 16. In the interim, Lowewill be continuing to work withthe HUNAP staff and faculty tohelp lay a solid groundwork forcontinuing to move HUNAP forwardnext year.Catalog,handbooks,Q Guide goonline onlyBy Robert MitchellFAS Communicationson theWebIn a plan designed to eliminate waste, providemore options for faculty, students, andstaff, and to reduce costs, the “Courses of Instruction,”“Harvard College Handbook forStudents,” “The Graduate School of Arts andSciences Handbook for Students,” and “QGuide and Information for Faculty Offering Instructionin Arts and Sciences” will be availableonline only, beginning with the fall 2009 term.In announcing the elimination of the“Courses of Instruction” and handbooks, registrarBarry Kane says, “There are many compellingreasons to have online-onlyversions of these publications. Amajority of our students and manymembers of the faculty and staff conduct mostof their business online, and are very effectiveat using the array of online tools available tothem. In addition, the president has asked allsegments of the University community tomake good judgments about activities that maycontribute to the creation of greenhouse gases.The amount of paper used for these publicationsis, by definition, not a good use of resources.”Kane also says that eliminating the printedversions of these publications will save tens ofthousands of dollars. Further, he says, theprinted “Courses of Instruction” “is significantlyout-of-date before the first copy rolls offthe press.” Many faculty members find it increasinglydifficult to finalize course data intime for the May print deadline, and studentsrelying on the printed version have complainedthat their ideal schedule sometimeshas to be dismantled because of changes to thecourses selected, especially in the spring, bywhich time the catalog is nine months old.Advantages to the online catalog include advancedcourse search capability, allowing studentsto search for courses to populate theironline shopping carts and to ultimately printtheir study cards; easy printing of courses offeredby a particular department; and facultyaccess to a sophisticated stand-alone electronicapplication that provides them with the resultsof their course evaluations.“When you look at the volumes of paper,printing costs, and the fact that most peopleuse the online versions of these publications,it made very little sense to continue to printpaper versions,” says Jay Harris, Harry AustrynWolfson Professor of Jewish Studies, dean ofundergraduate education, and master of CabotHouse. “Further, the online versions of thesedocuments give the user a greater ability to accessinformation, and much more flexibility inviewing multiple sources of information synoptically.”Online course evaluation information willbe fully integrated into the shopping tool, allowingstudents to find it very easily. Studentswill be able to compare courses using a numberof evaluation parameters. Courses in the students’shopping cart will have a summary oftheir Q scores, so students can look at themside-by-side. Students will have access to thefull text of comments on the evaluations forone key question, asking whether studentswould recommend the course to their peers,rather than edited versions in the printedguide. Finally, students will see displays andanalyses of evaluation data, including variousbenchmarks, not currently available in theprinted guide.

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 9By Alvin PowellHarvard News OfficeMedical School’s Rock played key role in creation of oral contraceptiveJohn C. Rock(right) invested asmuch effort intofiguring out how tomake infertilewomen fertile ashe did finding outhow to use hormonesin an oralcontraceptive.Development of ‘the pill’ examinedStephanie Mitchell/Harvard News OfficeThe symposium featured presentations by Wanda Ronner (left)from the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers’ MargaretMarsh.The birth control pill, whichrevolutionized contraceptionand sparked a cultural reassessmentof the purpose of sex andthe sanctity of life, was developedby a Harvard fertility doctorwho believed people shouldhave children early in life — andas many as they could afford.John Rock, a Harvard Collegeand Harvard MedicalSchool (HMS) graduate whospent his career at HarvardMedical School and the FreeHospital for Women — todayBrigham and Women’s Hospital— invested as much effort intofiguring out how to make infertilewomen fertile as he did findingout how to use hormones in an oral contraceptive,which became known as thebirth control pill.Rock, who retired in 1955 and died in1984, worked for years to understandhuman reproduction. His findings, togetherwith those of colleagues and collaborators,today provide an important foundation forreproductive medicine. His work highlightedthe early development of the human embryoand the timing of a woman’s ovulation.He was the first to use hormones to treat infertility,andhe conducted experiments in invitrofertilization that would lay the groundworkfor the birth of Louise Brown, theworld’s first test-tube baby, in 1978.Rock’s life and career were the subjectof an afternoon symposium March 26 atHarvard Medical School’s Francis A. CountwayLibrary of Medicine. Sponsored byCountway’s Center for the History of Medicine,the event celebrated the opening ofRock’s papers to researchers and academics.The collection includes a wide arrayof letters, reports, scientific documents,photographs, and even slides from some ofhis experiments.The library is also hosting a display ofRock’s papers, which includes a brochurefor Enovid, the first oral contraceptive approvedby the Food and Drug Administration.Enovid, a combination of norethynodreland mestranol, was approved for useto treat menstrual disorders in 1957 andthen as a contraceptive in 1960.The symposium featured presentationson Rock’s life and science by Rutgers UniversityInterim Chancellor and DistinguishedProfessor of History Margarethistory ofmedicineMarsh and by Wanda Ronner,clinical associate professorof obstetrics and gynecologyat the University of Pennsylvania.Together, the two wrote about Rock in their2008 book, “The Fertility Doctor: JohnRock and the Reproductive Revolution.”Other speakers included ElizabethSiegel Watkins, professor and director ofgraduate studies at the University of Californiaat San Francisco’s History of HealthSciences Program, and George Zeidenstein,visiting distinguished fellow at the Centerfor Population and Development Studies atthe Harvard School of Public Health.Watkins spoke about the rise and fall of thecontraceptive Norplant, while Zeidensteinspoke about global perspectives on familyplanning and reproductive health.Rock’s medical career got its start in anunlikely place: a banana plantation inGuatemala. Rock’s father sent Rock, then asomewhat aimless 19-year-old, south tomake some money and gain experience.Though Rock disliked both the work andCourtesy of Francis A. Countway Library of Medicinethe tropics, he became friendlywith the plantation doctorand began to work with him inthe hospital there. Rock waseventually fired from the job,and, though he came home indisgrace, he enrolled at HarvardCollege and then continuedhis studies at HarvardMedical School.Rock did his residency atthe Free Hospital for Womenbeginning in 1920 and continuedworking there for much ofhis career.Marsh said that Rock, apracticing Catholic, was astrong supporter of families.He had several children of hisown and numerous grandchildren.He counseled youngcouples to have as many childrenas they could afford to support, butalso believed that couples should be able tostop having babies when they felt their familieswere complete. His research into invitro fertilization was aimed at helping infertilewomen conceive, even though hislater research led to the pill.“Research on human reproduction cannotbe separated neatly into one categoryof infertility and another of contraception,”Marsh said.Rock did not consider himself primarilya laboratory-based researcher and said thatall his work was motivated by his patients’needs, noted Marsh. Indeed, he was dependenton key colleagues such as Arthur Hertig,with whom he studied the developmentof the human ova and the early embryo;Miriam Menkin, with whom he conductedin vitro fertilization experiments; and GregoryPincus, who had accomplished in vitrofertilization of rabbits in 1934 and withwhom Rock developed the pill. As importantas Rock’s colleagues were the roughly 1,000women who agreed to participate in the experimentsthat made his work possible.“For him, research was a means to anend, never an end in itself,” Marsh said.“You could say his patients’ needs and longingsshaped the problems he addressed —either they were unable to conceive or hadmore children than they wanted.”APPOINTMENTSBlumenthal is national coordinatorfor health information technologyThe U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services (HHS) announced March20 the selection of David Blumenthal asthe Obama administration’s choice for nationalcoordinator for health informationtechnology.A physician at Massachusetts GeneralHospital (MGH), Blumenthal is also directorof the MGH Institute for Health Policy,Samuel O. Thier Professor of Medicine, andprofessor of health care policy at HarvardMedical School. In addition, he is the directorof the Harvard University InterfacultyProgram for Health Systems Improvement.As the national coordinator, Blumenthalwill lead the implementation of a nationwideinteroperable, privacy-protected, health informationtechnology infrastructure ascalled for in the American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA).ARRA includes a $19.5 billion investmentin health information technology,which will save money, improve quality ofcare for patients, and make the U.S. healthcare system more efficient, according tothe HHS release. Blumenthal will lead theeffort at HHS to modernize health care informationtechnology by 2014, thereby reducinghealth costs for the federal governmentby an estimated $12 billion over 10years.“I am humbled and honored to have theopportunity to serve President Obama andthe American people in the effort to harnessthe power of health information technologyto modernize our health care system,”Blumenthal said. “As a primary carephysician who has used an electronicrecord to care for patients every day for 10years, I understand the enormous potentialof this technology.”Howard Koh tapped for assistantsecretary for healthPresident Barack Obama announcedMarch 25 his intent to nominate HowardKoh, the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor ofthe Practice of Public Health at HarvardSchool of Public Health (HSPH), to be assistantsecretary for health in the Departmentof Health and Human Services(HHS).Koh is also the School’s associatedean for public health practice and directorof the Division ofPublic Health Practice.The U.S. assistantsecretary forKohhealth is responsiblefor the majorhealth agencies, includingthe Centersfor Disease Controland Prevention(CDC), U.S. Foodand Drug Administration(FDA), and National Institutes ofHealth (NIH), and is the leading health adviserto the secretary of HHS.Koh has served as the principal investigatorof multiple research grants related tocommunity-based participatory research,cancer prevention, health disparities, tobaccocontrol, and emergency preparedness.He is also director of the HSPH Centerfor Public Health Preparedness.From 1997 to 2003, Koh served ascommissioner of Public Health for the commonwealthof Massachusetts. In that posthe emphasized the power of prevention forthe Massachusetts Department of PublicHealth, which included four public healthhospitals and a staff of more than 3,000professionals.File Kris Snibbe/HNO

10/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009Harvard Catalyst grants encourage greater faculty collaborationBy B.D. Colen and Thomas UlrichHarvard News Office and Harvard CatalystScientists from Massachusetts GeneralHospital (MGH), Harvard’s Faculty of Artsand Sciences (FAS), and the Harvard-SmithsonianCenter for Astrophysics are measuringhow patients’ posture affects MRI imagingof their breathing.Harvard Kennedy School and HarvardLaw School researchers are developing anopen-source translational research network.Laboratories at Harvard’s School of Engineeringand Applied Sciences and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are collaborativelyinvestigating whether polymer bacterialmimics can act as cancer vaccines.These three highly diverse collaborativestudies are among the first 62 to be selectedfor $3.1 million in funding from Harvard Catalyst,the new pan-University organizationsupported by a five-year, $117.5 million Clinicaland Translational Science Award fromthe National Institutes of Health — and an additional$75 million committed by the Universityand the Academic Health CentersThe 62 grants, of $50,000 each, are bringingtogether 218 investigators from 23 HarvardSchools and academic health care centers.The winners were selected from 607 applications— involving 1,448 researchers —submitted in September.Lee Nadler, dean of clinical and translationalresearch at Harvard Medical School(HMS) and director of Harvard Catalyst, saidit was “astounding” that nearly 10 percent ofall Harvard faculty applied. “The grantstapped a strong desire among people to collaborateacross departments and institutions,”Nadler said, “and have helped us startto build a community of clinical and translationalresearchers that spans the University.”Nadler said the grants will stimulate researchin three ways:■ They bring together researchers fromdifferent institutions and/or disciplines —people who, in many cases, may never havepreviously had an opportunity to collaborate— to jointly address important scientificquestions.■ They provide the means to generate thepreliminary data needed to apply for longtermfunding, an important consideration forjunior investigators in particular as they workto establish independent research programs.■ They help focus scientific resources andexpertise on high-risk, high-impact areas.“We needed to bring together expertise inradiology, endocrinology, and psychiatry,which would have been difficult to do withinany one place,” said Elizabeth Lawson, an instructorat HMS and a pilot grant recipientfrom MGH. “This grant, and the underlying infrastructurecreated by Harvard Catalyst, providesa tremendous opportunity for us to collaborateacross disciplines and institutions.”Laura Holsen, another HMS instructor anda co-investigator of Lawson’s from Brighamand Women’s Hospital, added, “Liz and I hadmet once before, but never had a chance to collaborateuntil this opportunity came along.Working together, we feel strongly that we canbring about a novel approach to thinking aboutthe neurobiology of anorexia nervosa,” themain focus of their grant.HMS Dean Jeffrey Flier said the responsetothe grant program “demonstrates the driveamong the faculty to collaborate on uniqueproblems. Watching this process unfold hasconfirmed my deep conviction that we canmost effectively impact human health by encouragingpeople from across Harvard whohave never worked face to face to work together.”Jonathan Beckwith, American Cancer SocietyProfessor of Microbiology and MolecularGenetics at HMS and another of the grantwinners, noted that his “lab has, for over 40years, strictly focused on basic scientific research.Our project, however, will take my lab’srecent findings in E. coli genetics and applythem to both tuberculosis and blood coagulation.The Quad- and hospital-based collaborationsneeded to conduct this study wouldnot likely have come together without thissupport from Harvard Catalyst.”The application window for the next roundof Harvard Catalyst Pilot Grants will open inearly April. For more information, please visitthe Pilot Funding page on the Harvard CatalystWeb site. Harvard Catalyst encouragesthose considering applying in the next roundto contact a Research Navigator with questionsregarding the pilot grants.Ash names Top50 innovationsin governmentThe Ash Institute for Democratic Governanceand Innovation at HarvardKennedy School (HKS) recently announcedthe top 50 programs of the 2009 Innovationsin American Government Awardscompetition. The programs, which representthe best in government innovationfrom local, county, city, tribal, state, and federallevels, were selected from more than600 applicants, and include 21 cities andtowns, seven counties, one school district,11 states, eight federal agencies, one tribalgovernment, and one regional authority.Established in 1985 at HKS by the FordFoundation in response to widespread pessimismand distrust in government’s effectiveness,the awards program acts as a significantforce in restoring public trust ingovernment by promoting public sectorcreativity and excellence. Competing programsdemonstrate innovative solutionswithin a host of policy areas, and since thecompetition’s inception, over 400 governmentprograms across all jurisdiction levelshave been recognized and have collectivelyreceived more than $20 million in grants tosupport dissemination efforts.In addition to encouraging the adaptationof innovative practices worldwide,award winners provide models of good governancetaught in government school curricula.Such programs inform research andacademic study around issues of democraticgovernance at HKS and serve as the basisfor case studies for present and future publicpractitioners. To date, more than 450Harvard courses and over 2,250 coursesworldwide have incorporated Innovationsin American Government case studies.Finalists of the 2009 InnovationsAwards will be announced on May 18 andwill present before the National SelectionCommittee, chaired by David Gergen, professorof public service at HKS. This event,which will be held on May 27, is free andopen to the public. The 2009 Innovationswinners will be announced in September,and applicants for the 2010 awards are encouragedto apply at www.innovationsaward.harvard.edu.Daniel Gilbert(left) workedwith MatthewKillingsworth(right), as wellas RebeccaEyre and TimothyWilson(not pictured),on the study.Study: Key to happiness is listen to othersBy Amy LavoieFAS CommunicationsWant to know what will make youhappy? Then ask a total stranger — or sosays a new study from Harvard University,which shows that another person’s experienceis often more informative than yourown best guess.The study, which appears in the currentresearchissue of Science, was led byDaniel Gilbert, professor ofpsychology at Harvard and author of the2007 bestseller “Stumbling on Happiness,”along with Matthew Killingsworth and RebeccaEyre, also of Harvard, and TimothyWilson of the University of Virginia.“If you want to know how much you willenjoy an experience, you are better offknowing how much someone else enjoyedit than knowing anything about the experienceitself,” says Gilbert. “Rather thanclosing our eyes and imagining the future,we should examine the experience of thosewho have been there.Previous research in psychology, neuroscience,and behavioral economics hasshown that people have difficulty predictingwhat they will like and how much theywill like it, which leads them to make a widevariety of poor decisions. Interventionsaimed at improving the accuracy withwhich people imagine future events havebeen generally unsuccessful.So rather than trying to improve humanimagination, Gilbert and his colleaguessought to eliminate it from the equation byasking people to predict how much theywould enjoy a future event about whichthey knew absolutely nothing — excepthow much a total stranger had enjoyed it.Amazingly enough, those people made extremelyaccurate predictionsIn one experiment, women predictedhow much they would enjoy a “speed date”with a man. Some women read the man’spersonal profile and saw his photograph,and other women learned nothing whatsoeverabout the man, but did learn howmuch another woman (whom they hadnever met) had enjoyed dating him.Women who learned about a previouswoman’s experience did a much better jobof predicting their own enjoyment of thespeed date than did women who studiedthe man’s profile and photograph.Interestingly, both groups of womenmistakenly expected the profile and phototo lead to greater accuracy, and after the experimentwas over both groups said theywould strongly prefer to have the profileand photograph of their next date.Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News OfficeIn the second experiment, two groups ofparticipants were asked to predict howthey would feel if they received negativepersonality feedback from a peer. Someparticipants were shown a complete writtencopy of the feedback. Others wereshown nothing, and learned only how atotal stranger had felt upon receiving thefeedback. The latter group more accuratelypredicted their own reactions to the negativefeedback. Once again, participantsmistakenly guessed that a written copy ofthe feedback would be more informativethan knowledge of a total stranger’s experience.“People do not realize what a powerfulsource of information another person’s experiencecan be,” says Gilbert, “becausethey mistakenly believe that everyone is remarkablydifferent from everyone else. Butthe fact is that an alien who knew all thelikes and dislikes of a single human beingwould know a great deal about the species.People believe that the best way to predicthow happy they will be in the future is toknow what their future holds, but whatthey should really want to know is howhappy those who’ve been to the future actuallyturned out to be.Gilbert’s research was funded by the NationalScience Foundation.

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 11Experts get down to business at 2009 Humanitarian Action SummitKatherine C. Cohen/Harvard News OfficeDorothy Sewe (center), who, along with herfamily, fled tribal violence in Kenya in 2000,listens to speakers at HHI’s Action Summit.By Corydon IrelandHarvard News OfficehumanrightsIn December 2000, Dorothy Sewe andher family — fleeing tribal violence inKenya — escaped across the border intoTanzania. In the first few days, all 17 huddledunder plastic bags in thepouring rain. They campedoutside the office of the UnitedNations High Commissioner forRefugees, begging for help.The family, including Sewe’s motherand the seven children of her slain sister,moved to a succession of refugee camps.With four blankets among them, the familyslept under one of the tarps they weregiven. The other they sold for food.Food was scarce, typhoid and malariaraged, and water for cooking came from aditch that smelled of sewage. A year later,with safe passage to the United States,Sewe said she left the last camp “with abroken heart.”Last week, she was the only ex-refugeeamong 150 aid experts, fieldworkers, anddisaster-relief scholars who gathered atHarvard for an annual conference. Outsideone session, Sewe said, “I’m the onlynobody here.”The 2009 Humanitarian Action Summit,sponsored by the Harvard HumanitarianInitiative (HHI), was the third of aseries that began in 2006 and continued in2007. (A fourth is planned for 2010.)Sir John Holmes, undersecretary generalof humanitarian affairs at the UnitedNations, delivered the conference’s mostthorough assessment of present realityduring a Friday night (March 27) keynoteat the Northwest Science Building.Nine out of 10 disasters in the world arerelated to climate change, he said, the consequenceof “a new normal of extremeweather”: an accelerating pace of floods,drought, heat waves, and catastrophicstorms.And climate change is just one of the(See Relief, next page)CreativitythroughcerebrationContemporary composer’screative process is asanalytical as inspirationalBy Colleen WalshHarvard News OfficemusicContemporary composer Kay Rhie hasn’thad many watershed musical moments.The romantic ideal of a composer“deeply entrenched in creative epiphanies,”she admitted on a recent damp spring afternoon,is “not my story.”Instead, the 2008-09 Radcliffe Fellowsaid her creative process, which draws froma range of sources, has a decidedly systematicapproach. While at Harvard, Rhie isworking on the commissioned, three-movementpiece “Songs Without Words,” inspiredby the poems of early modernist Koreanpoet Kim Sowol, as well as other chambermusic and orchestral pieces.“At some point in my career asa composer,” Rhie told a crowd at a lecturein the Radcliffe Gymnasium on March 30, “Ihad to learn to be very analytical about whatmakes a piece of music work.”As a result, the Korean native has pulledtogether concepts from disparate artisticand cultural traditions as well as a variety ofacademic disciplines in order to explore andinterpret the musical world. Employing art,architecture, literature — even math — as inspiration,Rhie seeks to find ways contemporarymusic, in the absence of strict formor tonal structure, “can clearly convey itsmusical goal.”Architectural concepts, said Rhie, help toinform her understanding of “what kind ofoverall shape or structure” a piece of musictakes. Similarly, the meter and rhythms inherentin the poetry that sometimes inspiresher work can ultimately influence itsresulting melodic cadences.The flow of time (and its artistic interpretation)is a vital element in many ofRhie’s compositions and has inspired her touse the tranquil qualities inherent in themeditative narratives of Indonesian gamelanand Korean music, as well as thepolyrhythms of African drumming, in herworks.“While all art demands a certain timefrom its witness,” said Rhie, “the perceptionRose Lincoln/Harvard News OfficeEmploying art, architecture, literature — even math — as inspiration, Kay Rhie seeksto find ways contemporary music, in the absence of strict form or tonal structure, ‘canclearly convey its musical goal.’of time is the actual vehicle through whichmusic takes its course.”Combining traditions from the East andthe West and discovering new ways to interpretancient forms are of particular interestto Rhie, whose musical juxtapositionscan be as shrewd as they are successful.Playing an excerpt from “Arirang,” thethird miniature of her “Three Miniaturesfor Solo Piano,” Rhie explained how she incorporatedthe theme of a Korean folk songin an unorthodox way by investing it withbluesy, jazz-type inflections.In her five-minute choral work “Tears forTe Wano,” written for the Men’s Glee Club atCornell University, Rhie described her surprisingfusion of Maori lament for a triballeader from the 1860s with a Latin liturgicalchant from the Italian Renaissance.Pianist Barbara Lieurance and violinistGabriela Diaz performed the world premiereof Rhie’s “Songs Without Words.”Commissioned by violinist Andrew Jennings,Rhie’s latest work evolves around thecollection of poems of longing and loss titled“Azaleas,” by Sowol.David McCann, Korea Foundation Professorof Korean Literature and director ofthe Korea Institute, recently translated thepoems. The works were familiar to Rhie,who recalled memorizing some of them asa young girl in junior high school in Korea,where they are cherished. Their rhythmicstructure, she said, inspired by the rhythmand flow of Korean folk song, lend the worksan unforgettable quality.The notion of comparing the English andthe Korean versions of the texts intriguedRhie, who wondered what it would be liketo “line up two languages that have such inherentlydifferent speech rhythms.”That’s exactly what she did.With the help of Harvard sophomoreBlake Allen, who is part of the Radcliffe ResearchPartnership Program that connectsundergraduates with Radcliffe Fellows, thetwo recorded both the Korean and Englishversions of the texts. Using speech analysissoftware, Allen then studied the vowel andconsonant components in each reading anddeveloped a vowel chart with which Rhiewas able to create corresponding musicalpitch intervals.Using the vowel chart, “I was able to createmy own harmonic map [that allowed me]to come up with the harmonic sequences ofcertain sections [of the piece].”This simultaneously analytical and inspiredapproach has paid off for Rhie, whosecompositions convey a depth of emotionalrange and character. Expressive tones areoften paired with moving rhythmic structuresto create haunting and evocative auralsequences.Judith E. Vichniac, director of the fellowshipprogram, while introducing Rhie atthe afternoon lecture, repeated a phrase ofone of the composer’s admirers, who hadsaid that Rhie’s work is able “to speak to thesoul with an absolute beauty of expressionand simplicity of means.”colleen_walsh@harvard.eduNEWSMAKERSFive awarded membershipto Royal Irish AcademyFive Harvard faculty members wereawarded honorary membership to theRoyal Irish Academy on March 16. Thehonorary members include HarvardPresident Drew Faust, Lincoln Professorof History; Arthur Jaffe, Landon T.Clay Professor of Mathematics and TheoreticalScience; Michael B. McElroy,Gilbert Butler Professor of EnvironmentalStudies; Lisa Randall, professor ofphysics; and Amartya Sen, Thomas W.Lamont University Professor.Established in 1785, the Royal IrishAcademy is Ireland’s academy for thesciences, humanities, and social sciences.Election to the academy is thehighest academic honor in Ireland, andis a public recognition of outstandingachievement. Honorary membership isawarded to people who have mademajor contributions to their academicdiscipline and who normally reside outsideIreland. Candidates are nominatedby at least two academy members beforebeing peer-reviewed and consideredon an annual basis.For more information about theRoyal Irish Academy, visit www.ria.ie.Losick among Canada GairdnerInternational Award recipientsRichard Losick, the Maria MoorsCabot Professor of Biology, was recentlynamed one of seven Canada GairdnerInternational Award winners by theGairdner Foundation, and will receive aCA$100,000 as one of the world’s leadingmedical research scientists. TheGairdner award is among the most prestigiousawards in biomedical science.Losick shares his award with LucyShapiro, director of the Beckman Centerfor Molecular and Genetic Medicineat Stanford University, “for their discoveryof mechanisms that define cell polarityand asymmetric cell division,processes key in cell differentiation andin the generation of cell diversity.” Theirwork has major implications for understandinghow bacteria grow and divide.Losick will receive his award at theGairdners’ 50th anniversary banquet inToronto on Oct. 29. He will also takepart in the Gairdner National Programin October, lecturing at universitiesacross Canada as well as at the GairdnerMinds That Matter conference atthe University of Toronto on Oct. 29.— Compiled by Gervis A. Menzies Jr.and Sarah Sweeney

12/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009Urban areas offer hidden biodiversitySpecialist highlights need for innovative urban designBy Alvin PowellHarvard News OfficeUrban areas around the world areplaces of hidden biodiversity that need tobe protected and encouraged throughsmart urban design, said an authority ingreen city design.Kristina Hill, associate professorand director of the Program in LandscapeArchitecture at the University ofVirginia, said considering biodiversityin urban design is particularly importantas human density in coastal areascontinues to increase. These areas arenot just attractive for their beauty,researchthey’re also critical transitionzones from marineto terrestrial and freshwater habitats,and are the sites of nurseries for ahost of marine species in the form of saltmarshes and eelgrass beds.New urban plans have to take intoaccount the additional danger of globalwarming-inducedsea level rise, whichthreatens to swamp these sensitive areasaround the world.Hill spoke to a standing-room-onlycrowd at the Geological Lecture Hall onMarch 18. Her talk, “Designing the UrbanArk: Biodiversity and the Future of Cities,”was the inaugural lecture in a new seriessponsored by the Harvard Museum of NaturalHistory (HMNH).The annual series, called “New Directionsin EcoPlanning,” presents an opportunityfor an exchange of ideas among scientists,urban planners, architects, and expertsin other fields, according to HMNH executivedirector Elisabeth Werby. Werby,Relief(Continued from previous page)“megatrends” likely to challenge us in thenear future, said Holmes, who is the U.N.emergency relief coordinator.Add to that large-scale hunger as agriculturein Asia and Africa is shaken by environmentalpressures; resource conflictsover energy, arable land, and fresh water;population growth and rapid urbanization;a continuing global food crisis; and a growingintensity of regional conflicts where anincreasing disrespect for international lawhas made security for both locals and aidworkers “increasingly perilous,” he said.Overlaying all of this is a drumbeat ofhealth challenges in the developing world,said Holmes: women’s health (largely neglected),national health systems (in disarray),and tropical diseases (still affecting theworld’s 1 billion poorest people).Disaster relief takes on the extra challengesof gender-based violence, he said,along with safety for civilians, and infectiousdiseases — which in a disaster setting accountfor two-thirds of all child deaths.Even in the face of these daunting megatrends,said Holmes, “we’re not helpless.”He pointed to “countertrends” that includedtechnological advances in communicationand health care delivery.Holmes urged the international gatheringof aid experts to create their own newRose Lincoln/Harvard News OfficeLandscape architecture expert Kristina Hill (left) meets with students and imparts the surprisingnews that there’s more biodiversity in urban than agricultural areas. Not only is overall biodiversityhigher, said Hill, the biodiversity of native species is also higher.who introduced the talk, called Hill “one ofthe foremost practitioners of ecologicallysustainable planning.” Hill earned master’sand doctoral degrees in landscape architectureat Harvard before becoming a facultymember at the University of Washingtonand the University of Virginia.In her presentation, Hill discussed studiesthat showed that urban biodiversity —the number of different species living incities — was actually higher than that of agriculturalregions. Not only was overall biodiversityhigher, the biodiversity of nativespecies was also higher, perhaps due to agriculturalpractices that favor turning largetracts of land over to monoculture of specificfood plants and animal species.trends in humanitarian action. Addresschronic problems before they blossom intodisasters, he said — and adopt a “new businessmodel” of aid that is less centered onWestern response and more focused on preventionand preparedness within developingnations.“Local answers are usually the best,” saidHolmes.The first humanitarian action summit in2006 was co-sponsored by Dartmouth MedicalSchool. Since then, the conferences haveevolved into family gatherings of a sort,where experts from around the world discussthe challenges of international aid.This year’s humanitarian action conference,largely at Harvard’s Center for Governmentand International Studies, wasbuilt around seven working groups, whichcontinue collaborations during the year.The groups represent the multiple challengesof international aid: human resources,health collaboration, data management,civilian protection, mental health,surgical standards, and — new this year —applied technology.There are 2.2 billion mobile phones inthe developing world, said Claire Thwaites,a technology expert with the United NationsFoundation. Why not turn them to task?In South Africa, she said, a pilot programis under way to broadcast HIV-preventionOne particular area of traditional urbandesign that Hill targeted for reform is thehandling of storm water runoff. As an example,she showed a slide of pristine Northwesterncoastal forest, which originallystood where major cities such as Seattle arenow. Those forests not only held a great dealof timber, they also served as naturalsponges, absorbing and holding water in thelitter on forest floors, filtering sedimentsout and slowly releasing water to streamsand rivers.The city that replaced them, by contrast,is a place of asphalt and concrete, buildingroofs and downspouts, drainage pipes andculverts. The entire point of the urban systemof handling rainwater runoff is to pumpmessages over cell phones — 365 millionmessages in the last year.International aid workers also need tofully understand and embrace geographicinformation systems (GIS) technology, saidFiroz Verjee, a geospatial analyst fromGeorge Washington University. It’s a way tovisualize and interpret the “vast clouds ofdata” that any disaster brings, he said.During emergencies, “information is asimportant as food,” said HHI Fellow PatrickMeier, a technology blogger at iRevolution.wordpress.com.Cell phones,Twitter, television, and bush radio stationscan all help map — or even predict — a crisisfor disaster experts, he said. The same technologiescan “crowdfeed” the right informationback to the populace that needs it.Every disaster has “an ecology of information,”said Meier, a Tufts University Ph.D.student and an expert on using technologyfor early warning systems. “We have to makesense of it.”Some humanitarian aid in the past hasbeen like a charging elephant — powerful,headlong, and thoughtless, said Tufts Universityscholar and practitioner of aid PeterWalker. He delivered a March 27 talk on thehumanitarian challenge of climate change —the kind of large-scale catastrophe that historicallyhas made regimes more authoritarianand human lives shorter, sicker, andit out of the city and into streams andrivers as quickly as possible. Thiscauses not only enormous pulses ofwater resulting from periodic storms,it also stirs up and carries largeamounts of sediment. The sedimentboth clouds the formerly clear waterand settles over gravel beds that arecritical habitat for spawning salmon.Hill showed examples of howsmart design can manage rainwater,using man-made depressions in roadsidelandscaping, diversions throughsmall, thickly planted roadside patches,and partial barricades in drainagepipes to slow water down, clean it up,and allow sediments to settle beforethe water hits the streams.“The whole strategy … is to makecities less like an umbrella and morelike a sponge,” Hill said.Innovative thinking about watermanagement is critical in this warmingworld, Hill said, since projections of climatechange suggest sea levels will be rising in thecoming decades. She showed a variety of differentways to handle enhanced storm surges,suggesting that New York City copy a barricadeused in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) toprotect its lowest-lying waterfront. She alsosuggested an idea to use floating man-madestructures that would provide an artificialfoundation for planting coastal aquatic vegetation.The structures could be raised orlowered to keep the plants at an appropriatedepth, providing additional nursery space formarine creatures or replacing critical areasthat are swamped as sea levels rise.alvin_powell@harvard.edumore violent.But the future of humanitarian aid has tobe a creature of new partnerships and skills;of better data than ever; and — most of all —a creature knowledgeable about local context.“You have got to be,” said Walker to thegathered aid experts, “a dancing elephant.”Sewe, now a graduate student at theSchool for International Training in Vermont,admitted coming to the Harvard conferencewith a little bitterness and skepticism.She had huddled under a blue tarpwith little to eat in Tanzania. She had seenthe elephants charge ahead instead of dance.But the three days changed her, saidSewe, who in the last session on Saturday(March 28) said the final words of the conferencefrom her seat in Tsai Auditorium.“As a grandmother of 13, and someonewho has seen a lot in the world,” said Sewe,“I am leaving this conference very, veryhumbled, to know that what I have beenthinking about all along — that nobody cares— is a wrong assumption, and I ask you toforgive me.”She went on: “After all these three daysof wonderful presentations, full of compassion,I now have hope, and I believe that oneday there will be peace on Earth andrefugees will go home.”corydon_ireland@harvard.edu

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 13By Colleen WalshHarvard News OfficeThe mayor of Jerusalem visited HarvardMarch 26 and outlined a plan for his city’s economicfuture, one created with the help ofHarvard Business School (HBS).In a meeting in Ludcke House on the HBScampus, Nir Barkat addressed a small crowdof reporters. Joining him were Michael Porterand Yagil Weinberg, founders of the Centereconomicsfor Middle East CompetitiveStrategy, an HBS initiativethat works with private businesses andgovernments to help nations, regions, andcities develop economic competitiveness.For the past five years Barkat has beencollaborating with the center in an effort tohelp revitalize Jerusalem. (The center is partof HBS’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness,which Porter directs.)“For Jerusalem to become successful wehave to learn how to develop Jerusalem’scompetitive advantages,” said Barkat. Part ofthat learning curve, he said, involves the“business cluster” concept popularized byStephanie Mitchell/Harvard News OfficeHBS helps Jerusalem develop ‘competitive advantages’Porter, Bishop William Lawrence UniversityProfessor.A business cluster is a geographic concentrationof interconnected companies,suppliers, and associated institutionsthought to stimulate economic growth.Culture tourism, said Barkat, was one industryin Jerusalem that could use the clusterconcept to maximize its potential.Putting culture organizations, touristguides, and the hotel industry together, hesaid, makes “one plus one equal three.”Outsourcing professional (medical andfinancial) services is important too, said themayor, as well as developing the health andlife sciences. Both could improve the city’seconomic status, helped by a young, educatedpopulation and strong research hospitals.In the science arena, Jerusalem wouldfocus on particular niches, said Porter, insteadof trying to attract large investments inareas like biotech manufacturing.“Jerusalem will go after niches,” he said —areas like cardiology, cancer, stem cell research— “where Jerusalem has this veryunique talent asset.”HBS’sMichaelPorter (left)has had alongstandinginterest in theeconomichealth ofJerusalem,whose mayor,Nir Barkat(right), visitedthe BusinessSchool to talkabout thecity’s future.Mayor Nir Barkat looks to futureA two-state solution that includes aPalestinian capital in Jerusalem would nothelp his economic plan, said Barkat. “I’ve nodoubt in my mind that this model will workmuch better as a united city,” he said.Barkat, elected last November, is consideredby some a uniting force. He can helpbridge the gap between the secular and orthodoxpopulations of the city, they say, aswell as those sharply divided by ethnic tension.A veteran of the First Lebanon War and asuccessful high-tech entrepreneur, Barkatserved as the opposition leader of the citycouncil for five years prior to his election.The economic overhaul of Jerusalem — bothIsrael’s largest and poorest city — is a cornerstoneof his agenda.During the event, Barkat presentedPorter with a key to the city of Jerusalem. Itwas a gesture of thanks for the professor’slong-standing collaboration and support.Before the briefing, Barkat met with businessleaders and Harvard faculty membersto further brainstorm Jerusalem’s economicfuture.Emily T. Simon/Harvard News OfficeJing Tsu looksat evolution ofChinese scriptover a centuryBy Corydon IrelandHarvard News OfficelanguageStarting in the 1920s, Chinese writerLin Yutang earned a reputation as an urbaneessayist and translator who movedeasily between the literary cultures of theEast and West.Lin — who had briefly been a graduatestudent at Harvard — was a witty championof free speech in anera when the world faceda storm of emerging totalitarian regimes.In 1936, he took up residence in the UnitedStates, where he became a sort of culturalgo-between.Jon Chase/Harvard News OfficeIn 1946, Lin Yutang filed a patentfor a Chinese-language typewriter,a desktop device 19 inches wide.Lin’s 1935 bestseller, “My Country andMy People,” offered Western readers anarresting portrayal of the Chinese mindsetof the time. Two years later, “The Importanceof Living” argued for the importanceof earthly pleasures, includingeating, smoking, and aimless leisure. “Allnature loafs,” he observed, “while manalone works for a living.”But more than culture intrigued thepolymathic Lin, who was an inventor too.He worked for decades designing a typewriterfor Chinese, a language that dependsnot on a handful of alphabetic lettersbut on thousands of picturelike characters.By 1946, Lin filed a patent for his Chinese-languagetypewriter, a desktop device19 inches wide that took nearly all hisbook profits — $120,000 — to research,develop, and build.Before his death in 1976, Lin had beennominated for a Nobel Prize. But it wasnot his literary legacy that attracted literaryscholar and cultural historian JingTsu — it was the typewriter that had nearlybankrupted him.Tsu has a Harvard Ph.D. in East Asianlanguages and civilizations (2001) andwas a Junior Fellow at Harvard (2001-04). This year she’s on leave from YaleUniversity to be a Radcliffe Fellow.Tsu is using the year to write her book(See Tsu, page 28)

14/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009“I had always beencurious about theCivil Rights Movementand how [it]changed Americansociety and everyone’slives. I didn’tknow anythingabout Mississippi,but I decided that itwould be interestingnot just to readand hear about itbut to actually seewhat was happeningand where ithappened.”Abigail Phillip ’10“It was so gratifyingto have an experiencewhere youcould take a lot ofpride in whatyou’re doing and atthe end of the dayfeel content andhappy with yourself.”Chloe Goodwin ’12Kris Snibbe/Harvard News OfficeIn Jackson, Miss., pioneering civilrights leader Hollis Watkins talkswith students about his experiences.PBHA(Continued from page 1)The young, idealistic organizers who constituted the CivilRights Movement sought to accomplish, almost exclusively, asingle concrete goal: securing for African Americans the rightto vote.The vote meant everything. It meant the promise of anequal education; it meant that in time African Americans couldelect public officials to statewide office; and it meant access toequal public accommodations.Decades later, surrounded by poverty on the west side ofJackson, Miss., I questioned what the ballot had truly won. Formuch of the week, our group volunteered with Stewpot CommunityService’s afterschool program for children age 4-18. Itwas a melting pot of both the brightest and the most challengedof students. Nearly all of them came from poor, troubled householdsand all of them came from Jackson Public Schools thatwere, after years of “white flight,” comprised of students whowere nearly all African American and poor. For much of the tripI caught myself falling into despondency about the potentialfor change. Had we taken two steps forward and one step backwith regard to basic rights — like equal education — in Mississippi?Our stated goal on this trip was to apply the lessons of theCivil Rights Movement to present day challenges of social justice.By the time we arrived in Sunflower, Miss., on our last dayin the state, I was still looking for that crucial connection betweenthe victories of the past and the possibilities for the present.We spent the morning of our last day in Mississippi with agroup of children from The Sunflower County Freedom Project,a small leadership development afterschool program inthe Delta. The program was modeled after the “Freedom Summer”in Mississippi in 1964, when hundreds of organizers fromacross the country flocked to the state to teach and to registerAfrican Americans to vote.I don’t think I really knew what that meant at first — afterall, these children can now attend school and are free to votewithout intimidation, while their grandparents may not havebeen able to do so. But it was obvious after spending less than10 minutes with these kids that they were ready to push forsocial justice in the 21st century with the same single-mindeddetermination of their grandparents.The Freedom Project is an incubator for young people whotake the work of the Civil Rights Movement to a higher level.Blacks in Mississippi have the right to vote, but the shortcomingsof a still-segregated education system stymie the developmentof effective leadership from within their own communities.This is a contemporary civil rights issue not only inMississippi but in many locations across the country.These children knew that. They knew about the importanceof being the agents of their own change and they knew thattheir education was integral to their future success.We spent a lot of time on this trip talking to African-Americanveterans of the Civil Rights Movement who know all abouthow difficult it is to work against the wrongs of the past. Peoplelike Hollis Watkins, who was jailed and put on death row forregistering voters; Constance Slaughter-Harvey, who overcamediscrimination to become the first black female graduateof the University of Mississippi Law School; and CharlesMcLaurin, who ventured to the Mississippi Delta to recruit organizersand succeeded in galvanizing a woman who would becomea legend: Fannie Lou Hamer.At the same time, there is another crucial componentof Mississippi’s story told by white Mississippians— like former Mississippi GovernorWilliam Winter — who recognize that the challengefor them has been perhaps more subtle but no lesscrucial to progress for the state. “White flight” hascreated white public academies and underresourcedblack public schools that have allowed racial disparitiesto persist into the present.The former governor told me that the WilliamWinter Institute for Racial Reconciliation wouldoften travel around the state to facilitate conversationsbetween blacks and whites in small communitieswhere anger, fear, hatred, and apathy still fester.It was hard for me to imagine how such strong feelingscould persist after so much time had passed. Butthe truth is that they do — as much here in Mississippias they do anywhere in the world where thewrongs of the past are left unanswered.Mississippi is a case in point of why being a bystandercan never mean innocence. Standing idly bywhile wrong is being done is not an option, not forany of us. We can never forget that the fate of the futurelies in the combined effect of a struggle againstinjustice and a struggle to do good.‘Apples’bear fruitVision of a service communityChloe Goodwin/PBHAKristen Cronon ’12 chips paint off a building while onthe shoulders of Abby Koff ’12. Angelico Razon ’08,PBHA staff member, keeps an eye out for them both.By Seth Aaron Pearce ’12Special to the Harvard News OfficeI once heard a story about service from a Focolarino, amember of the Focolare, a Catholic movement dedicated toLove of Neighbor. One day, the Focolarino was helping a poorman pick apples that he could sell to support his family. Afterhe drove the man home, the Focolarino was surprised to findthe poor man offering him some of the apples. At first he refused:How could he accept these apples that this man neededto support his family? However, the Focolarino soon realizedthat the man was trying to return the favors done for him by theFocolarino in the only way he could. Now he thought, How couldI deprive him of this experience that I find sacred? And so, the Focolarinoaccepted the apples and drove away.During the Phillips Brooks House Association’s Freshman AlternativeSpring Break trip to the Biloxi, Miss., area last week,my group and I had many “apples” moments, as we called them.We were helping local residents recover from the devastation ofHurricane Katrina, but we were always surprised to see the waythat the people we were serving and their neighbors alwaysrushed to serve us in return. This reciprocity fostered a strongsense of mutual dignity that was always present during our stay.These relationships, built on the act of serving and loving others,inspired us to bring our service experience back to Harvardand taught us an invaluable lesson about the potential of Serviceto shape communities.RepairDuring the week, our team of freshmen renovated two shotgunhouses in Gulfport. A woman named Mary, who has lived onthe land for about 60 years, owns the houses. She currently livesin the house next door and is planning on renting both shotgunhouses to some of the people still living in trailers after theirhomes were destroyed by Katrina. Through terrible weather andwith limited supplies, we stripped the old paint off the walls,sanded, primed, and repainted the exteriors of the houses.I had the great privilege of spending some time with Mary onDiane Ghogomu/PBHAChloe Goodwin/PBHAIn Gulfport, Miss., Mary (wearing white cap, sunglasses, yellow shirt) thanks students who painted and renovated her home.Kris Snibbe/Harvard News OfficeKristin Smith ’11 listens to a secret while she works with kids atthe Stewpot After-School Program in Jackson, Miss.a trip to Lowe’s for more supplies. Driving through the town ofGulfport, Mary told my trip-mate Danny and me some inspiringtales of perseverance living through Hurricane Camille in the’60s and then Hurricane Katrina in 2005.I never saw Mary happier as when she and I were filling up ajug of water to serve all of the students working on the house.What made her smile most during the day wasn’t the idea thatDiane Ghogomu/PBHAshe was that much closer to renting her buildings for a profit.It was the ability to support us by giving us cold water.There is a certain value to that feeling of helping anotherhuman being, the act of Love of Neighbor. It is an act thatall can participate in, even those who need to be servedsometimes.These “apples” moments kept occurring. One afternoon,one of Mary’s neighbors pulled up in a pickup truck andbrought us sweet tea. Another day, a woman one of our tripmateshad helped during the immediate aftermath of Katrinainvited us over to her house when our workday wasrained out. From these and other instances, we could see thevalue of service to this community in repair. We could see itin the heartfelt “thank yous” of strangers passing us on thestreet. We saw it when a woman waiting behind us in line ata fast-food restaurant broke into tears of joy and told us thatwe reminded her of a group of students who helped rebuildher house. It seemed as though the massive community ofvolunteers that came down after Katrina had left a cultureof service imprinted onto the gulf coast. Indeed, HandsOnGulf Coast, the organization we were working with, is now developinga platform for locally based volunteerism in the Biloxiarea.CommunityBefore this trip, we had heard stories of people striving togetherto “Repair the Broken” in Mississippi and Louisiana. Wehad heard stories of floodwaters being replaced by floods of volunteers,a river of compassion and commitment. We had heardstories of people coming from places all over the country to helptheir fellow people, to participate in that sacred act of Service.During our trip, we saw this community firsthand. Scratchthat: We lived it. We lived it in the days we woke up at 5:45 tomake breakfast for our fellow volunteers, to wash the dishes,mop the floors, and then do it all over again. We lived it the daywe spent at a Humane Society facility, helping with maintenanceand caring for animals displaced by Katrina. This spirit of serviceseemed to infiltrate all of our interactions, at the worksite,at the church we were staying in, even in the van traveling in between.This spirit of Love of Neighbor that engulfed this community,servants and served alike, is what we will bring back to Harvard.Through this trip, we have grown as students, leaders, andpeople. Even though we could only do so much during our weekthere, we will hold onto the memory of a community that isbased on service, not self-interest. Service is the cornerstone ofthe community that rose up after Katrina blew its house down.This communal transformation is just as visible as the physicalrestorations made by volunteers. You can see it in relationshipsand actions formed there. Maybe in this time of economic turmoil,Service has that unique ability to repair. Maybe this onceforgottenregion, in which we worked and lived for that greatweek, will be a beacon of a better future: a vision of a service communitythat can take shape here in Cambridge, too.April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 15Kris Snibbe/Harvard News OfficeDanny Pellerin ’12 (left) and Abby Koff ’12 bathe a mostly cooperativedog named ‘Bear’ at the Gulfport, Miss., humane society.More than 175 Harvard studentsassociated with thePhillips Brooks House Association(PBHA) fanned outlast week to partner withcommunity service organizations from theNortheast to the Deep South to Latin America.They helped rebuild churches in Georgiathat were destroyed by hate crimes and deliveredmeals to people living with HIV/AIDS inNew York; they worked in mobile medical clinicsin New Orleans and taught school childrenin Washington, D.C. We tracked two teams inMississippi -— one following the civil rightstrail and assisting in afterschool programs,the other helping with Hurricane Katrina recovery— through words and pictures producedby some of the participants.Voices and images,www.news.harvard.edu/multimedia/flash/090402_pbh.swfRead their blog,http://harvardservicebreak.wordpress.com/Phillips Brooks House Association,http://pbha.org/Children exercise in a gym with Harvard volunteers.A second-grader (left) reads withvolunteer Nene Igietseme ’09.“I really wantedthis to kind of bethis keepsake totake with me asI’m exiting Harvard,and to rememberall of theidealism and allof the fire I had inme when I gothere.”Diane Ghogomu ’10“We were helpinglocal residents recoverfrom thedevastation ofHurricane Katrina,but we were alwayssurprised tosee the way thatthe people we wereserving and theirneighbors alwaysrushed to serve usin return. Thisreciprocity fostereda strongsense of mutualdignity.”Seth Aaron Pearce ’12

16/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009Courtesy Harvard Theatre CollectionInsideMotion picturesGeorge Ducharme’s photosfeatured at Holyoke CenterPage 19Ethiopia’s voiceAster Aweke sings and talks atLearning from PerformersPage 22Filmmakers’ lensChinese documentaries shown,discussed at symposiumPage 23The Harvard Theatre Collection presents‘Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, 1909-1929:Twenty Years that Changed the World ofArt,’ an exhibit opening April 15 that highlightsmore than 200 original documentsand art works, and a related symposiumApril 15-17 featuring almost two dozenspeakers and scholars. See dance, page17, exhibitions, page 18, and conferences,page 19, or for a complete list ofevents, visit http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/Houghton/Diaghilev_symposium.html#events.LEFT: Poster for the American tour ofDiaghilev’s Ballets Russes, 1916. Colorlithograph. Designed by Willy Pogány.concertsThu., April 2—“Midday Organ Recital.”(Art Museum, Memorial Church)Stephanie Liem, organist. AdolphusBusch Hall, 29 Kirkland St., 12:15 p.m.Free and open to the public. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Fri., April 3—“Student MusicPerformance Series.” (Art Museum)Music offerings by Harvard students.Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 3:30p.m. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Events for April 2-16, 2009Fri., April 3—“Love Story in Harvard.”(Harvard Korean Association) DetailsTBA. Lowell Lecture Hall, 17 Kirkland St.,7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Harvard Box

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 17Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Fri., April 3—“The Tallis Scholars.” (St.Paul Parish) 20th anniversary performancedirected by Peter Phillips.Featuring music of Palestrina, Lassus,Gibbons, and others. St. Paul Church,corner of Bow and Arrow streets, 8 p.m.Pre-concert talk with Phillips (free withconcert ticket), 7 p.m. Tickets are$19/$38/$49/$64 general; $5 off students/seniorcitizens. www.bemf.org.Fri., April 3—“Daugherty/Brahms.”(Harvard Box Office) The BostonConservatory, conducted by BruceHangen, featuring Daugherty’s “RedCape Tango” and Brahms’ “SymphonyNo. 4,” and featuring the winner of theconcerto competition. Sanders Theatre,8 p.m. Tickets are $12 general; $10alumni/WGBH members; $5students/senior citizens; TBC faculty andstaff, additional tickets $5. Harvard BoxOffice (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sat., April 4—“A Concert of AustralianMusic.” (Harvard Committee forAustralian Studies) Works by PeterSculthorpe, Nicholas Vines, Elliott Gyger,Margaret Sutherland, Robert Davidson,and a world premiere by BarryConyngham. The Memorial Church, 3p.m. Free and open to the public.Sat., April 4—“Jam, It Feels Good to Bea Gangsta.” (Harvard Callbacks andHarvard LowKeys) Concert by theCallbacks and LowKeys. SandersTheatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 general;$7 students. Harvard Box Office (617)496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sat., April 4—“Mozart Society SpringConcert.” (Harvard Box Office) Concertby Mozart Society Orchestra. Tickets are$10 general; $6 students/senior citizens.Paine Hall, 8 p.m. Harvard BoxOffice (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sun., April 5—“Celtic Music:Celebrating Boston’s Irish Heritage.”(Art Museum) An afternoon of Celticmusic, Irish dancing, and storytelling.Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 1:15p.m. Free with the price of museumadmission; performances are gearedtoward teens and adults. (617) 495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.Sun., April 5—“Gunther Schuller’s ‘BestChamber Picks.’” (Harvard Box Office)The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, withprincipal guest conductor Schuller andviolinist Irina Muresanu, plays Haydn,Mozart, and Bridge. Sanders Theatre, 3p.m. Tickets are $50/$35/$25/$15general; students/senior citizens $2 offtop three priced tickets; WGBH membershalf-price on top 2 prices; O&I 2 for 1 ontop 2 prices only; student rush $5, cashonly, available a half-hour prior to concertwith valid ID. Harvard Box Office (617)496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sun., April 5—“Concert for a MillenniumVillage.” (Harvard College AmericanMusic Association) Jazz pianist MalcolmCampbell ’10, Irish button accordionistDan Gurney ’09, and singer-songwriterClint Miller ’11. Benefit for theMillennium Campus Network. NewCollege Theatre, 10-12 Holyoke St., 6p.m. Tickets are $20 general; $8 students.Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Thu., April 9—“Midday Organ Recital.”(Art Museum, Memorial Church) CarsonCooman, the Memorial Church. AdolphusBusch Hall, 29 Kirkland St., 12:15 p.m.Free and open to the public. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Fri., April 10—“Student MusicPerformance Series.” (Art Museum)Music offerings by Harvard students.Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 3:30p.m. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Mon., April 13—The Dean’s NoontimeConcert Series. “The Chiara StringQuartet.” (Music) Faculty Room,University Hall, 12:15 p.m. Free andopen to the public.Thu., April 16—“Midday Organ Recital.”(Art Museum) Iain Quinn, organist,Cathedral Church of St. John,Albuquerque, N.M. Adolphus Busch Hall,29 Kirkland St., 12:15 p.m. Free andopen to the public. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Thu., April 16—“19th and 20th CenturyWorks for Solo Harp.” (Music) HannahLash, harpist. Faculty Room, UniversityHall, 12:15 p.m. Free and open to thepublic.Fri., April 17—“The Chiara Quartet.”(Music, Blodgett Chamber Music Series)Featuring the music of Mozart andBeethoven, as well as Hillary Zipper,Blodgett composition competition winner.Paine Hall, 8 p.m. Free; passes required.Free tickets beginning April 3 at HarvardBox Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sat., April 18—“Cracklin’ with Roy:Honoring Roy Haynes.” (OfA, HarvardJazz Bands) Tribute concert with HarvardJazz Bands, Roy Haynes, and guestartist trumpeter Roy Hargrove. SandersTheatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 general;$8 students/senior citizens. HarvardBox Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.See also classes,Office for the Arts, for related event.danceFri., April 3-Sat., April 4—“WanderingThrough the Wonders: CityStep’s 26thAnnual Show.” (Harvard CityStep) Ashowcase of dance collaborationbetween Cambridge public school studentsand Harvard undergraduates.Citysteppers recreate prehistoric architecturaltreasures, contemporary engineeringfeats, and awing aspects of ourplanet from the depths of the ocean tothe heights of our upper atmosphere.Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School,459 Broadway, 7 p.m., with a Saturday 3p.m. matinee. Tickets are $8 general; $5students/senior citizens/Harvard ID.Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222,www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Thu., April 16-Sat., April 18—“Dancers’Viewpointe 9: Rite of Passage.” (Dance,OfA) Tribute to Ballets Russes’ 100thanniversary with Jaime Blanc’s “Rite ofSpring” featuring soloist Christine Dakin.Contemporary ballet premieres byLarissa Koch ’08-09 and ClaudiaSchreier ’08, and an original work byElizabeth Weil Bergmann, dance director,accompanied by Javanese-style gamelan.New College Theatre, 10-12 Holyoke St.,8 p.m. Tickets are $12 general; $8 students/seniorcitizens. Harvard BoxOffice (617) 496-2222,www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.operaHarvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and SullivanPlayersThu., April 2-Sun., April 12—“TheGondoliers, or The King of Barataria”features a young prince, a tragic twist offate, mixed-up identities, and a hilarioussearch for the real King of Barataria.—Performances take place in AgassizTheatre, 10 Garden St., 8 p.m., with 2p.m. matinees on weekends. Tickets are$14 general; $10 senior citizens; $5 students.Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.theaterAdams House Pool TheatreThu., April 9-Sat., April 11—“TheExonerated” is a play presented byBlackCAST.—Performances take place at AdamsHouse Pool Theatre, 13 Bow St., 7:30p.m. each night, with an additional 2p.m. matinee on Saturday. Tickets are$12 general; $8 students. Harvard BoxOffice (617) 496-2222,www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.American Repertory TheatreThrough Sun., April 19—“Trojan Barbie”centers around Lotte Jones, a doll repairexpert in need of a vacation, who travelsto modern-day Troy. Part contemporarydrama, part homage to Euripides’“Trojan Women,” this play tells the perpetuallymoving tale of Priam’s widow,Hecuba, and her defenseless family,recast against the vivid reality of modernwarfare. Directed by Carmel O’Reilly.Thu., April 2—“Under 35 Night.”Post-show mingling at Sandrine’s Bistro.Fri., April 10—“OUT at A.R.T. Night.”For the GLBT community. Post-show minglingat Sandrine’s Bistro.—Performances take place at ZeroArrow Theatre, corner of Arrow St. andMass. Ave., various times. Tickets are$39 & $52 general; $10 reduction forseason ticket holders, senior citizens,WGBH members. Tickets are availablethrough the A.R.T. Box Office (617) 547-8300, in person at the Loeb DramaCenter Box Office, or www.amrep.org.Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic ClubThu., April 2-Fri., April 10—“Angels inAmerica” traces the evolving relationshipsof several friends and lovers in andaround New York City during the AIDS crisisof the 1980s. Addressing pain,necessity, and the power of change in aconstantly transforming world, “Angels inAmerica” uses humor, contemplation,and touches of the miraculous.—The two-part performances take placeat Loeb Drama Center Main Stage, 64Brattle St., 8 p.m. with 2 p.m. matineeof Part 2 on Sun., April 5. Tickets are$12 general; $8 students/senior citizens.Tickets are available through theA.R.T. Box Office (617) 547-8300, in personat the Loeb Drama Center BoxOffice, or www.amrep.org.filmThu., April 9-Sat., April 11—“EmergentVisions: Independent Documentariesfrom China.” (Asia Center, FairbankCenter, Harvard East Asia Society, VES,Carpenter Center) Conference of filmscreenings, directors’ talks, and paneldiscussions. Thu.: 4:15-9:30 p.m.; Fri.:2-10:30 p.m.; Sat.: 3-10 p.m. For a completelist of events, speakers, and locations,visit www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank/events/Guest%20_Lecture_Series.html#films. (617) 496-6824,vhangell@fas.harvard.edu.Tue., April 14—“Fishing for the Past:Palestinian Fishermen in Jal el Bahar,Lebanon.” (CMES) Talk by Diana Allan,Harvard University, and screening of herlatest project “Souhad, 636 Tyre.” AQ&A session will follow. Room 020,CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., 4 p.m.Free and open to the public. kebrown@fas.harvard.edu, http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu.Brazil Studies Program, DRCLASFilm screenings take place in TsaiAuditorium, CGIS South, 1730Cambridge St.www.drclas.harvard.edu.Tue., April 14—Waddington’s “Casade Areia” (2005) at 6 p.m.Harvard Film ArchiveAll films are screened in the MainAuditorium of the Carpenter Center forthe Visual Arts, 24 Quincy St. Video presentationsare presented in B-04, asmaller auditorium next to the main auditorium.Programs are subject to change;call for admission charges and details.The Film Archive publishes a schedule offilms and events that is available at theCarpenter Center. (617) 495-4700,http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/.Thu., April 2—No screeningsFri., April 3—Yoshida’s “The Affair atAkitsu” at 7 p.m. Director in person withactress Mariko Okada.Sat., April 4—Yoshida’s “Eros +Massacre” at 7 p.m. Director in personwith actress Mariko Okada.Sun., April 5—Yoshida’s “A StoryWritten on Water” at 7 p.m. Director inperson with actress Mariko Okada.Mon., April 6—Yoshida’s “Women inthe Mirror” at 7 p.m. Director in personwith actress Mariko Okada.Tue., April 7—Free VES screening:Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love” at 7p.m.Wed., April 8—Free VES screening:Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love” at 7p.m.Thu., April 9—No screeningsFri., April 10—Yoshida’s “TheCinema of Ozu According to KijuYoshida” and “Late Autumn” at 7 p.m.Director in person with actress MarikoOkada.Sat., April 11—Bahrani’s “GoodbyeSolo” and “Backgammon” at 7 p.m.Director in person.Sun., April 12—Yoshida’s “TheHuman Promise” at 3 p.m. followed byBahrani’s “Man Push Cart” and “ChopShop” at 7 p.m. Director in person.Mon., April 13—“An Evening withHannes Schüpbach” at 7 p.m. Directorin person.Tue., April 14—Free VES screening:“Days of Being Wild” at 7 p.m.Wed., April 15—Free VES screening:“Yes” at 7 p.m.Thu., April 16—No screeningsFri., April 17—Gianikian and RicciLucchi’s “Oh! Man” and “The Flower ofthe Race” at 7 p.m. Directors in person.Real Colegio ComplutenseFilms are presented at Real ColegioComplutense, 26 Trowbridge St., inSpanish with English subtitles. Freeand open to the public. (617) 495-3536, www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu.Fri., April 3—Bollaín’s “Mataharis”(2007) at 7:30 p.m.Fri., April 10—Saura’s “Fados”(2007) at 7:30 p.m.Fri., April 17—Lázaro’s “Las 13rosas” at 7:30 p.m.radioHarvard Radio WHRB (95.3 FM)WHRB presents the finest in classical,jazz, underground rock, news, andsports programming, and has 24-hourlive Internet streaming from its Web site.Program guide subscriptions are free.(617) 495-4818, mail@whrb.org,www.whrb.org.“Hillbilly at Harvard”—Saturdays, 9a.m.-1 p.m.Special programsWed., April 15-Fri., April 17—WHRBwill present several programs of musicfor ballets associated with Diaghilev’sBallets Russes. See also ‘conferences’and ‘exhibitions’ for related events.Living on Earth, National Public Radio’sjournal of the environment, hosted bySteve Curwood, Department of Earthand Planetary Sciences, and produced incooperation with Harvard University, isaired on more than 270 NPR stationsnationally and on more than 400 outletsinternationally. In easternMassachusetts, the program airsSunday, 7 a.m., WBUR 90.9 FM. (617)868-8810, loe@npr.org, www.loe.org.exhibitionsArnold Arboretum“Science in the Pleasure Ground” providesa captivating retrospective on theoldest arboretum in the nation. The centralfeature of the exhibit is an 8-foot by15-foot scale model of the Arboretumthat includes historical vignettes and present-dayattractions. (Ongoing)—Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway,Jamaica Plain. Hours are Mon.-Fri., 9a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun.,noon-4 p.m.; closed holidays. (617) 524-1718, www.arboretum.harvard.edu.“Where Art and Science Meet: ACelebration of the Life and Art of EstherHeins” celebrates Heins’ life as one ofthe great female botanists — andBoston-area resident for almost all of her99 years — by showcasing her largeillustrations of the living collections ofArnold Arboretum. (April 4-May 31)—Lecture Hall, Hunnewell Building, 125Arborway, Jamaica Plain. Hours areMon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m.; closed holidays.(617) 524-1718, www.arboretum.harvard.edu.Baker Library“The Primary Sources: ContemporaryResearch in Baker Library HistoricalCollections” examines the role of primarysource materials in contemporaryscholarly research by showcasing fourrecent publications by Harvard BusinessSchool faculty and fellows that drewextensively from the extraordinarybreadth of historical documents held atHBS. Also featuring ten additional,recent, scholarly publications in whichthe premises were strengthened andenriched by the authors’ access to historicaldocuments at HBS. (ThroughSept. 11)—North lobby, Baker Library, BloombergCenter, HBS, Soldiers Field Rd. (617)496-6364, www.library.hbs.edu/hc.Cabot Science Library“Rethinking the Darwinian Revolution”explores the Darwinian revolution andwhy Darwin still packs such a punchtoday. Open to the students from JanetBrowne’s history of science class.(Through May 22)—Main floor, Cabot Science Library.(617) 496-5534.Carpenter Center“Corbu Pops” is famed multimedia andperformance artist William Pope.L’sinvestigation of modernism, utopia, nonsense,blackness, purity, and factory production.Sponsored in part by Learningfrom Performers, OfA, and the Du BoisInstitute. (Through April 5)—Main gallery, Carpenter Center, 24Quincy St. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun., noon-11 p.m. (617) 495-3251, tblanch@fas.harvard.edu,www.ves.fas.harvard.edu.“Agnès Varda: Les Veuves deNoirmoutier (The Widows ofNoirmoutier)” is a powerful work aboutwidowhood and mourning, the personaland the collective, virtual and actual temporalitiesand spaces, as well as the displacementof the cinematic in the galleryspace (as spectatorship and montage).(Through April 12)—Sert Gallery, Carpenter Center, 24Quincy St. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun., noon-11 p.m. (617) 495-3251, tblanch@fas.harvard.edu,www.ves.fas.harvard.edu.Collection of Historical ScientificInstruments“Time, Life, & Matter: Science inCambridge” traces the development ofscientific activity at Harvard, andexplores how science was promoted oraffected by religion, politics, philosophy,art, and commerce in the last 400years. Featured objects include instrumentsconnected to Galileo, BenjaminFranklin, William James, and CharlesLindbergh. (Ongoing)—Putnam Gallery, Science Center 136,1 Oxford St. Free and open to the public.Children must be escorted by an adult.(617) 495-2779.Countway Library of Medicine“Conceiving the Pill: Highlights from theReproductive Health Collections” featuresnewly opened manuscripts of JohnC. Rock, the co-creator of the contraceptivepill with Arthur T. Hertig, and willdraw on the papers of contributing scientists,physicians, and activists involved inreproductive health. The exhibit willinclude ephemera, photographs, correspondence,and artifacts from these collections.(Through Sept. 30)—First floor, Countway Library. (617)432-6196.“Modeling Reproduction: The TeachingModels of Robert Latou Dickinson” featuresan early birth pioneer who developeda renowned collection of reproductionmodels as part of his campaign tobroaden the understanding and acceptanceof human sexuality. In addition tomodels, the exhibit includes correspondence,ephemera, and photographs fromthe Dickinson papers. (Through Sept. 30)—Second floor, Countway Library. (617)432-6196.www.countway.harvard.edu/chom.“The Warren Anatomical Museum” presentsover 13,000 rare and unusualobjects, including anatomical and pathologicalspecimens, medical instruments,anatomical models, and medical memorabiliaof famous physicians. (Ongoing)—Warren Museum Exhibition Gallery, 5thfloor, Countway Library. (617) 432-6196.Du Bois Institute“Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989):Photographs” is a retrospective of largescalecolor and black-and-white photographsfrom the estate of Fani-Kayode,including archival works exhibited herefor the first time. Produced in the 1980sin a career spanning only six years, Fani-Kayode’s photographic scenarios constitutea profound narrative of African sexualand cultural difference, seminal intheir exploration of complex notions ofidentity, spirituality, and diaspora and theblack male body as a subject of desire.(Through May 15)(Continued on next page)

18/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009(Continued from previous page)—Neil L. and Angelica ZanderRudenstine Gallery, Du Bois Institute,104 Mt. Auburn St., 3R. (617) 495-8508, www.dubois.fas.harvard.edu.Ernst Mayr Library“Charles Darwin: A Celebration of theBicentenary of His Birth (1809) presentsa selection of Darwin’s books,manuscript fragments, correspondence,portraits, and ephemera. (Throughautumn 2009)—Ernst Mayr Library, second floor,Museum of Comparative Zoology, 26Oxford St. (617) 495-2475,http://library.mcz.harvard.edu.Fairbank Center“Contemporary Ink Art: Evolution” is atraveling exhibition from Beijing Museumof Contemporary Art featuring the workof Liu Kuo-sung, Hsiao Chin, Qiu DeshuXu Bing, G.Y. Wu, Wang Tiande, LanZhenghui, and Qin Feng. (Through May 8)—Concourse level, CGIS South, 1730Cambridge St. wtien@fas.harvard.edu,www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank.Guidelinesfor listingevents inCalendarEvents on campus sponsored by theUniversity, its schools, departments,centers, organizations, and its recognizedstudent groups are publishedevery Thursday. Events sponsored byoutside groups cannot be included.Admissions charges may apply forsome events. Call the event sponsorfor details.To place a listingNotices should be e-mailed, faxed, ormailed to the Calendar editor. Pertinentinformation includes: title ofevent, sponsoring organization, date,time, and location; and, if applicable,name of speaker(s), fee, refreshments,and registration information. Asubmission form is available at thefront desk of the News Office, 1060Holyoke Center. Promotional photographswith descriptions are welcome.AddressesMail:Calendar editorHarvard Gazette1350 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA 02138Telephone: (617) 496-2651Fax: (617) 496-9351E-mail: calendar@harvard.eduDeadlinesCalendar listings must be received atleast one week before their publicationdate. All entries must be receivedby 5 p.m. on Thursday. If youare uncertain about a deadline, holidayschedule, or any other information,please call the Calendar editorat (617) 496-2651.OnlineThe Calendar is available on the Webat http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette. Click on Calendar.Available spaceListings for ongoing exhibitions,health and fitness classes, supportand social groups, and screeningsand studies are provided on a spaceavailablebasis. Information not runin a particular issue will be retainedfor later use.Screenings/studies and supportgroup listings must be renewed byJan. 5 or Aug. 30 to continue runningfor an additional term.Graduate School of Education“The Huron Carol: Interpreting aCanadian Classic” features the paintingsof Ian Wallace, award-winning illustratorand writer of children’s literature.View the paintings and process involvedin creating a children’s book. (ThroughApril 17)—Gutman Library, HGSE. www.gse.harvard.edu/library/index.html.Harvard Art Museum■ Sackler Museum“Re-View” presents extensive selectionsfrom the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, andSackler museums together for the firsttime. The survey features Western artfrom antiquity to the turn of the last century,Islamic and Asian art, andEuropean and American art since 1900.(Ongoing)—The Sackler Museum is located at485 Broadway. The Harvard Art Museumis open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.,1-5 p.m. Admission is $9; $7 for seniorcitizens; $6 for college students with ID;free to Harvard ID holders, CambridgePublic Library card holders, members,and to people under 18 years old; freeto the public on Saturday mornings 10a.m.-noon and every day after 4:30 p.m.Tours are given Mon.-Fri. at 12:15 and 2p.m. (617) 495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.NOTE: The Fogg andBusch-Reisinger closed to the public onJune 30 for a renovation project lastingapproximately five years. The Sacklerwill remain open during the renovation.Harvard Divinity School“Faces of Buddha” features work byVirginia Peck. (Through May 2009)—Andover Chapel, HDS. 5:30 p.m. (617)384-7571.Harvard Museum of NaturalHistory“Arthropods: Creatures that Rule”brings together unique fossils and preservedspecimens, large screen videopresentations, striking color photographsand images from scanning electronmicroscopes, hands-on interactivegames, and live creatures. It presentsarthropods’ long evolutionary history andthe incredible variety of their habitats,and showcases a range of arthropodadaptations, including the evolution ofwings and the remarkable capacity tomimic both their surroundings and otheranimals. (Ongoing)“Climate Change: Our GlobalExperiment” offers a fascinating look athow scientists study climate change andat the evidence of global warming andthe impact of human activity. Visitors areencouraged to apply what they’velearned via a dynamic computer simulationthat allows them to make choicesabout energy use for the nation and theworld and evaluate the consequences.(Ongoing)“Dodos, Trilobites, & Meteorites:Treasures of Nature and Science atHarvard” features hundreds of specimensdocumenting two centuries of scientificexploration, including a 42-footlong Kronosaurus skeleton, and theworld’s largest turtle shell, over 7 feetlong and 6 million years old. (Ongoing)“Language of Color” looks at the vastlydifferent ways and reasons animals displaycolor. This exhibition combines dramaticspecimens from across the animalkingdom with computer interactives,hands-on activities, and a stunning displayof live dart frogs. Visitors will learnhow color and its perception have coevolved,resulting in a complex anddiverse palette used to camouflage, startlepredators, mimic other animals,attract a mate, or intimidate a rival.(Through Sept. 6, 2009)“Mineral Gallery.” Over 5,000 mineralsand gemstones on display including a1,642 pound amethyst geode fromBrazil. Touch meteorites from outerspace. (Ongoing)“The Ware Collection of Glass Modelsof Plants” features the world famous“Glass Flowers” created over fivedecades by glass artists Leopold andRudolph Blaschka, 3,000 glass modelsof 847 plant species. (Ongoing)—The Harvard Museum of NaturalHistory is located at 26 Oxford St. Publicentrances to the museum are locatedbetween 24 and 26 Oxford St. and at 11Divinity Ave. Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving Day, Dec.24, and Dec. 25. Admission is $9 foradults; $7 for senior citizens and students;$6 for children 3 to 18 years old;free for children under 3 years old.Group rates available with advance reservations;call (617) 495-2341. Freeadmission (for Massachusetts residentsonly) on Sun. mornings 9 a.m.-noon,except for groups, and free admission onWed. afternoons, Sept.-May, 3-5 p.m.Free admission with a Bank of Americacredit card on the first full weekend ofevery month. (617) 495-3045,www.hmnh.harvard.edu.Holyoke Center“Color Forms” features photographs byGeorge Ducharme exploring movementin its fractions of moments, blendingtogether color and form shaped by light.Opening reception Fri., April 3, from 5 to6 p.m. in the Holyoke Center. (April 3-29)—Holyoke Center Exhibition Space,Holyoke Center Arcade, 1350 Mass.Ave. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free and open to thepublic. (617) 495-5214. www.georgeducharmephotography.com.Houghton Library“Harvard’s Lincoln” celebrates theLincoln bicentennial with an exhibition ofbooks, manuscripts, broadsides, prints,ephemera, and artifacts from Harvard’sLincoln collection. (Through April 25)—Edison and Newman Room, HoughtonLibrary. (617) 496-4027.“Imitatio Christi” focuses on this famedwork of spiritual guidance from the timeit was written in the 15th century intothe modern age, with an emphasis onthe context of the history of early painting.Curated by Jane Cheng as part ofher senior thesis in History of Art andArchitecture. (April 3-May 30)—Amy Lowell Room, Houghton Library.(617) 495-2441.Lamont Library“2007-08 Winners of the VisitingCommittee Prize for UndergraduateBook Collecting and The Philip HoferPrize for Art and Book Collecting” featuressamplings of the prize-winning collections,along with personal commentary.(Through May 2009)—Lamont Library, second and thirdfloors. (617) 495-2455.“Harvard College Annual InternationalPhoto Contest” displays photos takenby Harvard students who have studied,worked, interned, or performed researchabroad during the past year. (ThroughJune 30)—Level B and first floor, Lamont Library.(617) 495-2455.Landscape Institute“Eleanor M. McPeck Historic Museum.”(Through May 21)—Landscape Institute, 30 Chauncy St.(617) 495-8632, www.landscape.arboretum.harvard.edu.Loeb Music Library“Nadia Boulanger and Her AmericanComposition Students” focuses onNadia Boulanger, one of the foremostcomposition teachers of the 20th century,especially her American ties and herinfluence on generations of Americancomposers. www.crosscurrents08-09.org. (Through July 1)—Richard F. French Gallery, Eda KuhnLoeb Music Library, Fanny MasonPeabody Music Building. (617) 496-3359.Peabody Museum“Change and Continuity: Hall of theNorth American Indian” explores hownative peoples across the continentresponded to the arrival of Europeans.(Ongoing)“Digging Veritas: The Archaeology andHistory of the Indian College andStudent Life at Colonial Harvard” showcasesfinds from Harvard Yard, historicaldocuments, and more from Harvard’searly years. (Through Jan. 2010)“Encounters with the Americas”explores native cultures of Mesoamericabefore and after Spanish contact. It featuresoriginal sculpture and plaster castsof Maya monuments as well as contemporarytextiles from the Americas.(Ongoing)“Pacific Islands Hall” features a diversearray of artifacts brought to the museumby Boston’s maritime trade merchants.(Ongoing)“Storied Walls: Murals of the Americas”explores the spectacular wall paintingsfrom the ancestral Hopi village kivas ofAwatovi in Arizona; San Bartolo andBonampak in Guatemala and Mexicorespectively; and the Moche huacas ofnorthern Peru. (Through Dec. 31, 2009)“Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of theContested West” explores the meaningsof a unique 19th century “artist’s book”filled with colored drawings by Indian warriors,probably Lakota Indians, recoveredby the U.S. Army from the battlefieldafter the 1876 Little Big Horn fight, inwhich George Armstrong Custer wasdefeated by the Sioux and Cheyenne.See also conferences and art/design forrelated lecture by Nathaniel Philbrick.Exhibition opening and reception on Fri.,April 3, at the Peabody Museum, 11Divinity Ave., 6:30 p.m. (April 3-August2011)—The Peabody Museum is located at 11Divinity Ave. Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Admission is $9 for adults; $7 for seniorcitizens and students; $6 for children 3to 18 years old; free for children under 3years old. Free admission (forMassachusetts residents only) on Sun.mornings 9 a.m.-noon, except for groups,and free admission on Wed. afternoons,Sept.-May, 3-5 p.m. The PeabodyMuseum is closed Jan. 1, ThanksgivingDay, Dec. 24, and Dec. 25. (617) 496-1027, www.peabody.harvard.edu.Pusey Library“Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, 1909-1929: Twenty Years that Changed theWorld of Art” features more than 200original documents and art works in theHarvard Theatre Collection. See alsoconferences for related symposium. Fora complete list of events, visithttp://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/Houghton/Diaghilev_symposium.html#events.(April 16-Aug. 28)—Pusey Library. Open weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.“Family Gallery” features portraits ofTheodore Roosevelt’s wives, children,and himself as a father, paterfamilias,and grandfather, while “Pilgrimage to aRefuge” displays Roosevelt’s photographs,ocean charts, and his publishedaccount of his 1915 trip to thebird refuges at the mouth of theMississippi. (Through June 30)—Roosevelt Gallery, Pusey Library. (617)384-7938.“Taking the Measure of Rhode Island: ACartographical Tour” examines the cartographicalhistory of the small, enigmaticstate. From the Colonial period to theearly 20th century, this exhibit featuresexamples of boundary surveys, statemaps, nautical charts, town plans, cityand state atlases, topographical andgeological maps, road guides, and bird’seye views. (Through June 12)—Map Gallery Hall, Pusey Library. (617)495-2417.“Through the Camera Lens: TheodoreRoosevelt and the Art of Photography”commemorates the 150th anniversary ofTheodore Roosevelt’s birth. (ThroughMay 2009)—Pusey Library corridor, including theTheodore Roosevelt Gallery. Mon.-Fri., 9a.m.-4:45 p.m. (617) 384-7938.Semitic Museum“Ancient Cyprus: The CesnolaCollection at the Semitic Museum”comprises vessels, figurines, bronzes,and other artifacts dating from 2000B.C. to 300 A.D. (Ongoing)“Ancient Egypt: Magic and theAfterlife” introduces visitors to theEgyptian view of life after death throughcoffins, amulets, and funerary inscriptions.(Ongoing)“The Houses of Ancient Israel:Domestic, Royal, Divine” is devoted toeveryday life in Iron Age Israel (ca. 1200-600 BCE). Featured in the exhibit is afull-scale replica of a fully furnished, twostoryvillage house. (Ongoing)“Nuzi and the Hurrians: Fragments froma Forgotten Past” features over 100objects detailing everyday life in Nuzi,which was located in Northeastern Iraqaround 1400 B.C. (Ongoing)—Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave. OpenMon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., 1-4 p.m.Closed holiday weekends. Admission isfree. (617) 495-4631.University Place Gallery“Bertman & Bertman: Work by RichardBertman and His Daughter LouisaBertman” features kinetic sculptures byBertman, CBT Architect’s founding partner,as well as oversized illustrated portraitsand Facebook Newsfeed Series byillustrator Louisa Bertman. (Through April10)—University Place Gallery, 124 MountAuburn St. (617) 876-2046.CalendarabbreviationsWhere abbreviations appear in Calendar listings,the following list may be used to findthe full name of the sponsoring organization.Belfer Center for Scienceand International Affairs BCSIABunting Society of Institute Fellows BSIFCenter for American Political Studies CAPSCenter for European StudiesCESCenter for Governmentand International Studies CGISCenter for Jewish StudiesCJSCenter for Middle Eastern Studies CMESCenter for Populationand Development Studies CPDSCenter for Quality of CareResearch and Education QCARECenter for the Studyof Values in Public Life CSVPLCenter for the Studyof World ReligionsCSWRCommittee for the Concernsof Women at Harvard-Radcliffe CCWCommittee on African Studies CASCommittee on Degreesin Women’s StudiesCDWSCommittee on Inner-Asianand Altaic StudiesCIAASCommittee on Iranian Studies CISDavid Rockefeller Centerfor Latin American Studies DRCLASDivision of Biological Sciences DBSDivision of Health Sciencesand TechnologyDHSTEast Asian Legal Studies Program EALSGraduate School of DesignGSDGraduate School of Education GSEHarvard AIDS InstituteHAIHarvard Art MuseumHAMHarvard Buddhist Studies Forum HBSFHarvard College LibraryHCLHarvard Divinity SchoolHDSHarvard Education ForumHEFHarvard Family Research Project HFRPHarvard Film ArchiveHFAHarvard Foundation for Interculturaland Race RelationsHFIRRHarvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus HGLCHarvard Institutefor International Development HIIDHarvard International OfficeHIOHarvard Law SchoolHLSHarvard Medical SchoolHMSHarvard Museum of Natural History HMNHHarvard School of Dental Medicine HSDMHarvard School of Public Health HSPHHarvard-Smithsonian Centerfor AstrophysicsCfAHarvard University Center for theEnvironmentHUCEInstitute of PoliticsIOPKennedy School of Government HKSLaw School Human Rights Program LSHRPLaw School Programin Jewish StudiesLSPJSOffice for Information Technology OITOffice of International Education OIEOffice of Work and FamilyOWFPhilosophy of EducationResearch CenterPERCProgram on InformationResources PolicyPIRPProgram on International ConfictAnalysis and Resolution PICARProgram on Nonviolent Sanctionsand Cultural SurvivalPNSCSProgram on U.S.-Japan Relations USJRPSchool of Engineering andApplied SciencesSEASTechnology & EntrepreneurshipCenter at HarvardTECHTrade Union ProgramTUPUkrainian Research InstituteURIUnited MinistryUMWeatherhead Center forInternational AffairsWCFIA

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 19lecturesart/designThu., April 2—“Sanford Biggers: Blues,and Other Abstract Truths...” (CarpenterCenter) Sanford Biggers, artist. Lecturehall, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St., 6p.m. Reception to follow. Free and opento the public. (617) 495-3251,www.ves.fas.harvard.edu/biggerslecture.html.Fri., April 3—“Starting at StandingRock: Following Custer and Sitting Bullto the Little Big Horn.” (PeabodyMuseum) Nathaniel Philbrick, author.Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St.,5:30 p.m. Reception to follow inPeabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave. Freeand open to the public. (617) 496-1027,www.peabody.harvard.edu. See also exhibitions.Mon., April 6—“Tirana, Albania inTransition: Reconciling the Formal andInformal City.” (Joint Center for HousingStudies, GSD) John Driscoll, visiting fellow,Joint Center for Housing Studies.Room 517, Gund Hall, GSD, 49 QuincySt., 1 p.m. www.jchs.harvard.edu.Tue., April 7—“The Power of Images:Qajar Photography and Its Influence onModern Iranian Art.” (Art Museum) Talkby Layla S. Diba. Sackler Museum, 485Broadway, 6 p.m. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Tue., April 7—“Open Source Cities.”(GSD) Jose Luis Vallejo and Belinda Tato,ecosistema urbano. Piper Auditorium,GSD, 48 Quincy St., 6:30 p.m.events@gsd.harvard.edu, www.gsd.harvard.edu.Wed., April 8—“Post-Crisis: Biopoliticsof Art in Argentina after 2001.” (ArtMuseum) Talk by Andrea Giunta. SacklerMuseum, 485 Broadway, 6 p.m.www.harvardartmuseum.org.Mon., April 13—“Housing andCommunity Development Policy in thePost-Bush Era: The View from Boston.”(Joint Center for Housing Studies) JohnPalmieri, director, Boston RedevelopmentAuthority. Stubbins Room 112, GundHall, GSD, 49 Quincy St., 1 p.m.www.jchs.harvard.edu.Mon., April 13—“Modern Greek:Colliding Past and Present in Theatreand Visual Art.” (Art Museum, AmericanRepertory Theatre) Christine Evans, playwright,“Trojan Barbie”; David Reynoso,set and costume designer; RyanMcKittrick, associate dramaturg. SacklerMuseum, 485 Broadway, 6 p.m. Freeand open to the public. Seating is limited;RSVP to kelsey_mcniff@harvard.eduwith “Trojan Barbie” in subject line.www.harvardartmuseum.org.Wed., April 15—“Mumbai: Kinetic City.”(Art Museum) Part of the “Cities: TheirArt and Architecture” series. RahulMehrotra, MIT. Sackler Museum, 485Broadway, 6:30 p.m. Cost is $18 general;$12 members. Space is limited andregistration strongly encouraged. (617)495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.Thu., April 16—“Edmonia Lewis’s ‘Bustof Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.’” (ArtMuseum) Ivan Gaskell and LaurelThatcher Ulrich, Harvard University.Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 3:30p.m. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Thu., April 16—“Mapping/Networks:Exploring the Intersection of ElectronicMedia, Public Process, and Design.”(GSD, Loeb Fellowship) Panel discussionand presentations by Laura Kurgan,Peter Hall, and Ceasar McDowell.Moderated by Robert Lane, Loeb fellow’09. Stubbins Room 112, Gund Hall,GSD, 48 Quincy St., 6:30 p.m.www.gsd.harvard.edu.business/lawMon., April 6—“Should China’s BankingSystem be Privatized?” (FairbankCenter, Turning Point Series) Ping He,HBS, and Yongzhen Yu, Ash Institute.Room S153, CGIS South, 1730Cambridge St., 4 p.m. Free and open tothe public. www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank/events/Turning_Point.html.Tue., April 7—“Criminal Justice in Chinaand Taiwan: Recent Developments.”(East Asian Legal Studies) Jerome A.Cohen, founding director, EALS. Room419, Pound Hall, HLS, noon.Thu., April 9—“Do Boards Matter? AStudy of Board Practices and HealthQuality at U.S. Hospitals.” (HauserCenter) Lunch seminar with Arnold M.Epstein, HSPH. Hauser Center, 5Bennett St., Charles Hotel Courtyard,noon. Space is limited; RSVP to (617)495-1114. www.hks.harvard.edu/hauser/.Fri., April 10—“Chinese Legal Reformsin the 1990s and the 1070s: Insightsfrom History?” (EALS) Billy K.L. So,Chinese University of Hong Kong. Room419, Pound Hall, HLS, noon.Wed., April 15—“The Role of HumanRights, Gender Equality, and Race inVenezuelan Law.” (Charles HamiltonHouston Institute) Justice VegasTorrealba, Venezuelan Supreme Court.Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, HLS,1515 Mass. Ave., 6 p.m.www.charleshamiltonhouston.org.Thu., April 16—“Somalia: Responding tothe Legal Challenges of OffshorePiracy.” (Program on Humanitarian Policyand Conflict Research) Web seminar, 9-11 a.m. Registration information can befound at http://ihlforum.ning.com/events/Somalia-responding-to-the. Freeand open to the public.Thu., April 16—“Domestic Violence inMedieval Law and Literature.” (RealColegio Complutense) Eugene Lacarra,visiting scholar, Romance Languagesand Literatures. Real ColegioComplutense, 26 Trowbridge St., 7:30p.m. Lecture in English. Free and opento the public. www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu.conferencesFri., April 3—“30th Anniversary ofTaiwan Relations Act.” (Fairbank Center,Taiwan Studies Conference) Details TBA.Room 354, CGIS Knafel, 1737Cambridge St., 10:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank.Fri., April 3-Sat., April 4—“ClementGreenberg at 100: Looking Back toModern Art.” (History of Art andArchitecture) Two day symposium featuringspeakers Yve-Alain Bois, BenjaminBuchloh, Harry Cooper, Thierry de Duve,Darby English, and others. SacklerAuditorium, Sackler Museum, 485Broadway, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free; no registrationrequired. (617) 495-2377, greenberg100@gmail.com.Fri., April 3-Sat., April 4—“Objects ofKnowledge, Objects of Exchange:Contours of (Inter)disciplinarity.”(Humanities Center) Day 1: Openingremarks by Homi Bhabha, 9:30 a.m. Day1 panels include: “Worldly Languages,”“Antedisciplines,” “Mediations AcrossMedia,” and keynote address “TheObject/ive of Black Judah” by John L.Jackson. Day 2: “EthicalSubjects/Ethical Objects,” “Senses onScreen,” “Circulations,” and“Experimental Panel.” Thompson Room,Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., Day 1:9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Day 2: 9:45 a.m.-6p.m. Free and open to the public.http://objectsofknowledge.org.Fri., April 3-Sun., April 5—“EcologicalUrbanism: Alternative and SustainableCities of the Future.” (GSD, Center forthe Environment, Office of the President,Taubman Center, Rappaport Institute)Conference of design practitioners andtheorists, economists, engineers, environmentalscientists, politicians, andpublic health specialists. PiperAuditorium, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St.Tickets are $20 students; $125 all others.NOTE: This event is SOLD OUT. Toadd your name to the waitlist, visithttp://ecologicalurbanism.gsd.harvard.edu.Sat., April 4-Sun., April 5—“Chiasmi.”2nd Annual Harvard-Brown GraduateStudent Conference in Italian Studies.“War and Peace: Reflections onHarmony and Conflict in ItalianCulture.” (Romance Languages andLiteratures) Keynote speaker: EdwardMuir, Northwestern University. FongAuditorium, Boylston Hall, Sat.: 8:30a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun: 8:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m.www.brown.edu/research/chiasmi/index.html.Sat., April 4—“Pakistan Conference atHarvard.” (Harvard University Educatorsfor South Asia, HGSE) Panels on entrepreneurship,technology, security, governance,education, and health inPakistan. Room G08, Larsen Hall, HGSE,9 a.m.-6 p.m. www.pakistanconference2009.com.Sat., April 4—“Creating Opportunities:The Role of Education in AfricanDevelopment.” (HGSE) Marie Da Silva,nanny, 2008 CNN Hero of the Year, andfounder of the Jacaranda Foundation,discusses “The Role of SocialEntrepreneurship in Education” and“Girls’ Education in Africa.” GutmanConference Center, HGSE, Appian Way,10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Registration is freeand lunch is provided. Register online athttp://isites.harvard.edu/hgse_vfa.April 3‘Color Forms’ featuresphotographsby GeorgeDucharme exploringmovement in itsfractions ofmoments, on viewin the HolyokeCenter April 3-29.There will be anopening receptionFriday, April 3, from5 to 6 p.m. See exhibitions,page 18.LEFT: ‘Untitled #1,’photography, 2009Sat., April 4—“Visualizing Power:Plains Pictographic Arts.” (PeabodyMuseum) Weekend of the AmericasSeminar with lectures, discussions, andtours. Geological Lecture Hall, PeabodyMuseum, 24 Oxford St., 9 a.m.-6:30p.m. A complete schedule is availableat www.peabody.harvard.edu/weekend.html.Registration is required. Freeadmission for members; $35 nonmembers;$25 students/senior citizens.(617) 495-2269, www.peabody.harvard.edu.See exhibitions andart/design for reception and related lectureby Nathaniel Philbrick.Mon., April 6—“Tribal Justice: TheSupreme Court and the Future ofFederal Indian Law.” (Charles HamiltonHouston Institute, Harvard NativeAmerican Law Students Association,Native American Program, and others)Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, HLS,1515 Mass. Ave., 1:15 p.m. Openingremarks by A. Raymond Halbritter,Oneida Indian Nation; keynote by Philip“Sam” Deloria, director, American IndianGraduate Center Inc. For a complete listof events and speakers,http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/Events/Event.aspx?id=100089.Mon., April 6-Fri., April 10—“2009International Bridge BuildersConference.” (HKS) Ten outstandinggrassroots leaders from 10 developingcountries. Mon.: Lunch with BridgeBuilders and HKS PICS. JFK Jr. Forum,79 JFK St., noon-1:30 p.m. Tue.:Restaurant Lunch Groups with BridgeBuilders, JFK Jr. Forum, 79 JFK St., 1-2:30 p.m. “Organizing for GenderJustice,” Room 140, Littauer Building, 4-6 p.m. WAPPP Reception, Room 140,Littauer Building, 6 p.m. Wed.:“Organizing for Rural Redevelopment,”Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building,11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. “Organizing forDisability Rights Amidst Poverty,” Room275, Taubman Building, 2:30-4 p.m.Dessert will be served. Thu.: “Organizingfor Youth Empowerment in ConflictZones,” Room 140, Littauer Building,4:30-6 p.m. Fri.: “Organizing for Socialand Economic Enterprise,” Allison DiningHall, Taubman Building, 2:30-4 p.m.Thu., April 9-Sat., April 11—“EmergentVisions: Independent Documentariesfrom China.” (Asia Center, FairbankCenter, Harvard East Asia Society, VES,Carpenter Center) Conference of filmscreenings, directors’ talks, and paneldiscussions. Thu.: 4:15-9:30 p.m.; Fri.:2-10:30 p.m.; Sat.: 3-10 p.m. For a completelist of events, speakers, and locations,visit www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank/events/Guest%20_Lecture_Series.html#films. (617) 496-6824,vhangell@fas.harvard.edu.Mon., April 13—“Petro Jacyk MemorialSymposium.” (HURI) Details TBA.www.huri.harvard.edu/calendar.html.Wed., April 15-Fri., April 17—“Diaghilev’sBallets Russes, 1909-1929: TwentyYears that Changed the World of Art.”(Harvard Theatre Collection) Featuringalmost two dozen speakers and scholars,including Joan Acocella, The NewYorker; Anna Kisselgoff, The New YorkTimes; and Joy Melville, author. Keynoteaddress by Alexander Schouvaloff andspecial presentation by Thomas ForrestKelly on “The Rite of Spring,” and more.New College Theatre, 10-12 Holyoke St.,9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with additional eveningevents on April 15 and 16. Cost of thesymposium is $125; reduced fees availablefor Harvard affiliates and undergraduatesat Boston-area colleges. For acomplete schedule, visit http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/Houghton/Diaghilev_symposium.html. (617) 495-2445,htc@harvard.edu.environmental sciencesFri., April 3—“Sustainability in aChanging World: Concepts and PolicyStrategies To Address Climate Changein Alaska.” (Harvard University Centerfor the Environment) Terry Chapin,University of Alaska, Fairbanks. LectureHall D, Science Center, 1 Oxford St., 4p.m.Sun., April 5—“2009 Roger ToryPeterson Medal Recipient and MemorialLecture.” (HMNH) Russell Mittermeier,wildlife biologist, is honored and will givea lecture titled “Conserving the World’sBiodiversity: How the Climate CrisisCould Both Hurt and Help.” ScienceCenter, 1 Oxford St., 3 p.m. Tickets are$6 general; $4 Harvard ID holders; andfree for museum members. Advance ticketsrequired. Harvard Box Office (617)496-2222, http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/tickets/details.cfm?EVENT_ID=40059.www.hmnh.harvard.edu.Wed., April 15—“The Future of Energy.”(Harvard University Center for theEnvironment) Richard Garwin, Thomas J.Watson Research Center. Lecture Hall D,Science Center, 1 Oxford St., 5 p.m.ethicsThu., April 16—“Somalia: Responding tothe Legal Challenges of OffshorePiracy.” (Program on Humanitarian Policyand Conflict Research) Web seminar, 9-11 a.m. Registration information can befound at http://ihlforum.ning.com/events/Somalia-responding-to-the. Freeand open to the public.health sciencesTue., April 7—“Why are the JapaneseLiving Longer?” (Program on U.S-JapanRelations) Ichiro Kawachi, HSPH. Bowie-Vernon Room K262, second floor, CGISKnafel, 1737 Cambridge St., 12:30 p.m.Lunch will be available for purchase inthe Fisher Family Commons on the firstfloor. www.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/.Thu., April 9—“Do Boards Matter? AStudy of Board Practices and HealthQuality at U.S. Hospitals.” (HauserCenter) Lunch seminar with Arnold M.Epstein, HSPH. Hauser Center, 5Bennett St., Charles Hotel Courtyard,noon. Space is limited; RSVP to (617)495-1114. www.hks.harvard.edu/hauser/.Medical SchoolTue., April 7—“Controlling CellularSignaling Pathways Using Light.”(Microbiology & Molecular Genetics)Christopher Voigt, University of California,San Francisco. Room 341, Warren AlpertBuilding, HMS, 200 Longwood Ave.,12:30 p.m. Coffee is served prior toevent at 12:15 outside the room. shannon@hms.harvard.edu.Wed., April 8—“HMS PsychiatryResearch Day Poster Session.” (HMS)Rotunda, New Research Building, HMS,77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, noon.Wed., April 8—“The CentralNoradrenergic Nervous System: Pastand Future Implications for Psychiatry.”(HMS) Floyd Bloom, The ScrippsResearch Institute. Amphitheater, NewResearch Building, HMS, 77 AvenueLouis Pasteur, 2:15 p.m.Tue., April 14—“How ElectronCrytomography is Opening a NewWindow into Bacterial and ViralUltrastructure.” (Microbiology &Molecular Genetics) Grant Jensen, CalTech. 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20/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009(Continued from previous page)outside the room. shannon@hms.harvard.edu.Wed., April 15—“Your Brain on Ads:How Modern Media is Shaping YoungMinds.” (HMS) Three medical expertsexplain how modern media affects youngminds. Joseph B. Martin ConferenceCenter, The New Research Building, 77Avenue Louis Pasteur, 6 p.m. Class registrationis now closed; to add yourname to the waiting list: (617) 432-3038, longwood_seminars@hms.harvard.edu.Web streaming of each lectureis available one week after event.School of Public HealthThu., April 2—“Evolution of InfluenzaViruses.” (Distinguished Lecture Series,Division of Biological Sciences) DerekSmith, University of Cambridge. RoomG2, Kresge Building, HSPH, 665Huntington Ave., 4 p.m. Reception priorto lecture at 3:30 p.m.Fri., April 3—“Confronting the NextInfluenza Pandemic with InexpensiveGenerics: The Challenge to Science andPolicy.” (HSPH) David Fedson, physician.Room 907, Epidemiology Library, KresgeBuilding, HSPH, 677 Huntington Ave.,12:30 p.m. Lunch is provided.Tue., April 7—“A Novel Family ofReceptor Regulator Proteins.”(Molecular and Integrative PhysiologicalSciences) Joseph Nabhan, HSPH. Room1302, Building 1, HSPH, 665 HuntingtonAve., 9:30 a.m.Mon., April 13—“The Impact of ART onHIV Epidemic Dynamics (work inprogress).” (HSPH) Mark Lurie, BrownUniversity. Room 907, EpidemiologyLibrary, Kresge Building, HSPH, 677Huntington Ave., 12:30 p.m. Lunch isprovided.Mon., April 13—“Evolving HIV/AIDSPolicies in Africa.” (HSPH AIDS Initiative)His Excellency Festus Mogae, formerpresident, Republic of Botswana. RoomG2, Kresge Building, HSPH, 677Huntington Ave., 12:30 p.m. (617) 432-6106, mshenry@hsph.harvard.edu.Tue., April 14—“A Softer Approach toUnderstanding Fibrogenesis in theLung.” (Molecular and IntegrativePhysiological Sciences) Justin Mih,HSPH. Room 1302, Building 1, HSPH,665 Huntington Ave., 9:30 a.m.Wed., April 15—“I Little Slave: A PrisonMemoir from Communist Laos.” (HSPH)Bounsang Khamkeo, author. Room G2,Kresge Building, HSPH, 677 HuntingtonAve., 12:30 p.m.Thu., April 16—“Optimizing Rural HealthCare Workers in Developing Countries.”(HSPH, FXB Center for Health andHuman Rights, Division of Global HealthEquity at Brigham and Women’sHospital) Mark Zimmerman, director,Nick Simons Institute. Room G12, FXBBuilding, HSPH, 651 Huntington Ave.,12:30 p.m. Open to Harvard andLongwood communities. Light refreshmentsprovided. mszperka@hsph.harvard.edu.humanitiesThu., April 2—“Conversation with MaríaPilar Aquino.” (Women’s Studies inReligion Program, HDS) Brown bag lunchseries with María Pilar Aquino, HDS.Room 117, Rockefeller Hall, noon. (617)495-7505, esutton@hds.harvard.edu.Thu., April 2—“Narratives ofInauthenticity, Impurity, and Disorder:Or, How Forgeries, Half-Castes, andHooligans Shaped Pre-Modern KoreanHistory.” (Korea Colloquium) Remco E.Breuker, Leiden University; chaired bySun Joo Kim, Harvard University. PortéRoom S250, CGIS South, 1730Cambridge St., 4 p.m.Thu., April 2—W.E.B. Du Bois Lectures.“Of the Meaning of Progress:Measuring Black Citizenship.” (Du BoisInstitute, Committee on African Studies)“I am Obama: Forging a New BlackCitizenship” by Melissa Harris-Lacewell,Princeton University. Tsai Auditorium,CGIS, 1730 Cambridge St., 5 p.m.www.dubois.fas.harvard.edu.Thu., April 2—“A Man Is Shot: TheContent of a Cinematic Technique.”(Humanities Center) Master class withLouis Menand, Harvard University.Thompson Room 110, Barker Center, 12Quincy St., 6 p.m. Free and open to thepublic; seating is limited. www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr.Thu., April 2—“The Not-so-Gentle Art ofPicture Titles.” (Humanities Center)Ruth Yeazell, Yale University. Room 133,Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., 6 p.m.www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr.Thu., April 2—“Sylphs, an EmeraldTablet, and the Kabbalah; or, Where didthe Enlightenment Come From?”(Humanities Center) Margaret Doody,Princeton University. Room 133, BarkerCenter, 12 Quincy St., 4 p.m.www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr.Fri., April 3—“Privilege and Prohibition:Kings and Poets in Early Ireland.” (CelticLanguages and Literatures, HumanitiesCenter) William Sayers, CornellUniversity. Room 133, Barker Center, 12Quincy St., 4:30 p.m. NOTE: This eventhas been cancelled.Mon., April 6—“The Portuguese Novel,Past and Present.” (RomanceLanguages and Literatures) AlmeidaFaria, novelist. Room 335, Boylston Hall,4 p.m. www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll.Mon., April 6—The Spring Morris GrayLecture. “A Poetry Reading by C.D.Wright.” (English) C.D. Wright, poet.Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12Quincy St., 6 p.m. Free and open to thepublic.Mon., April 6—“Christians on Earth,Citizens in Heaven: The City asMetaphor in Early Byzantine PoliticalThought.” (Classics) Claudia Rapp,Houghton Library, Harvard University/Gift of Harriet J. Bradbury, 1930Ledger drawing by unknown Indian warrior, probably Lakota, ca.1865. Detail from Half Moon ledger book.UCLA. Room 211, Barker Center, 12Quincy St., 6 p.m.Tue., April 7—“A Musical Conversationwith Vocalist Aster Aweke.” (LearningFrom Performers, OfA, Music) AsterAweke discusses her career and creativeprocess and performs vocal selectionsaccompanied by Betelehem Melaku onkeyboard and krar. Moderated by KayKaufman Shelemay, Harvard University.New College Theatre Rehearsal Studio,10-12 Holyoke St., 3 p.m. Free and opento the public. (617) 495-8676,www.fas.harvard.edu/~ofa.Tue., April 7—The Louis C. ElsonLecture. “Memento mei: PolyphonicMusic in some 15th-centuryCommemorations for the Dead.” (Music)Margaret Bent, University of Oxford.Lecture incorporating live performance ofmusical examples with mezzo-sopranoMary Gerbi, soprano Anna Zayaruznaya,tenor Steven Soph, and baritoneBradford Gleim. Paine Hall, 5:15 p.m.Free and open to all.Tue., April 7—“Who Knew? AndréBreton’s Surreality in NikosKazantzakis.” (Humanities Center,Seminar on Modern Greek Literature andCulture) Stamos Metzidakis, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis. Room S040, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 5:30 p.m.(617) 384-7794, rapti@fas.harvard.edu.Tue., April 7—“La magie de Francois leChampi: Proust et George Sand.”(Romance Languages and Literatures,Humanities Center) Béatrice Didier, EcoleNormale Supérieure. Room 133, BarkerCenter, 12 Quincy St., 6 p.m.www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll.Tue., April 7—“The Power of Images:Qajar Photography and Its Influence onModern Iranian Art.” (Art Museum) Talkby Layla S. Diba. Sackler Museum, 485Broadway, 6 p.m. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Tue., April 7—“Trauma, the Sacred, andthe Sublime: Looking Awry at Zizek.”(Humanities Center) Dominick LaCapra,Cornell University. Room 110, BarkerCenter, 12 Quincy St., 6 p.m. Free andopen to the public; seating is limited.www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr.Wed., April 8—“A Multitude of Women:The Challenge of the ContemporaryItalian Novel.” (DeBosis Colloquium,Romance Languages and Literatures)Stefania Lucamante, Catholic Universityof America, with respondent MaryDiSalvo. Room G07, Boylston Hall, 4p.m. Free and open to the public.www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll.Wed., April 8—“Spinoza and Hume onReligion as a Natural Phenomenon.”(Philosophy) Herman De Dijn, visiting lecturer,Harvard University. Room 305,Emerson Hall, 5 p.m.Wed., April 8—“Tang-UyghurArchaeology in Mongolia.”(Anthropology, East Asian Languages andCivilizations, Asia Center, GSAS) TigranApril 3-4‘Wiyohpiyata: LakotaImages of the ContestedWest’ opens at the PeabodyMuseum April 3. There willbe a related lecture (seeart/design, page 19) andopening reception (seeexhibitions, page 18) onApril 3 and related talks,tours, and conversations onApril 4 (see conferences,page 19). Call (617) 496-1027 or visit www.peabody.harvard.edu for details.Mkrtychev, State Museum of OrientalArt, Moscow, and Tsultem Odbataar,National Museum of Mongolian History.Room 14A, Peabody Museum, 11Divinity Ave., 5 p.m.Wed., April 8—“Post-Crisis: Biopoliticsof Art in Argentina after 2001.” (ArtMuseum) Talk by Andrea Giunta. SacklerMuseum, 485 Broadway, 6 p.m.www.harvardartmuseum.org.Wed., April 8—“Telling Tales: Jains andSaivites and Their Stories in MedievalSouth India.” (HDS) Phyllis Granoff, YaleUniversity. Thompson Room, BarkerCenter, 12 Quincy St., 7:30 p.m. Lightrefreshments served. (617) 495-4486,dcotter@hds.harvard.edu.Fri., April 10—“New Approaches toCapitalism and Imperialism in U.S.History.” (Warren Center, PoliticalEconomy Workshop) 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Details TBA; check www.fas.harvard.edu/~polecon.Fri., April 10—“The Noble Lasso ofMethods, a Lotus Garland: A MahayogaText from Dunhuang in 84 FoliosAssociated with Padmasambhava, andits Transmission in Tibet.” (Inner Asianand Altaic Studies) Robert Mayer, OxfordUniversity. Room S250, CGIS South,1730 Cambridge St., 1 p.m. Free andopen to the public. Feel free to bring alunch; snacks will be provided.iaas@fas.harvard.edu.Fri., April 10—“Joss Whedon: CulturalHumanist.” (Cambridge Forum,Humanist Chaplaincy) Television writerand director Joss Whedon receives the2009 Outstanding Lifetime AchievementAward in Cultural Humanism. TheMemorial Church, 8 p.m. Tickets arerequired. (617) 495-2727. NOTE: Thisevent is SOLD OUT.Mon., April 13—“‘Running Water isBeautiful Water’: Rivers in theGeographical Writing of Dionysius thePeriegete.” (Classics) Jane Lightfoot,University of Oxford. Room 133, BarkerCenter, 12 Quincy St., 4:15 p.m.Mon., April 13—“Modern Greek:Colliding Past and Present in Theatreand Visual Art.” (Art Museum, AmericanRepertory Theatre) Christine Evans, playwright,“Trojan Barbie”; David Reynoso,set and costume designer; RyanMcKittrick, associate dramaturg. SacklerMuseum, 485 Broadway, 6 p.m. Freeand open to the public. Seating is limited;RSVP to kelsey_mcniff@harvard.eduwith “Trojan Barbie” in subject line.www.harvardartmuseum.org.Tue., April 14—“Taking Sides: Issues ofAllegiance in the Reception of Lucan’sCivil War.” (Classics) Susanna Braund,University of British Columbia. Room133, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., 6p.m.Tue., April 14—“Curriculum, Canon, andInterpretive Authority in the Madrasahsof Pakistan.” (CSWR) Shahab Ahmed,Harvard University. Common Room,CSWR, 42 Francis Ave., 5:15 p.m.www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/calendar.html.Tue., April 14—“The Recovery ofMedieval Music from Damaged andFragmentary Sources.” (HoughtonLibrary) Margaret Bent, visiting professor,Harvard University. Edison andNewman Room, Houghton Library, 5:30p.m. (617) 495-2444.Wed., April 15—“‘Ain’t Got No Home’:Race and American MigrationNarratives in the Depression Era.” (DuBois Institute) Erin Royston Battat,Harvard University. Thompson Room,Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., noon.www.dubois.fas.harvard.edu.Wed., April 15—“How To Lease anOrphan’s Estate in Classical Athens:New Data from the ArchimedesPalimpsest.” (Classics) Gerhard Thür,University of Graz. Room 133, BarkerCenter, 12 Quincy St., 4 p.m.Wed., April 15—“Italian NeorealistCinema: An Aesthetic Approach.”(Romance Languages and Literatures,DeBosis Colloquium) Christ Wagstaff,University of Reading, with respondentAdam Muri-Rosenthal. Room G07,Boylston Hall, 4 p.m.www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll.Wed., April 15—“The Ritual Use ofAnimals in Late Shang FuneraryPractice: A ZooarchaeologicalPerspective.” (Anthropology, EALC, AsiaCenter, GSAS) Li Zhipeng, BeijingUniversity. Room 14A, Peabody Museum,11 Divinity Ave., 5 p.m. miller9@fas.harvard.edu.Wed., April 15—“Mumbai: KineticCity.” (Art Museum) Part of the “Cities:Their Art and Architecture” series.Rahul Mehrotra, MIT. Sackler Museum,485 Broadway, 6:30 p.m. Cost is $18general; $12 members. Space is limitedand registration strongly encouraged.(617) 495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.Thu., April 16—“Local Commitments,National Aspirations: The History of aGhanaian Elite.” (Du Bois Institute)Carola Lentz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz. Thompson Room,Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., noon.www.dubois.fas.harvard.edu.Thu., April 16—“How Machado de AssisBecame a Universal Writer.” (BrazilStudies, DRCLAS) John Gledson,University of Liverpool, with commentatorsJoaquim-Francisco Coelho andNicolau Sevcenko, Harvard University.Room S050, DRCLAS, CGIS South,1730 Cambridge St., 12:15 p.m.Thu., April 16—“Edmonia Lewis’s ‘Bustof Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.’” (ArtMuseum) Ivan Gaskell and LaurelThatcher Ulrich, Harvard University.Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 3:30p.m. www.harvardartmuseum.org.Thu., April 16—Founder’s Lecture.“Entangled at Catalhöyük: Material Lifein the First Cities.” (Peabody Museum)Ian Hodder, Stanford University. YenchingInstitute, 2 Divinity Ave., 5:30 p.m.Lecture to follow in the PeabodyMuseum, 11 Divinity Ave. Free and opento the public. (617) 496-1027,www.peabody.harvard.edu.Thu., April 16—“Susan Stewart: Poetryand Perception.” (Cambridge Forum)Susan Stewart, poet. First Parish, 3Church St., 7:30 p.m. Free and open tothe public.Thu., April 16—“Domestic Violence inMedieval Law and Literature.” (RealColegio Complutense) Eugene Lacarra,visiting scholar, Romance Languagesand Literatures. Real ColegioComplutense, 26 Trowbridge St., 7:30p.m. Lecture in English. Free and opento the public. www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu.poetry/proseFri., April 3—“A Reading of T.S. Eliot’s‘The Waste Land’ and Other Poems.”(English, OfA, Office of the President andProvost) Actors Dame Eileen Atkins andBrian Dennehy read Eliot’s “The WasteLand” and other poems. Introduced bynovelist Josephine Hart. New CollegeTheatre, 10-12 Holyoke St., 5 p.m.Reception to follow. Tickets are free andavailable through the Harvard Box Office(617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Mon., April 6—“A Poetry Reading.”(Radcliffe Institute) Gail Mazur, fellow,Radcliffe Institute. Radcliffe Gymnasium,10 Garden St., Radcliffe Yard, 3:30 p.m.(617) 495-8212, www.radcliffe.edu/events.Mon., April 6—The Spring Morris GrayLecture. “A Poetry Reading by C.D.Wright.” (English) C.D. Wright, poet.Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12Quincy St., 6 p.m. Free and open to thepublic.Mon., April 6—“Panel on Publishing byPoets who Edit: The Perils of Starting aPress.” (Yenching Library) ValerieLawson, Doug Holder, and GloriaMindock. Yenching Library, 2 DivinityAve., 7 p.m.Thu., April 16—“Susan Stewart: Poetryand Perception.” (Cambridge Forum)Susan Stewart, poet. First Parish, 3

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 21Church St., 7:30 p.m. Free and open tothe public.Thu., April 30—“The 2009 Harvard ArtsMedal Ceremony Honoring Poet JohnAshbery.” (OfA, Board of Overseers ofHarvard College) Actor John Lithgow ’67hosts event honoring poet John Ashbery’49; moderated by poet Dan ChiassonGSAS ’01, Wellesley College; presentedby Harvard President Drew Faust. NewCollege Theatre, 10-12 Holyoke St., 5p.m. Free admission; tickets required(limit 2 per person). Harvard Box Office(617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.scienceThu., April 2—“A Nanoscience Approachto Photocatalysis and Solar Cells.”(Lecture in the Chemical Sciences,Physical Chemistry Seminar) ThomasMallouk, Pennsylvania State University.Pfizer Lecture Hall, Mallinckrodt Labs, 12Oxford St., 4 p.m.Sun., April 5—“2009 Roger ToryPeterson Medal Recipient and MemorialLecture.” (HMNH) Russell Mittermeier,wildlife biologist, is honored and will givea lecture titled “Conserving the World’sBiodiversity: How the Climate CrisisCould Both Hurt and Help.” ScienceCenter, 1 Oxford St., 3 p.m. Tickets are$6 general; $4 Harvard ID holders; andfree for museum members. Advance ticketsrequired. Harvard Box Office (617)496-2222, http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/tickets/details.cfm?EVENT_ID=40059.www.hmnh.harvard.edu.Mon., April 6—“Total Synthesis ofNatural Products and Development ofSynthetic Methodology.” (Max TishlerPrize Lectures) Tohru Fukuyama,University of Tokyo. Pfizer Lecture Hall,Mallinckrodt Labs, 12 Oxford St., 4 p.m.Tue., April 7—“Synthetic Studies onSeemingly Simple-Looking NaturalProducts.” (Max Tishler Prize Lectures)Tohru Fukuyama, University of Tokyo.Pfizer Lecture Hall, Mallinckrodt Labs, 12Oxford St., 4 p.m.Thu., April 9—“Chemistry Lecture.”(Lectures in the Chemical Sciences,Harvard/MIT Physical ChemistrySeminar) Lecture title TBA. Stuart Rice,University of Chicago. Pfizer Lecture Hall,Mallinckrodt Labs, 12 Oxford St., 5 p.m.Mon., April 13—“New Insights into theTarget of Rapamycin (TOR) SignalingPathway Revealing Using Novel TORInhibitors.” (R.B. Woodward VisitingScholar) Kevan Shokat, University ofCalifornia, San Francisco. Pfizer LectureHall, Mallinckrodt Labs, 12 Oxford St., 4p.m.Tue., April 14—“Using Science ToImprove Preventive Policies: SomeChallenges and Dilemmas.” (HGSE,HSPH) Sir Michael Rutter, physician.Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall, 13Appian Way, 3:30 p.m. Free and open tothe public. http://developingchild.harvard.edu/content/lectures.html.Wed., April 15—“Chemistry Lecture.”(Lectures in the Chemical Sciences,Harvard/MIT Inorganic ChemistrySeminar) Lecture title TBA. MichaelGreen, Pennsylvania State University.Pfizer Lecture Hall, Mallinckrodt Labs, 12Oxford St., 4 p.m.Wed., April 15—“Your Brain on Ads:How Modern Media is Shaping YoungMinds.” (HMS) Three medical expertsexplain how modern media affects youngminds. Joseph B. Martin ConferenceCenter, The New Research Building, 77Avenue Louis Pasteur, 6 p.m. Class registrationis now closed; to add yourname to the waiting list: (617) 432-3038, longwood_seminars@hms.harvard.edu.Web streaming of each lectureis available one week after event.Thu., April 16—“Because the World isRound.” (CfA) Patrick Slane, CfA. PhillipsAuditorium, CfA, 60 Garden St., 7:30p.m. Observing through telescopes followsthe presentation, weather permitting.Live Webcast: www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/public_events.html.Thu., April 16—“The Discovery of theSuperconducting Energy Gap.” (Physics)Michael Tinkham, Harvard University.Hall D, Science Center, 1 Oxford St., 8p.m. Refreshments afterwards inPutnam Gallery, Science Center. Freeand open to the public.social sciencesThu., April 2—“Conversation with MaríaPilar Aquino.” (Women’s Studies inReligion Program, HDS) Brown bag lunchseries with María Pilar Aquino, HDS.Room 117, Rockefeller Hall, noon. (617)495-7505, esutton@hds.harvard.edu.Thu., April 2—“Antifascism, YouthScenes, and Urban Space: Findings fromRecent Fieldwork in Provincial Russia.”(Davis Center) Mischa Gabowitsch,Princeton University. Room S354, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 12:15 p.m.http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Thu., April 2—“The Pitfalls of Jihad.”(Belfer Center’s International SecurityProgram) Brown bag seminar with NellyLahoud, fellow, ISP/Initiative on Religionin International Affairs. Littauer 369,Belfer Center Library, HKS, 79 JFK St.,12:15 p.m. Coffee and tea provided.http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/3898/.Thu., April 2—“Narratives ofInauthenticity, Impurity, and Disorder:Or, How Forgeries, Half-Castes, andHooligans Shaped Pre-Modern KoreanHistory.” (Korea Colloquium) Remco E.Breuker, Leiden University; chaired bySun Joo Kim, Harvard University. PortéRoom S250, CGIS South, 1730Cambridge St., 4 p.m.Thu., April 2—“Afghanistan: Rhetoricand Reality.” (WCFIA, CMES) RoryStewart, Harvard University. Bowie-Vernon Room K262, CGIS Knafel,WCFIA, 1737 Cambridge St., 4 p.m.Thu., April 2—“Popular Accountabilityand Autocratic Resilience: Evidencefrom the Single-Party CommunistRegimes in Eastern Europe and China.”(Fairbank Center) Martin Dimitrov,Dartmouth College. Room S153, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 5:15 p.m.www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank.Thu., April 2—“Can Migration ‘Boost’Development in Countries of Origin? BigTime! The Case of Colombian Migrantsin Spain.” (Real Colegio Complutense)Talk by Conchita Galdón. Real ColegioComplutense, 26 Trowbridge St., 7:30p.m. Lecture in English. Free and opento the public. www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu.Thu., April 2—“The Generalissimo: AConsiderable Reappraisal.” (FairbankCenter) Jay Taylor, Fairbank Center.Room S153, CGIS South, 1730Cambridge St., 7:30 p.m. www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank.Thu., April 2—“Ordinary Heroes forExtraordinary Times.” (CambridgeForum) Amy Goodman, award-winningjournalist, and her brother DavidGoodman, investigative reporter. FirstParish, 3 Church St., 7:30 p.m. A receptionwith the Goodmans precedes theprogram at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15general; $10 students/Forum members;$15 at the door. To purchase tickets,call (617) 495-2727. www.cambridgeforum.org.Fri., April 3—“Reporting from Vietnam:Journalism in a One-Party State.” (AsiaCenter) Bill Hayton, author. Room K401,fourth floor, CGIS Knafel, 1737Cambridge St., 3:30 p.m. (617) 496-6273. NOTE: Time and location havechanged from previous listing.Fri., April 3—“China’s Emerging EnergySecurity Debate.” (Fairbank Center)Andrew Kennedy, postdoctoral fellow,Harvard University. Room S153, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 4 p.m.Fri., April 3—“Starting at StandingRock: Following Custer and Sitting Bullto the Little Big Horn.” (PeabodyMuseum) Nathaniel Philbrick, author.Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St.,5:30 p.m. Reception to follow inPeabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave. Freeand open to the public. (617) 496-1027,www.peabody.harvard.edu. See also exhibitions.Mon., April 6—“Can the World Bank’sDevelopment Thinking Explain AsianPolicy?” (Asia Center) Shahid Yusuf,World Bank; moderated by DwightPerkins, Harvard University. Room S050,concourse level, CGIS South, 1730 CambridgeSt., 12:30 p.m. (617) 496-6273.Mon., April 6—“Tirana, Albania inTransition: Reconciling the Formal andInformal City.” (Joint Center for HousingStudies, GSD) John Driscoll, visiting fellow,Joint Center for Housing Studies.Room 517, Gund Hall, GSD, 49 QuincySt., 1 p.m. www.jchs.harvard.edu.Mon., April 6—“Another Tale from theFrozen North: Success Co-existing withFailure in Health and HumanDevelopment.” (WCFIA, CanadaProgram) Clyde Hertzman, University ofBritish Columbia. Bowie-Vernon Room,second floor, WCFIA, CGIS Knafel, 1737Cambridge St., 4 p.m.Mon., April 6—“Corruption andMilitarism in South Africa and theMiddle East Post-Apartheid: The Pastas Present?” (CMES) Andrew Feinstein,author. Room 102, CMES, 38 KirklandSt., 4 p.m.Mon., April 6—“The Consolidation ofArmy Officer Training in Lviv: ItsSignificance for Ukraine’s MilitaryDevelopment.” (HURI) Seminar withLeonid Polyakov, fellow, WCFIA and HURI.Room S050, concourse level, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 4 p.m.www.huri.harvard.edu/calendar.html.Mon., April 6-Thu., April 9—“BrazilianImmigration to the U.S.: Linking Theoryand Action.” (DRCLAS Brazil StudiesProgram, Romance Languages andLiteratures) Mon., 6 p.m.-8 p.m.:Opening and welcome by ClémenceJouet-Pastré, and guest speaker CarlosLupi, Ministro do Trabalho. Tue., 6-8p.m.: “Politics of Reality? ImmigrationLaws in the Obama Era,” MarconyAlmeida. Wed., 6-8 p.m.: “The Presentand the Future of the BrazilianCommunity: Trends and Issues forYouth,” Heloísa Galvao and Leticia J.Braga. Thu., 5-8 p.m.: “Media Coverageof Brazilian Immigrant Health inMassachusetts” and “The Mental Healthof Brazilian Immigrants inMassachusetts,” panel discussions. Allevents held in the Belfer Case StudyRoom, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.Free and open to the public.www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil.Tue., April 7—“Sex Equality and theState: Explaining Why GovernmentsPromote Women’s Rights in LatinAmerica and the World.” (DRCLAS,WCFIA) Mala Htun, The New School, NewYork. Room S250, CGIS South, 1730Cambridge St., noon. Opportunity forcomments and questions to follow thepresentation. smtesor@fas.harvard.edu.Tue., April 7—“Why are the JapaneseLiving Longer?” (Program on U.S-JapanRelations) Ichiro Kawachi, HSPH. Bowie-Vernon Room K262, second floor, CGISKnafel, 1737 Cambridge St., 12:30 p.m.Lunch will be available for purchase inthe Fisher Family Commons on the firstfloor. www.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/.Tue., April 7—“Moral Reasoning andIntelligibility: Becoming Muslim in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan.” (Davis Center)Johan Rasanayagam, University ofAberdeen. Room S354, CGIS South,1730 Cambridge St., 4:15 p.m.http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Wed., April 8—“Russia Incorporated:The Market Economy in an FSB-Controlled State in the Twenty-FirstCentury.” (Davis Center) Yuri Felshtinsky,author and historian. Room S354, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 12:30 p.m.http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Wed., April 8—“Tang-UyghurArchaeology in Mongolia.”(Anthropology, East Asian Languages andCivilizations, Asia Center, GSAS) TigranMkrtychev, State Museum of OrientalArt, Moscow, and Tsultem Odbataar,National Museum of Mongolian History.April 7The Music Departmentpresents the Louis C.Elson Lecture —‘Memento mei:Polyphonic Music insome 15th-centuryCommemorations forthe Dead’ — Tuesday,April 7, in Paine Hall at5:15 p.m. The lecture byMargaret Bent of theUniversity of Oxford willincorporate live performanceof musical examples.Free and open toall. See humanities, page20.Room 14A, Peabody Museum, 11Divinity Ave., 5 p.m.Wed., April 8—“Considering Indultos:Prosecuting the Choices of Life duringWar in Nineteenth-Century Colombia.”(DRCLAS) Joshua Rosenthal, WesternConnecticut State University. RoomS250, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.,6 p.m. Copies of the paper available oneweek in advance of talk at http://drclas.harvard.edu/events/hw. karl@fas.harvard.edu.Thu., April 9—“Grabbing the Third Rail:Reflections on ‘The Israel Lobby.’”(Belfer Center’s International SecurityProgram) Brown bag seminar withStephen Walt, ISP. Littauer 369, BelferCenter Library, HKS, 79 JFK St., 12:15p.m. Coffee and tea provided.http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/3914.Fri., April 10—“Chinese Legal Reformsin the 1990s and the 1070s: Insightsfrom History?” (EALS) Billy K.L. So,Chinese University of Hong Kong. Room419, Pound Hall, HLS, noon.Fri., April 10—“Kallisti: The Bride-Showand Muscovite Marriage Politics.”(Davis Center) Russell E. Martin,Westminster College. Room S153, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 12:15 p.m.http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Fri., April 10—“Demographic Crisis andGender in Russia after WWII.” (DavisCenter) Elizabeth Brainerd, Davis Center,with Mie Nakachi, postdoctoral fellow,Davis Center. Room S354, CGIS South,1730 Cambridge St., 12:15 p.m.http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Fri., April 10—“Strategies for Knowingan Asian Mountain: Changbaishan,1600-Present.” (Asia Center, ReischauerInstitute) Ruth Rogaski, VanderbiltUniversity. Room S050, concourse level,CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., 12:30p.m. (617) 496-6273.Fri., April 10—“Joss Whedon: CulturalHumanist.” (Cambridge Forum,Humanist Chaplaincy) Television writerand director Joss Whedon receives the2009 Outstanding Lifetime AchievementAward in Cultural Humanism. TheMemorial Church, 8 p.m. Tickets arerequired. (617) 495-2727. NOTE: Thisevent is SOLD OUT.Mon., April 13—“Ambiguities of Race:Cubans’ Memories of the Revolution.”(DRCLAS) Elizabeth Dore, DRCLAS.Room 250, CGIS South, 1730Cambridge St., 12:15 p.m.Mon., April 13—“Housing andCommunity Development Policy in thePost-Bush Era: The View from Boston.”(Continued on next page)

22/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009(Continued from previous page)(Joint Center for Housing Studies) JohnPalmieri, director, Boston RedevelopmentAuthority. Stubbins Room 112, GundHall, GSD, 49 Quincy St., 1 p.m.www.jchs.harvard.edu.Mon., April 13—“Toni Stone’s Challengeto Baseball and America.” (RadcliffeInstitute) Martha Ackmann, fellow,Radcliffe Institute. Radcliffe Gymnasium,10 Garden St., Radcliffe Yard, 3:30 p.m.(617) 495-8212, www.radcliffe.edu/events.Tue., April 14—“Andean RadicalPopulism: The Foe or the Essence ofDemocracy?” (DRCLAS, WCFIA) Carlosde la Torre, Latin American Faculty forSocial Sciences, Ecuador. Opportunitiesfor questions and comments to followthe presentation. Room S250, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., noon. smtesor@fas.harvard.edu.Tue., April 14—“Turkey’s Trajectory inthe Middle East.” (CMES) LenoreMartin, Harvard University. Room 102,CMES, 38 Kirkland St., noon.www.cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu.Tue., April 14—“Forced Labor andHuman Trafficking in Today’s Russia.”(Davis Center) Dmitry Poletaev, fellow,Davis Center. Room S354, CGIS South,1730 Cambridge St., 12:15 p.m.http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Tue., April 14—“Lessons from Japan fora Troubled World: Finance, Economics,and Politics.” (Program on U.S.-JapanRelations) Robert Alan Feldman, managingdirector, Morgan Stanley JapanSecurities Co. Ltd., and Thierry Porté,Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Bowie-Vernon Conference Room, second floor,CGIS Knafel, 1737 Cambridge St.,12:30 p.m. Lunch will be available forpurchase in the Fisher Family Commonson the first floor. www.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/.Tue., April 14—“The Crisis ofIncarceration in America.” (HarvardInstitute for Learning in Retirement)Bruce Western, HKS. GrossmanCommon Room, 51 Brattle St., 3:15p.m. Free and open to the public.Tue., April 14—“Using Science ToImprove Preventive Policies: SomeChallenges and Dilemmas.” (HGSE,HSPH) Sir Michael Rutter, physician.Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall, 13Appian Way, 3:30 p.m. Free and open tothe public. http://developingchild.harvard.edu/content/lectures.html.Tue., April 14—“Fishing for the Past:Palestinian Fishermen in Jal el Bahar,Lebanon.” (CMES) Talk by Diana Allan,Harvard University, and screening of herlatest project “Souhad, 636 Tyre.” AQ&A session will follow. Room 020,CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., 4 p.m.Free and open to the public.kebrown@fas.harvard.edu,http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu.Tue., April 14—“Curriculum, Canon, andInterpretive Authority in the Madrasahsof Pakistan.” (CSWR) Shahab Ahmed,Harvard University. Common Room,CSWR, 42 Francis Ave., 5:15 p.m.www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/calendar.html.Wed., April 15—“What Just Happened?What’s Next?” (WCFIA’s Program onJustice, Welfare, and Economics)Daylong seminar with speakers SugataBose, Barry Eichengreen, Linda Gordon,Alexander Julius, Glenn Loury, andThomas Pogge. Meeting Room, 2 ArrowSt., 9 a.m. Free and open to the public.www.wcfia.harvard.edu/jwe.Wed., April 15—“Kazakhstan: Road toIndependence.” (Davis Center) ArielCohen, The Heritage Foundation. RoomS354, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.,12:30 p.m. http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Wed., April 15—“Remembering theAmerican War in Viet Nam.” (RadcliffeInstitute) Viet Thanh Nguyen, fellow,Radcliffe Institute. Radcliffe Gymnasium,10 Garden St., Radcliffe Yard, 3:30 p.m.(617) 495-8212, www.radcliffe.edu/events.Wed., April 15—“Nicosia: A Story ofConflict and Cooperation.” (KokkalisProgram) Eleni Mavrou, mayor of Nicosia,Cyprus. Fainsod Room L324, LittauerBuilding, HKS, 79 JFK St., 4:15 p.m.Free and open to the public.www.hks.harvard.edu/kokkalis/.Wed., April 15—“The Ritual Use ofAnimals in Late Shang FuneraryPractice: A ZooarchaeologicalPerspective.” (Anthropology, EALC, AsiaCenter, GSAS) Li Zhipeng, BeijingUniversity. Room 14A, Peabody Museum,11 Divinity Ave., 5 p.m. miller9@fas.harvard.edu.Thu., April 16—“What Asia Wants fromthe Obama Administration.” (HKS AsiaPrograms, Asia Center) The Hon. SurinPitsuwan, secretary general, Associationof Southeast Asian Nations. MalkinPenthouse, fifth floor, Littauer Building,HKS, 79 JFK St., noon. (617) 496-6273.Thu., April 16—“China, North Korea,and the Global Economic Crisis.” (KimKoo Forum) Jae-bang Koh, KoreaInstitute. Chaired by Jordan Siegel, HBS.Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room S050,CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., 4 p.m.Thu., April 16—Founder’s Lecture.“Entangled at Catalhöyük: Material Lifein the First Cities.” (Peabody Museum)Ian Hodder, Stanford University. YenchingInstitute, 2 Divinity Ave., 5:30 p.m.Lecture to follow in the PeabodyMuseum, 11 Divinity Ave. Free and opento the public. (617) 496-1027,www.peabody.harvard.edu.Thu., April 16—“Plots & Provocations:Learning from the Movies.” (HGSE,Askwith Education Forum) MichaelFlaherty, president, Walden Media, andJohn Schreiber, executive vice president,Participant Media. Moderated by JosephBlatt. Askwith Lecture Hall, LongfellowHall, Appian Way, 5:30 p.m. Free andopen to the public. (617) 384-7479.Thu., April 16—“Domestic Violence inMedieval Law and Literature.” (RealColegio Complutense) Eugene Lacarra,visiting scholar, Romance Languagesand Literatures. Real ColegioComplutense, 26 Trowbridge St., 7:30p.m. Lecture in English. Free and opento the public. www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu.classes etc.Arnold Arboretum offers a series ofclasses for the general public. (617)384-5209, arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu,www.arboretum.harvard.edu.■ Volunteer opportunities: Shareyour love of trees and nature — volunteeras a School Program Guide at theArnold Arboretum. You will be trained tolead science programs in the Arboretumlandscape with elementary schoolgroups. (617) 384-5239, www.arboretum.harvard.edu/programs/fieldstudy_guides.html.■ “Signs of Spring” Free walkingtours: Tours begin again April 11. Comeand explore the collections on a freeguided tour led by knowledgeable volunteerdocents on select Wednesdays,Saturdays, and Sundays throughNovember. Times vary. All tours begin infront of the Hunnewell Building VisitorCenter, 125 Arborway, and last approximately60-90 minutes. No registrationnecessary. (617) 524-1718, www.arboretum.harvard.edu/visitors/tours.html.■ Call for Artists: The ArnoldArboretum and Jamaica Plain OpenStudios are hosting a juried group exhibitiondevoted to art inspired by theplants, landscape, and collections of theArnold Arboretum. Artists are welcome tosubmit work for consideration. Art mustbe two-dimensional, paintings and prints,appropriately framed, and ready-to-hang.Details and forms available atwww.arboretum.harvard.edu/jpos. Thedeadline is Tue., July 14, at 4 p.m.■ Events/ClassesThu., April 2—“50 Favorite Plantswith Tracy DiSabato-Aust.” NewtonSouth High School, 140 Brandeis Rd., 7p.m. Cost is $15.Sat., April 18—“Gardens andSpirituality with Julie Moir Messervy.”Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon St., 2 p.m.Cost is $20 member; $25 nonmember.April 7Learning FromPerformers, Office for theArts, and the MusicDepartment presenta musicalconversation withvocalist AsterAweke Tuesday,April 7. Awekewill discuss hercareer and creativeprocess andperform vocalselections accompaniedbyBetelehemMelaku on keyboardand krar.The event will bemoderated byHarvard’s KayKaufman Shelemay andtake place in the NewCollege Theatre RehearsalStudio, 10-12 Holyoke St.,at 3 p.m. Free and open tothe public. (617) 495-8676,www.fas.harvard.edu/~ofa.Sat., May 9—“An Apple-A-Day:Orchard Intensive with MichaelPhillips.” Hunnewell Building, ArnoldArboretum. Workshop 1: “Home OrchardBasics” at 9 a.m. Workshop 2: “OrganicApple Insights” at 1 p.m. Cost is $70 forboth sessions; $35 morning sessiononly.The Center for Workplace Developmentoffers a wide variety of professionaldevelopment courses, career developmentworkshops, consulting services,and computer classes to Harvardemployees. State-of-the-art training andconference rooms are available to rentat CWD’s 124 Mt. Auburn St. location aswell. Go to http://harvie.harvard.edu/learning/cwd to view a complete list ofprograms and services, or contact CWDat (617) 495-4895 ortraining@harvard.edu.Committee on the Concerns of Womenat Harvard holds meetings throughoutthe year. www.atwork.harvard.edu,http://harvie.harvard.edu. E-mailccw@harvard.edu for registration anddetails.CPR and First Aid Programs. Call (617)495-1771 to register.Environmental Health and Safety(Harvard Longwood Campus) safety seminars/orientationfor Medical Area labresearchers are offered on the thirdThursday of each month, noon-2:30 p.m.Topics include: Laboratory Safety,Bloodborne Pathogens, HazardousWaste. (617) 432-1720, www.uos.harvard.edu/ehs.Beverages provided.Harvard Ballroom dance classes areoffered by the Harvard Ballroom DanceTeam throughout the year. Salsa, Swing,Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Rumba, and ChaCha are just some of the dances youcan learn. No partner or experience isnecessary. For more information, includingclass descriptions and pricing, visitwww.harvardballroom.org.Harvard Contemporary Gamelan is opento Harvard students, faculty, staff, andother community members. Join usThursdays for a new music adventureand be part of creating the MusicDepartment’s new orchestra. Lowermain floor, Gamelan Music Room,SOCH/Hilles, 7 p.m. To sign up, e-maildiamond2@fas.harvard.edu.Harvard Extension School Career andAcademic Resource Center. (617) 495-9413, ouchida@hudce.harvard.edu.Harvard Green Campus Initiative offersclasses, lectures, and more. Visitwww.greencampus.harvard.edu fordetails.Harvard Medical School’s ResearchImaging Solutions. (617) 432-2323,ris@hms.harvard.edu, http://it.med.harvard.edu/training.■ Fri., April 10—“Harnessing thePower of PhotoShop.” Room 318,Goldenson, HMS, noon. Free and opento Harvard employees and HMS affiliates.No registration required. Handoutscan be downloaded at http://it.med.harvard.edu/ris.■ Thu., April 23—“Creating Figuresfor Presentations and PublicationsUsing PhotoShop and PowerPoint.”Countway Library of Medicine ElectronicClassroom, 9 a.m. Prerequisites: Basiccomputer skills and some familiarity withPowerPoint. Free and open to Harvardemployees and HMS affiliates. Classesare limited to six students and fill upquickly; registration required athttp://it.med.harvard.edu/pg.asp?pn=training_classes.Harvard Museum of Natural Historyoffers a variety of programs based onthe Museum’s diverse exhibits. Theentrance for all programs is 26 OxfordSt. Enrollment is limited, and advanceregistration is required. Sign up forthree or more classes and get an extra10 percent off. Wheelchair accessible.(617) 495-2341, www.hmnh.harvard.edu.■ Volunteer opportunityHMNH seeks volunteers who areenthusiastic about natural history andwould enjoy sharing that excitement withadults and children. No special qualificationsrequired. Training is provided. Justone morning or afternoon per week orweekend required. More info: volunteers@oeb.harvard.edu.■ Ongoing programsDiscovery Stations in “Arthropods:Creatures that Rule” let you observe andlearn about live animals, artifacts, andspecimens, while Gallery Guides answerquestions and help visitors learn aboutthe natural world. Wednesday afternoons,Saturday, and Sunday. Generalmuseum admission.Nature Storytime features readingsof stories and poems for kids ages 6and under. Saturdays and Sundays, 11a.m. and 2 p.m.■ Special eventsSun., April 5—“2009 Roger ToryPeterson Medal Recipient and MemorialLecture.” Russell Mittermeier, wildlifebiologist, is honored and will give a lecturetitled “Conserving the World’sBiodiversity: How the Climate CrisisCould Both Hurt and Help.” ScienceCenter, 1 Oxford St., 3 p.m. Tickets are$6 general; $4 Harvard ID holders; andfree for museum members. Advance ticketsrequired. Harvard Box Office (617)496-2222, http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/tickets/details.cfm?EVENT_ID=40059.Harvard Neighbors offers a variety ofprograms and events for the Harvardcommunity. (617) 495-4313, neighbors@harvard.edu,www.neighbors.harvard.edu.Harvard School of Public Health■ Mon., June 8-Fri., June 12—“Ethical Issues in Global HealthResearch Workshop.” Intensive 5-dayseminar on key topics, including ethicalguidelines for research involving humansubjects, confidentiality, conflict of interest,and scientific misconduct. Room636, FXB Building, 651 Huntington Ave.,8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Course fee of$1,950 ($300 nonrefundable depositdue upon acceptance) includes daily continentalbreakfasts and breaks, specialfunction in Harvard Faculty Club, comprehensivereference manual and CD, and aHarvard certificate of attendance. Earlybird discount of $150 for full payment byApril 15. For more information on costs,scholarship assistance, and programming,visit www.hsph.harvard.edu/bioethics. (617) 432-3998,mclark@hsph.harvard.edu.Harvard Swim School offers swimmingand diving lessons for children andadults. Classes are held Saturday morningsfrom April 4 to May 9 in theBlodgett Pool in the Malkin AthleticCenter. (617) 496-8790, www.athletics.harvard.edu/swimschool/.The Landscape Institute, 30 ChauncySt., 1st floor. (617) 495-8632, landscape@arnarb.harvard.edu,www.landscape.arboretum.harvard.edu.■ Summer 2009 registration isopen for enrollment. Classes begin June1.■ Open Studio Design Lab is aweekly opportunity to hone design andtechnical skills in an informal, problemspecificformat. Open every Friday, 9a.m.-4:30 p.m. Private one-on-one mentoring$50/hr.; drop-in alumni and studentcharge (fee per visit) $10; drop-inrate for current certificate candidates isfree. Registration: Participants shouldstop by the office and visit the registrarto pay. For private sessions, contactweinmayr@rcn.com. Upcoming topics:Fri., April 3—Site DesignFri., April 10—Contract DocumentsQuick ModelFri., April 17—Construction DrawingsFri., April 24—Computer GraphicsAutoCAD Basics■ ClassesSat., March 28-Tue., April 7—“‘In theGarden’ Online Auction to BenefitCommunity Greenspaces.” Acceptingbids through April 7. Items include handcraftedornaments, garden-inspired art,wine and food, and more. Visitwww.cogdesign.org to view and bid onitems. (781) 642-6662, info@cogdesign.org.Thu., April 2—“InterdisciplinaryDesign: From Boston to Beijing.” ANELDHA dinner, lecture, and annualmeeting with Alan L. Ward, FASLA, andPeter Hedlund, ASLA. RadcliffeGymnasium, 10 Garden St., RadcliffeYard, 7 p.m. Reception prior to the eventat 5:30 p.m. Lectures to follow dinner.Tickets are $50 members; $60 guests.Reservations by March 28 required.(617) 782-4754, jporter5@comcast.net.Tue., April 14—“Failure toCommunicate: How Conversations GoWrong and What You Can Do to RightThem.” Holly Weeks, LandscapeInstitute. Lecture at 5:30 p.m., followedby a booksigning. Free and open to thepublic. Seating is limited. Please RSVPto landscape@arnarb.harvard.edu.Thu., April 23—“Fresh Pond: TheHistory of a Cambridge Landscape.” JillSinclair, writer and Landscape Institutegraduate. Opening reception at 5:30p.m., lecture at 6 p.m. Free and open to

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 23the public. Seating is limited. PleaseRSVP to landscape@arnarb.harvard.edu.Mather House Chamber Music offers afun, informal way to play music withother people. Coaching is available forstring instruments, woodwinds, piano,harpsichord, Baroque ensembles, andsingers. Ensembles are grouped accordingto the level of participants and availabilityof instruments. Sessions arescheduled at the mutual convenience ofparticipants and coach. Everybody isinvited to play in the concert at Mather,and there are various additional performanceopportunities. Three specialensembles are offered: consorts ofrecorders, flutes, and viola da gamba.Fee: $100 per semester. (617) 244-4974, lion@fas.harvard.edu, www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~lion/mather.Mather House Pottery Class began onTue., Feb. 10, and will meet weekly onTuesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. in theMather House Pottery Studio. The 10-session course is designed for all levelsof experience. Led by Pamela Gorgone.Cost is $65, Harvard affiliates; $55,Mather residents. The fee includes theTuesday night classes, all clay andglazes, and studio access. If interested,call (617) 495-4834.Office for the Arts offers severalextracurricular classes designed toenhance the undergraduate experience.(617) 495-8676, ofa@fas.harvard.edu,www.fas.harvard.edu/ofa.Learning from Performers■ Tue., April 7—“A MusicalConversation with Vocalist AsterAweke.” Aster Aweke discusses hercareer and creative process and performsvocal selections accompanied byBetelehem Melaku on keyboard and krar.Moderated by Kay Kaufman Shelemay,Harvard University. New College TheatreRehearsal Studio, 10-12 Holyoke St., 3p.m. Free and open to the public. Alsosponsored by the Music Department.■ Fri., April 17—“A Conversationwith Roy Haynes.” Percussionist RoyHaynes, moderated by Bob Blumenthal,author and creative consultant. LowellHall, Kirkland and Oxford streets, 4 p.m.Admission is free and open to the public.Also sponsored by the Harvard JazzBands.■ Sat., April 18—“Cracklin’ withRoy: Honoring Roy Haynes.” Tribute concertwith Harvard Jazz Bands, RoyHaynes, and guest artist trumpeter RoyHargrove. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m.Tickets are $15 general; $8students/senior citizens. Harvard BoxOffice (617) 496-2222,www.boxoffice.harvard.edu. Also sponsoredby the Harvard Jazz Bands.■ Thu., April 30—“The 2009Harvard Arts Medal Ceremony HonoringPoet John Ashbery.” Actor John Lithgow’67 hosts event honoring poet JohnAshbery ’49; moderated by poet DanChiasson, GSAS ’01, Wellesley College;presented by Harvard President DrewFaust. New College Theatre, 10-12Holyoke St., 5 p.m. Free admission; ticketsrequired (limit 2 per person). HarvardBox Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Also sponsored by theBoard of Overseers of Harvard College.Office for the Arts, Ceramics Programprovides a creative learning environmentfor a dynamic mix of Harvard students,staff and faculty, professional artists,and the greater Boston and internationalcommunity. www.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics.■ Sat., April 4—“Silver Clay withAlexandra Daini.” Workshop exploringbasic fabrication techniques and manycreative possibilities for modeling amaterial that transforms into 99.9 percent fine silver. Limited enrollment to 20people. Ceramics Program, 219 WesternAve., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Materials fee of$17; workshop fee of $40 for those currentlyregistered in Ceramics Program;$80 general. Check or cash due day ofworkshop. To register, e-mailpanepint@fas.harvard.edu.■ Sun., April 5—“Combining SilverClay and Ceramics.” Prerequisite: previousexperience with metal clay. Learncreative possibilities for working with silverclay alone in combination with ceramics.Students will create a hollow silverclay piece and two pieces that combineceramics with silver clay. Limited enrollmentto 12 people. Ceramics Program,219 Western Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Materials fee of $35; workshop fee of$40 for those currently registered inCeramics Program; $80 general. Checkor cash due day of workshop. To register,e-mail panepint@fas.harvard.edu.■ Thu., April 23—“Fukami, Sueharu:Celadon Sculpture.” Fukami Sueharu,prominent porcelain artist. CeramicsProgram, 219 Western Ave., 10 a.m.-noon. Cost is $5 Harvard students; $10Ceramics Program and Harvard affiliates;$15 general. Write check toHarvard University and mail to CeramicsProgram. RSVP to selvage@fas.harvard.edu.Office of Work/Life Resources. All programsmeet noon-1 p.m. unless otherwisenoted. Various places. Register forworkshops at http://harvie.harvard.edu/courses/display.do?value(application_id)=3. Call (617) 495-4100 or e-mail worklife@harvard.eduwith questions. Seealso support/social listings.http://harvie.harvard.edu/workandlife.Office of Work and Family (LongwoodArea). All programs meet noon-1:30p.m. unless otherwise noted. Variousplaces. Feel free to bring a lunch. (617)432-1615, barbara_wolf@hms.harvard.edu, www.hms.harvard.edu/hr/owf.html.■ Fri., April 3—“Handling YourChild’s Anger Constructively.” PattyMarquis, parent educator.■ Tue., April 7—“Around the Homein 60 Minutes: Conserve Energy, Save$$, and Breathe Easier.” Laura Kischitz,president, Peaceful Concepts.■ Fri., April 10—“Surviving the TeenYears.” Barbara Meltz, former BostonGlobe parenting columnist.■ Thu., April 30—“Buying Your FirstHome.” Lynn King, Coldwell BankerResidential Brokerage RelocationServices.Records Management Office, part ofthe Harvard University Archives, offersimportant workshops to help staff incharge of keeping the University’s files inorder. (617) 495-5961, rmo@hulmail.harvard.edu, http://hul.harvard.edu/rmo.Semitic Museum at Harvard University,6 Divinity Ave. (617) 495-4631,http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~semitic.■ Thu., April 23—“Ancient IsraeliteDaily Life.” Family program on how theIsraelites made bread, and the everydaylife of the average villager some 2,700years ago. Children will be invited to handleoriginal potsherds and try to matchthem with whole vessels on display.Discussions take place at 11 a.m. andagain at 1 p.m. Registration required;limited to 15; $2 per child. Appropriatefor grades 3-6. davis4@fas.harvard.edu.computerHarvard’s Computer Product & RepairCenter has walk-in hours Mon., Tue.,Thu., and Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed., 10a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sat. and Sun.Science Center B11. (617) 495-5450,www.computers.harvard.edu.The Harvard College Library offershands-on instruction in using the HOLLISPortal Page (the Web gateway to over1,300 electronic resources), the HOLLISCatalog (for materials owned by Harvardlibraries), and Advanced HOLLIS subjectsections each semester. http://hcl.harvard.edu/widener/services/research/hollis_instruction.html.special eventsThu., April 2—“A Conversation with thePresident.” (GSAS Student Council) Atown-hall like discussion with PresidentFaust, moderated by GSC president KyleBrown. Common Room, Dudley House, 4p.m.Thu., April 2—“Ordinary Heroes forExtraordinary Times.” (CambridgeForum) Amy Goodman, award-winningjournalist, and her brother DavidGoodman, investigative reporter. FirstParish, 3 Church St., 7:30 p.m. A receptionwith the Goodmans precedes theprogram at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15general; $10 students/Forum members;$15 at the door. To purchase tickets,call (617) 495-2727. www.cambridgeforum.org.Fri., April 3—“A Reading of T.S. Eliot’s‘The Waste Land’ and Other Poems.”(English, OfA, Office of the President andProvost) Actors Dame Eileen Atkins andBrian Dennehy read Eliot’s “The WasteLand” and other poems. Introduced bynovelist Josephine Hart. New CollegeTheatre, 10-12 Holyoke St., 5 p.m.Reception to follow. Tickets are free andavailable through the Harvard Box Office(617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Fri., April 3—“The Ruffin Dinner.”(Harvard College Black Pre-LawAssociation) BPLA honors DavidDinkins, former mayor of New York,and Voltaire Sterling, actor. G entry,Dunster House Dining Hall,Cowperthwaite St., 5:30 p.m. Ticketsare $10 general; $5 Harvard ID.Undergraduates, graduate students,and faculty are all welcome. HarvardBox Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Fri., April 3—“Identities Promo Party.”(Harvard-Radcliffe Asian AmericanAssociation) Event details TBA. MatherHouse Dining Hall, 10 CowperthwaiteSt., 10 p.m. Tickets $2; available at thedoor. Harvard ID only. Harvard Box Office(617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Fri., April 3-Sat., April 4—“WanderingThrough the Wonders: CityStep’s 26thAnnual Show.” (Harvard CityStep) Ashowcase of dance collaborationbetween Cambridge public school studentsand Harvard undergraduates.Citysteppers recreate prehistoric architecturaltreasures, contemporary engineeringfeats, and awing aspects of ourplanet from the depths of the ocean tothe heights of our upper atmosphere.Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School,459 Broadway, 7 p.m., with a SaturdayStill from Zhao Xun’s ‘Two Seasons (Liang ge Jijie)’April 9-11‘Emergent Visions: Independentpanel discussions Thursday, April 9-Documentaries from China’ features Saturday, April 11. See film, page 17, forfilm screenings, directors’ talks, and more information.3 p.m. matinee. Tickets are $8 general;$5 students/senior citizens/Harvard ID. Harvard Box Office (617)496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sat., April 4—“Nightmarket: Taste ofTaiwan.” (Harvard Taiwanese CulturalSociety) Featuring Taiwanese performancegroups, activities, and animmense variety of cultural foods. QuincyHouse Dining Hall, 58 Plympton St., 8p.m. Tickets are $7. Harvard Box Office(617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sat., April 4-Sun., April 5—“Ice Chips2009.” (Harvard School of DentalMedicine) The Skating Club of Bostonpresents annual ice skating show. BrightHockey Center, 79 North Harvard St., 1p.m. and 7 p.m. performance times onSaturday; 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are$20 general; $15 Harvard ID holders;$12.50 college students. Harvard BoxOffice (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sun., April 5—“Boston CrosswordPuzzle Tournament.” (Harvard CollegeCrossword Society) Featuring guestspeaker Will Shortz, editor of The NewYork Times crossword. Lecture Hall C,Science Center, 1 Oxford St., 1 p.m. Noprior experience required; newcomersencouraged. Tickets are $10 general;free with Harvard ID (1 ticket per personper ID). Harvard Box Office (617)496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Mon., April 6-Thu., April 9—“BrazilianImmigration to the U.S.: Linking Theoryand Action.” (DRCLAS Brazil StudiesProgram, Romance Languages andLiteratures) Mon., 6 p.m.-8 p.m.:Opening and welcome by ClémenceJouet-Pastré, and guest speaker CarlosLupi, Ministro do Trabalho. Tue., 6-8p.m.: “Politics of Reality? ImmigrationLaws in the Obama Era,” MarconyAlmeida. Wed., 6-8 p.m.: “The Presentand the Future of the BrazilianCommunity: Trends and Issues forYouth,” Heloísa Galvao and Leticia J.Braga. Thu., 5-8 p.m.: “Media Coverageof Brazilian Immigrant Health inMassachusetts” and “The Mental Healthof Brazilian Immigrants inMassachusetts,” panel discussions. Allevents held in the Belfer Case StudyRoom, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.Free and open to the public.www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil.Tue., April 7—“A Musical Conversationwith Vocalist Aster Aweke.” (LearningFrom Performers, OfA, Music) AsterAweke discusses her career and creativeprocess and performs vocal selectionsaccompanied by Betelehem Melaku onkeyboard and krar. Moderated by KayKaufman Shelemay, Harvard University.New College Theatre Rehearsal Studio,10-12 Holyoke St., 3 p.m. Free and opento the public. (617) 495-8676,www.fas.harvard.edu/~ofa.Sun., April 12—“Africa Night: LethaUmlilo — Bring the Fire!” (HarvardAfrican Students Association, HarvardAfrican Law Association, HKS AfricanCaucus, HGSE’s Voices of Africa) A nightof dance, music, comedy, and fashion.Sanders Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets are $8general; $5 student. Harvard Box Office(617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.www.africaweekatharvard.edu.Fri., April 17—“A Conversation with RoyHaynes.” (OfA, Harvard Jazz Bands)Percussionist Roy Haynes, moderated byBob Blumenthal, author and creative consultant.Lowell Hall, Kirkland and Oxfordstreets, 4 p.m. Admission is free andopen to the public. (617) 495-8676,www.fas.harvard.edu/ofa.Sat., April 18—“Cracklin’ with Roy:Honoring Roy Haynes.” (OfA, HarvardJazz Bands) Tribute concert with HarvardJazz Bands, Roy Haynes, and guestartist trumpeter Roy Hargrove. SandersTheatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 general;$8 students/senior citizens. HarvardBox Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Thu., April 23—“Ancient Israelite DailyLife.” (Semitic Museum) Family programon how the Israelites made bread, andthe everyday life of the average villagersome 2,700 years ago. Children will beinvited to handle original potsherds andtry to match them with whole vessels ondisplay. 6 Divinity Ave., 11 a.m. and 1p.m. Registration required; limited to 15;$2 per child. Appropriate for grades 3-6.(617) 495-4631, davis4@fas.harvard.edu.Tue., April 28—“The Phillips BrooksHouse Association’s Auction for theSummer Urban Program.” (PBHA) Eventto help support PBHA’s 12 summercamps serving more than 900 childrenand youth in Boston and Cambridge.Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub, 5:30p.m. Silent auction from 5:30-7:30 p.m.with food, drinks, and live jazz; live auctionof 10 items begins at 7:30 p.m.Featuring a welcome by Dean EvelynnHammonds; auctioneer Livingston Taylor;and honorees Boston Councilor SamYoon and Cambridge Assistant CityManager Ellen Semonoff. Advance reservationsare $30; admission at the dooris $20. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu. For acomplete list of details, visitwww.pbha.org/auction.Thu., April 30—“The 2009 Harvard ArtsMedal Ceremony Honoring Poet JohnAshbery.” (OfA, Board of Overseers ofHarvard College) Actor John Lithgow ’67hosts event honoring poet John Ashbery’49; moderated by poet Dan ChiassonGSAS ’01, Wellesley College; presented(Continued on next page)

24/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009(Continued from previous page)by Harvard President Drew Faust. NewCollege Theatre, 10-12 Holyoke St., 5p.m. Free admission; tickets required(limit 2 per person). Harvard Box Office(617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.fitnessHarvard Wellness ProgramsFor a recorded listing of programs, (617)495-1771.For a registration form, (617) 495-9629,www.huhs.harvard.edu.Massage Therapy, 1-Hour AppointmentsOne-hour appointments with LicensedMassage TherapistsMondays-Fridays, afternoon and eveningappointments, limited morning appointmentsSaturdays, morning, afternoon, andevening appointmentsSundays, morning and afternoon appointments75 Mt. Auburn St., HUHSCall (617) 495-9629 to arrangeFee is $60/hr; $40/hr for HUGHP membersMassage Therapy, 1/2-HourAppointments1/2-hour appointments with LicensedMassage TherapistsWednesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon75 Mt. Auburn St., 2E, HUHSCall (617) 495-9629 to arrangeFee is $37/half-hr; $25/half-hr forHUGHP membersLunchtime Massage Therapy Break atHUHSTen-minute appointments with LicensedMassage TherapistsMondays, noon-2 p.m. at the HUHSPharmacy in Holyoke CenterWednesdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at CWHC,2E, HUHSThursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at HemenwayGymFridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the HUHSPharmacy in Holyoke CenterCall (617) 495-9629 to arrangeFee is $10/10 minutesOn-Site Massage Therapy or Shiatsu10-minute appointments with LicensedMassage TherapistsCall (617) 495-9629 to arrangeFee is $10 per person for 10 minutes;minimum of six peopleShiatsu (Acupressure)One-hour appointments with Karl Berger,OBT, LMTMondays, 6, 7, and 8 p.m.75 Mt. Auburn St., 5th floor, HUHSCall (617) 495-9629 to arrangeFee is $60/hr; $40/hr for HUGHP membersReikiOne-hour appointments with Farris Ajalat,Judy Partington, & Lisa Santoro, LMTsTuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,Saturdays75 Mt. Auburn St., 2E, HUHSCall (617) 495-9629 to arrangeFee is $60/hr; $40/hr for HUGHP membersActive Release Technique (ART)One-hour appointments with a LicensedMassage TherapistSundays and Mondays, mid-day, afternoonand evening appointments75 Mt. Auburn St., 2E, HUHSCall (617) 495-9629 to arrangeFee is $60/hr; $40/hr for HUGHP membersAcupuncture, 1-Hour AppointmentsOne-hour appointments with JeffreyMatrician, Lic. Ac.Tuesdays and Fridays, morning and afternoonappointments75 Mt. Auburn St., 2E, HUHSCall (617) 495-9629 to arrange (clinicianclearance required)Fee is $75/hr; $40/hr for HUGHP membersTobacco Cessation Classes are offeredweekly at the Dana-Farber CancerInstitute, dates and times may vary. Fee:$10 per class, and nicotine patches areavailable at a discounted rate. (617)632-2099.Weight Watchers at Work classes areavailable. (617) 495-9629.Weight Watchers@Work at HDS classesare available Tuesdays, 1:15-2 p.m. atthe Center for the Study of WorldReligions, 42 Francis Ave. The cost forthe series of 12 meetings is $156.(617) 495-4513,srom@hds.harvard.edu.religionThe Memorial ChurchHarvard Yard (617) 495-5508www.memorialchurch.harvard.eduHandicapped accessibleSunday ServicesDuring the academic year, Sunday servicesare broadcast on Harvard’s radiostation, WHRB 95.3 FM. For those outsidethe Cambridge area, WHRB provideslive Internet streaming from itsWeb site at www.whrb.org. Services takeplace at 11 a.m.April 5—The Rev. Peter J. Gomes,Plummer Professor of Christian Moralsand Pusey Minister in the MemorialChurchApril 12— The Rev. Peter J. Gomes,Plummer Professor of Christian Moralsand Pusey Minister in the MemorialChurchMorning PrayersA service of Morning Prayers has beenheld daily at Harvard since its foundingin 1636, and continues to be held inAppleton Chapel from 8:45-9 a.m., Mon.-Sat. A brief address is given by membersand friends of the University, with musicprovided by the Choral Fellows of theHarvard University Choir. On Saturdays,the music is provided by soloists, smallensembles, or instrumentalists. This service,designed to enable students andfaculty to attend 9 a.m. classes, is opento all.Thu., April 2—The ReverendBenjamin J. King, Harvard ChaplainsFri., April 3—Barbara J. Grosz, dean,Radcliffe Institute for Advanced StudySat., April 4—Taylor Lewis Guthrie’10, Harvard UniversityMon., April 6-Sat., April 11—“HolyWeek” with The Reverend Dr. JoanBrown Campbell, the Memorial ChurchMon., April 13—Jonathan M. Roberts’09, Harvard CollegeTue., April 14—Rahul Prabhakar ’09,Harvard CollegeWed., April 15—Sister Carolyn Darr,The Society of St. MargaretThu., April 16—Arthur Kleinman,Harvard UniversityLent 2009 Schedule■ Sun., April 5—Holy Communionwill be offered each Sunday 8:30 a.m.by The Rev. Peter J. Gomes. On all otherSundays of Lent, including the Sunday ofthe Passion, a service of HolyCommunion will be offered in the sanctuary,followed by a free continental breakfastin the Pusey Room at 9 a.m. All areinvited.■ Thu., April 2, 9—ChristianEducation Course takes place onThursdays during Lent at 7 p.m. in thePusey Room. Speakers include The Rev.Jonathan Page, The Rev. Dr. BenjaminKing, and fellow seekers. Open to all,and required of adult candidates forEaster baptism. jonathan_page@@harvard.edu.■ Also on Thursdays, the LentenSpeaker Series focuses on the leastwell-defined persons of the Trinity, theHoly Spirit. Speakers include The RightRev. Thomas Shaw, Charles Stang, andothers. The series will be held in thePusey Room at 8 p.m.Holy Week Schedule■ Thu., April 9—The Liturgy of theDay and Holy Communion, noon.■ Fri., April 10—Good Friday, ThePreaching of the Passion, noon. Basedon the Seven Last Words from theCross, this service consists of nine portionsof 20 minutes. The Rev. Peter J.Gomes will preach.■ Sat., April 11—Holy Saturday orEaster Even. The Great Vigil of Easter,Baptism of New Christians, and the FirstEucharist of Easter.ComplineThe ancient service of Compline is heldone Thursday a month during term.Based upon the traditional evening liturgyof scripture, music, prayers, andsilence, this twenty-minute service issung in the candlelit space of AppletonChapel by members of the HarvardUniversity Choir. All are welcome.■ Thu., April 2, and May 7, at 10p.m.Church SchoolOffering Christian education classes forchildren ages one through 12. Classesare held in the Buttrick Room from10:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., duringSunday services. All children are welcome.tguthrie@hds.harvard.edu.Faith & Life ForumIssues of faith in devotional and publiclife explored. Meetings take placeSundays at 9 a.m. with continentalbreakfast and conversation, followed bya speaker and program from 9:30-10:30a.m. daustin@fas.harvard.edu.Harvard University ChoirMusic in The Memorial Church is providedby the Harvard University Choir,whose members are undergraduate andgraduate students in the University.Weekly rehearsals are held from 5 p.m.to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays andThursdays.Sunday Night Student ServiceAll undergraduate and graduate studentsare welcome to attend a worship serviceevery Sunday night at 9 p.m. in AppletonChapel with the Rev. Jonathan C. Page.The service lasts 45 minutes andincludes weekly Eucharist, singing, andstudent participation. Students areencouraged to come dressed as they areand are invited to remain for food andfellowship. E-mail jonathan_page@harvard.edufor details.Wednesday TeaOn Wednesdays during term, ProfessorGomes welcomes undergraduates, graduatestudents, and visiting scholars toafternoon tea from 5-6 p.m. at his residence,Sparks House, 21 Kirkland St.,across from Memorial Hall.Young Women’s GroupSeeks to serve all young college womenof Harvard with faith journeys, theologicalinquiries, and the happenings withinour lives. Meetings take place Mondaysat 9 p.m. in the Buttrick Room, MemorialChurch. tguthrie@hds.harvard.edu.Undergraduate FellowshipAn opportunity for students to meet,enjoy food, and discuss faith. Meetingstake place Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. inthe Buttrick Room, Memorial Church. E-mail jonathan_page@harvard.edu fordetails.Undergraduate RetreatTravel to Duxbury, Mass., for a 24-hourspiritual getaway by the shore. Theretreat will be in April, date TBA. To signup, e-mail jonathan_page@harvard.edu.Graduate FellowshipA new fellowship group for graduate studentswith discussions, food, contemplativeworship, and more. Meetings takeplace Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the ButtrickRoom, Memorial Church. E-mailRobert_mark@harvard.edu.Berkland Baptist Church99 Brattle St., Harvard Sq.(617) 828-2262, dancho@post.harvard.edu■ Sunday School: Sun., 12:15 p.m.■ Worship Service: Sun., 1 p.m.Berkland Baptist Church is a communityof faith, primarily comprised of youngAsian American students and professionals.Cambridge ForumThe First Parish in Cambridge, UnitarianUniversalist, 3 Church St., (617) 495-2727, www.cambridgeforum.org.Christian Science Organization meets inthe Phillips Brooks House every Tue. at7 p.m. for religious readings and testimonies.(617) 876-7843.The Church at the GateSunday services: 4 p.m.www.thechurchattthegate.comThe Church at the Gate will see peopleof all nations transformed by faith inJesus Christ as we love and serve Godand people in the strategic context of thecity and the university.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints2 Longfellow Park (located at about 100Brattle St.)Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 a.m.,11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3:50 p.m.All are welcome. The congregations thatmeet at these times are composed ofyoung, single students and professionals.For information on family congregationmeeting places and times, or forinformation on other classes and events,e-mail ldsbostoninstitute@yahoo.com.Congregation Lion of JudahSpanish/English bilingual services68 Northampton St., Boston, Mass.(617) 541-4455, info@leondejuda.org,www.leondejuda.org■ Sunday services: 9 a.m. and noon■ Adult Discipleship School: Sundays 10a.m. and noon■ Kidz for Children: Sundays 10 a.m.and noonCongregation Ruach IsraelA Messianic Jewish Synagogue754 Greendale Ave., Needham, MAShabbat services, Saturday morning at10 a.m.Call (781) 449-6264 or visitwww.ruachisrael.org for more information.Rides from Harvard Square availableupon request.Divinity School Chapel45 Francis Ave. (617) 495-5778www.hds.harvard.eduServices are held during the fall andspring terms only.■ HDS Wednesday Noon Service: 12:10p.m. (617) 384-7571, jvonwald@hds.harvard.edu■ HDS Thursday Morning Eucharist:8:30-9 a.m.Dzogchen Center Cambridge meetsevery Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. forTibetan Buddhist Dzogchen practice atCambridge Friends Meeting House,Longfellow Park, off Brattle St. (718)665-6325, www.dzogchen.org/cambridge.Episcopal Divinity School“Introductory Meditation Classes:Finding Peace in a Busy World.”Introduction to basic Buddhist philosophyand meditation. Each class includes abrief talk, guided meditation, and timefor questions. Taught by Gen KelsangChoma, American Kadampa Buddhistnun, resident teacher of SerlingpaMeditation Center. Burnham Chapel,Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle St.,10:30 a.m.-noon. $10 suggested donation.epc@serlingpa.org,www.MeditationinBoston.org.First Baptist Church in Newton848 Beacon St.Newton Centre, MA 02459(617) 244-2997www.fbcnewton.orgSunday worship at 10:30 a.m.; SundaySchool at 9:30 a.m.Corner of Beacon and Centre streets,accessible via MBTA’s D Line, two blocksfrom the Newton Centre stop.First Congregational Church SomervilleUCC is a progressive community rich inyoung adults. Come Sunday mornings at10 a.m. for creative worship and fellowship,or Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. forRest and Bread, a reflective communionand prayer service. www.firstchurchsomerville.org.First Reformed Presbyterian Church ofCambridge (RPCNA)53 Antrim St.Cambridge, MA 02139(617) 864-3185www.reformedprescambridge.comSunday worship at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.Christian counseling available by appointment.First United Presbyterian Church(PCUSA)1418 Cambridge St.Inman Square(617) 354-3151www.cambridgepres.comSunday Worship at 10 a.m.Weekly small group for young adults; pallikk@fas.harvard.edu.Fo Guang San ’V International BuddhistProgress Society holds a traditional serviceevery Sunday at 10 a.m. with a freevegetarian lunch. 950 MassachusettsAve. Open Mon.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. formeditation. (617) 547-6670.Grace Street Church holds a Sundayevening service at 6 p.m. in the ballroomof the Sheraton Commander Hotel, 16Garden St. All are welcome. (617) 233-9671, www.gracestreet.org.Harvard Buddhist Community ChaplainLama Migmar Tseten offers teachingsand meditation sessions at the SakyaInstitute for Buddhist Studies, 59 ChurchSt., Unit 3, Harvard Square. (617) 256-3904, migtse@earthlink.net,www.sakya.net.■ Sundays: “In-Depth Teachings onthe Four Noble Truths,” 10 a.m.-noon.■ Tuesdays: Mind training course,“Seven Points of Mind Training,” 6-7p.m. (practice), 7:30-9 p.m. (class).■ Fridays: “Uttaratantra,” 6-7 p.m.(practice), 7:30-9 p.m. (class).Harvard Unitarian Universalist Ministryfor StudentsWeekly worship: Fridays at 12:15 p.m.Services are held during the fall andspring terms only.The first Friday of the month meet inEmerson Chapel, Divinity Hall. Theremaining Fridays meet in AndoverChapel, Andover Hall. All are welcome.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/huums/.Hope Fellowship Church holds worshipservice Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11a.m.,16 Beech St. (617) 868-3261,www.hopefellowshipchurch.org.Old South Church, United Church ofChrist, CongregationalCopley Square, (617) 425-5145,helen@oldsouth.org■ Sundays: 9 a.m. early service; 11a.m. sanctuary service with organ andchoir■ Thursdays: Jazz worship service at 6p.m.St. Mary Orthodox Church8 Inman St., Cambridge(617) 547-1234http://www.stmaryorthodoxchurch.org/■ Sunday Orthros: 8:45 a.m.■ Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m.■ Great Vespers: Saturdays at 5 p.m.St. James Episcopal Church1991 Massachusetts Ave. (2 blocksbeyond Porter Square T station)www.stjames-cambridge.orgSunday services at 8 a.m. (Rite 1) and10:30 a.m. (Rite 2)A musically vibrant, eucharist-centered,welcoming, and diverse congregation.St. Peter’s Episcopal Church(617) 547-7788, www.saintpeterscambridge.orgLocated at 838 Massachusetts Ave. inCentral Square.■ Morning prayer services, weekdays at8 a.m.■ Evening worship, Wednesdays, at 6p.m., followed by a meal and forum.■ Sunday services are 8 a.m. contemplativeservice, and 10:30 a.m. sungEucharist with Sunday School. Open toall.Unity Center CambridgeSunday services: 11 a.m. (meditation at10:30 a.m.)Morse School Theater, 40 Granite St.,Cambridgeport (accessible by red line,green line and buses), www.unitycambridge.orgUnity Center Cambridge is a new spiritualcommunity that emphasizes practicalteachings and integrates wisdom acrossa range of spiritual traditions. All are welcome.Unity Church of God6 William St., Somerville, 3 blocks upCollege Ave. from Davis Sq., (617) 623-1212, www.unitychurchofgod.org■ unday services: 11 a.m.■ Monday: Prayer group at 7 p.m.■ Tuesday: Support group at 7 p.m.■ Alternate Fridays: Movie viewings at 7p.m.

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 25Vineyard Christian Fellowship ofCambridge holds service Sundays at170 Rindge Ave. in North Cambridge,walking distance from Davis and PorterSquares. Service times are 9 a.m. —with corresponding kids church — and11 a.m. shuttle service currently picksup students at 8:25 a.m. for the 9 a.m.service, and 10.25 a.m. for the 11 a.m.service, at Harvard Square (in front ofthe Holyoke Center, at 1250 Mass. Ave.,next to the cab stand). Senior pastor,Dave Schmelzer. (617) 252-0005,www.cambridgevineyard.org.WomenChurch, an imaginative communityfor women, meets the first Thursday ofeach month (during the fall and springterms only) at 7 p.m. in Andover Chapelat HDS on Francis Ave. All women arewelcome. E-mail mfurness@hds.harvard.edufor information.United MinistryThe following churches and organizationsare affiliated with the United Ministryand offer worship and social services.Call for details.Anglican/Episcopal Chaplaincy atHarvard2 Garden St. (617) 495-4340 episcopal_chaplaincy@harvard.eduEucharist Sundays at 5 p.m. at theChrist Church Chapel (behind the churchat Zero Garden St.), followed by fellowshipsupper at 6 p.m. in the ChaplaincyCommon Room. Episcopal Students atHarvard: www.hcs.harvard.edu/~esh/ foran updated list of student activities andevents. A ministry of the EpiscopalDiocese of Massachusetts and theworldwide Anglican Communion.Christ the King Presbyterian Church99 Prospect St.Cambridge, Mass.Sundays: Services in English at 10:30a.m. and in Brazilian Portuguese at 6p.m.(617) 354-8341,office@ctkcambridge.org, www.ctkcambridge.orgHarvard Bahá’í Student Associationbahai@hcs.harvard.eduAll events are open to the public.Please write to bahai@hcs.harvard.edufor more information, or subscribe to ourannouncement list athttp://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/bahai-list.Harvard-Epworth United MethodistChurch1555 Massachusetts Ave.Cambridge, Mass.(617) 354-0837www.harvard-epworth.org■ Communion service: 9 a.m.■ Christian education hour for all ages:10 a.m.■ Worship service: 11 a.m.Harvard Hindu Fellowship MeditationGroup is led by Swami Tyagananda,Harvard Hindu chaplain from theRamakrishna Vedanta Society. MeetsMondays, 7-8 p.m., in the Mather HouseTranquility Room.Swami_tyagananda@harvard.edu.Harvard Islamic SocietyHarvard Islamic Society Office. (617)496-8084www.digitas.harvard.edu/~hisFive daily prayers held in the basementof Canaday E.Friday prayers held in Lowell Lecture Hallat 1:15 p.m.Harvard Korean Mission meets on Fridaysfor Bible Study Group at 7 p.m., and onSundays for ecumenical worship at 2 p.m.in the Harvard-Epworth United MethodistChurch, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. (617)441-5211, rkahng@hds.harvard.edu.H-R Asian Baptist Student KoinoniaFriday Night Bible study: Boylston Hall105, 7 p.m., every Friday. Join us as wecontinue our study of the Gospel ofMatthew this year.Frosh Mid-Week at Loker 031, 7:30-8:30p.m., every Wednesday, Freshmen only.iskandar@fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/~absk.H-R Catholic Student CenterSaint Paul Church, 29 Mt. Auburn St.Student Mass: Sun., 5 p.m., LowerChurch.Harvard Hillel52 Mt. Auburn St. (617) 495-4696www.hillel.harvard.edu■ Reform Minyan: Fri., 5:30 p.m.■ Orthodox Minyan: daily, 7:30 a.m. and15 minutes before sundown; Sat., 9a.m. and 1 hour before sundown■ Conservative Minyan: Mon. and Thu.,8:45 a.m.; Fri., 5:45 p.m.; Sat., 9:30a.m., 1:45 p.m., and 45 minutes aftersundown.■ Worship and Study Minyan(Conservative): Sat., 9:30 a.m.H-R Humanist ChaplaincyA diverse, inclusive, inspiring communityof Humanists, atheists, agnostics, andthe non-religious at Harvard and beyond.For up-to-the-minute updates, joinChaplain Greg Epstein on Facebook,www.facebook.com. Join us: www.harvardhumanist.orgfor e-newsletter, eventdetails, and more. Humanist GraduateStudent Pub Nights: Queen’s Head Pub,Memorial Hall, every other Thursday.“Humanist Small Group” Sunday Brunch:every other Sunday. For Harvard students,faculty, alumni, and staff.Cambridge Friends Meeting meets forworship Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 5p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., 5Longfellow Park, off Brattle St. (617)876-6883.Cambridgeport Baptist Church (cornerof Magazine St. and Putnam Ave., 10-minute walk from Central Square T stop)Sunday morning worship service at 10a.m. Home fellowships meet throughoutthe week. (617) 576-6779, www.cambridgeportbaptist.org.First Church in Cambridge (UnitedChurch of Christ) holds a traditional worshipservice Sundays at 11 a.m. and analternative jazz service Sunday afternoonsat 5:30 p.m. Located at 11Garden St. (617) 547-2724.Lutheran — University Lutheran Church,66 Winthrop St., at the corner of Dunsterand Winthrop streets, holds Sunday worshipat 10 a.m. through Labor Day weekendand 9 and 11 a.m. Sept. 10-May,with child care provided. UniLu Shelter:(617) 547-2841. Church and StudentCenter: (617) 876-3256, www.unilu.org.Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1151Mass. Ave. and 400 Harvard St. (behindthe Barker Center and the Inn atHarvard), holds Sunday morning worshipat 10:30 a.m. Please join this inclusive,progressive congregation in the AmericanBaptist tradition. www.oldcambridgebaptist.org,(617) 864-8068.Swedenborg Chapel: Church of the NewJerusalem(617) 864-4552, http://swedenborgchapel.org/Located at the corner of Quincy St. andKirkland St.■ Bible Study, Sundays at 10 a.m.■ Services, Sundays at 11 a.m.■ Community Dinner, Thursdays at 6p.m.■ Swedenborg Reading Group,Thursdays at 7 p.m.Cambridgeport Baptist Church, (617)576-6779Christ Church, (617) 876-0200Episcopal Chaplaincy, (617) 495-4340First Parish in Cambridge, UnitarianUniversalist, (617) 495-2727Harvard-Epworth United MethodistChurch, (617) 354-0837Old Cambridge Baptist Church, (617)864-8068St. Paul Church, (617) 491-8400Swedenborg Chapel, (617) 864-4552The Memorial Church, (617) 495-5508support/socialSupport and Social groups are listed asspace permits.The Berkman Center for Internet andSociety Thursday Meetings @ Berman,a group of blogging enthusiasts and peopleinterested in Internet technology,meets at the Berkman Center on thesecond floor of 23 Everett St.,Cambridge, on Thursday evenings at 7p.m. People of all experience levels and‘Agnès Varda: Les Veuvesde Noirmoutier (TheWidows of Noirmoutier)’ ison view at the Carpenterthose who would like to learn moreabout weblogs, XML feeds, aggregators,wikis, and related technology and theirimpact on society are welcome.http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/thursdaymeetings/.The COACH Program seeks Harvard collegeand graduate students to serve as“college coaches” in the Boston PublicSchools to assist young people in applyingto college and developing plans forafter high school. COACH is looking forapplicants interested in spending aboutthree hours per week working with highschool juniors and seniors in WestRoxbury. Interested students should call(917) 257-6876 or e-mail asamuels@law.harvard.edu.Harvard’s EAP (Employee AssistanceProgram) provides free, confidentialassessment and referral services andshort-term counseling to help you workthrough life’s challenges. Harvard faculty,staff, retirees, and their household memberscan access the following servicesthroughout the U.S. and Canada 24 hoursa day, 7 days a week: confidential assessment,information, referral; consultation tosupervisors around employee well-being,behavior, or performance; individual andgroup support around a workplace crisis,serious illness, or death; and on-site seminars.In addition, Harvard’s EAP can helpwith workplace conflicts, personal andfamily relationships, eldercare planning,legal consultations, financial counselingand planning, sexual harassment, workplaceand domestic violence, alcohol anddrug use, and more. To schedule anappointment near your office or home,call the EAP’s toll-free number at 1-EAP-HARV (1-877-327-4278). Counselors areavailable to answer your calls from 8:30a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday,and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday;urgent calls will be answered by crisis cliniciansround the clock. You may also visitwww.wellnessworklife.com for further informationand access to other resourcesavailable to you as a Harvard employee(there is a one-time confidential registrationprocess; please visit www.harvie.harvard.edufor login instructions).Through April 12Center through April 12.See exhibitions, page 17.ABOVE: Photographer,Harvard Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer Women’s Lunch is achance for lesbian/bi/trans/queerwomen staff and faculty at Harvard tomeet informally for lunch and conversation.Meetings take place 12:30-1:30p.m. in the graduate student lounge onthe 2nd floor of Dudley House. You canbring lunch or buy at Dudley House. E-mail jean_gauthier@harvard.edu, dmorley@fas.harvard.edu,or linda_schneider@harvard.edufor more information.■ Next meeting: Tue., April 7Harvard Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender Faculty & Staff Group.(617) 495-8476, ochs@fas.harvard.edu,www.hglc.org/resources/facultystaff.html.Harvard Student Resources, a divisionof Harvard Student Agencies, employs awork force of more than 300 students toprovide temporary clerical work, housecleaning,tutoring, research, moving, andother help at reasonable rates. HSACleaners, the student-run dry cleaningdivision of Harvard Student Agencies,offers 15 percent off cleaning and alterationsfor Harvard employees. (617)495-3033, www.hsa.net.Harvard Student Spouses and PartnersAssociation (HSSPA) Spouses SupportGroup is a social group where you canmeet other spouses who might help youto get used to your new situation as aspouse or partner at Harvard University.Our support group meets weekly all yearlong. Please e-mail spousessupport@gmail.com for location and time of meetingsand check www.hsspa.harvard.edufor events.Harvard Toastmasters Club helps youimprove your public speaking skills in arelaxed environment. For Harvard studentsfrom all Schools and programs.Meetings are Wednesdays, 6:45-7:45p.m., in room 332, Littauer Building,HKS. jkhartshorne@gmail.com.The Harvard Trademark Program hasredesigned its Web site to better meetthe needs of the public and members ofthe Harvard community who are seekinginformation about the Harvard TrademarkProgram’s licensing activities and trademarkprotection efforts as well as informationregarding the various policies governingthe proper use of Harvard’s nameand insignias. trademark_program@harvard.edu,www.trademark.harvard.edu.Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization isopen to all members of the HarvardUniversity community who are, or haveserved, in the U.S. military. Visitwww.harvardveterans.org for informationand to participate.LifeRaft is an ongoing drop-in supportgroup where people can talk about theirown or others’ life-threatening illness, orabout their grief and bereavement. LifeRaft is open to anyone connected withthe Harvard Community: students, faculty,staff, retirees, and families. Life RaftStephanie Mitchell/Harvard News Officefilmmaker, and installationartist Agnès Varda viewsher work in the SertGallery.is free and confidential and meets onWednesdays, noon-2 p.m. in the Boardof Ministry Conference Room on theground floor of the Memorial Church.Come for 10 minutes or 2 hours. (617)495-2048, bgilmore@uhs.harvard.edu.Office of Work/Life Resources offers avariety of programs and classes. (617)495-4100, worklife@harvard.edu,http://harvie.harvard.edu/workandlife.See classes for related programs.■ Parent-to-Parent AdoptionNetwork at Harvard. If you would like tovolunteer as a resource, or if you wouldlike to speak to an adoptive parent togather information, call (617) 495-4100.All inquiries are confidential.On Harvard Time is Harvard’s new,weekly 7-minute news show that willcover current news from a Harvard perspective.Online at www.hrtv.org, 7 p.m.onharvardtime@gmail.com.Recycling Information Hotline: TheFacilities Maintenance Department(FMD) has activated a phone line to providerecycling information to Universitymembers. (617) 495-3042.Smart Recovery is a discussion groupfor people with problems with addiction.Programs are offered at Mt. AuburnHospital, Massachusetts GeneralHospital, McLean Hospital, and otherlocations. (781) 891-7574.Tobacco Cessation Classes are offeredweekly at the Dana-Farber CancerInstitute, dates and times may vary. Fee:$10 per class, and nicotine patches areavailable at a discounted rate. (617)632-2099.The University Ombudsman Office is anindependent resource for problem resolution.An ombudsman is confidential,independent, and neutral. The ombudsmancan provide confidential and informalassistance to faculty, fellows, staff,students, and retirees to resolve concernsrelated to their workplace andlearning environments. A visitor can discussissues and concerns with theombudsman without committing to furtherdisclosure or any formal resolution.Typical issues include disrespectful orinappropriate behavior, faculty/studentrelations, misuse of power or unfairtreatment, authorship or credit dispute,sexual harassment or discrimination,stressful work conditions, careeradvancement, overwork, disability, or illness.The office is located in HolyokeCenter, Suite 748. (617) 495-7748,www.universityombudsman.harvard.edu.

26/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009OpportunitiesJob listings posted as of April 2, 2009Harvard is not a single place, but a large and varied community. It is comprised of manydifferent schools, departments and offices, each with its own mission, character andenvironment. Harvard is also an employer of varied locations.Harvard is strongly committed to its policy of equal opportunity and affirmative action.Employment and advancement are based on merit and ability without regard to race, color,creed, sex, sexual orientation, disability, national origin or status as a disabled or Vietnam-eraveteran.How to Apply:To apply for an advertised positionand/or for more information on theseand other listings, please visit our Website at http://www.employment.harvard.eduto upload your resume andcover letter.Explanation of Job Grades:Most positions at Harvard are assignedto a job grade (listed below with eachposting) based on a number of factorsincluding the position’s duties and responsibilitiesas well as required skillsand knowledge.The salary ranges for each job gradeare available at http://www.employment.harvard.edu.Target hiring rateswill fall within these ranges. Thesesalary ranges are for full-time positionsand are adjusted for part-time positions.Services & Trades positions are notassigned grade levels. The relevantunion contract determines salary levelsfor these positions.Other Opportunities:All non-faculty job openings currentlyavailable at the University are listed onthe Web at http://www.employment.harvard.edu. There are also job postingsavailable for viewing in theLongwood Medical area, 25 ShattuckSt., Gordon Hall Building. For more information,please call 432-2035.This is only a partial listing. For a completelisting of jobs, go to http://www.employment.harvard.edu.In addition, Spherion Services, Inc., providestemporary secretarial and clericalstaffing services to the University. If youare interested in temporary work atHarvard (full- or part-time), call Spherionat (617) 495-1500 or (617) 432-6200(Longwood area).Additional Career Support:A Web page on career issues, includinglinks to career assessment, exploration,resources, and job listings, is availablefor staff at http://www.harvie.harvard.edu/learning/careerdevelopment/index.shtmlJob Search Info Sessions:Harvard University offers a series ofinformation sessions on various jobsearch topics such as interviewing, howto target the right positions, and navigatingthe Harvard hiring process. All arewelcome to attend. The sessions aretypically held on the first Wednesday ofeach month from 5:30 to 7:00 at theHarvard Events and Information Centerin Holyoke Center at 1350 MassachusettsAvenue in Harvard Square. Moreinformation is available online at http://employment.harvard.edu/careers/findingajob/.Please Note:The letters “SIC” at the end of a job listingindicate that there is a strong internalcandidate (a current Harvard staff member)in consideration for this position.AcademicResearch Associate Req. 36268, Gr. 000Harvard School of Public Health/Immunology andInfectious Diseases(3/5/2009)Research Associate/Scientist Req. 36249, Gr. 000Harvard School of Public Health/CBAR(2/26/2009)Research Fellow Req. 36269, Gr. 000Harvard School of Public Health/Epidemiology(3/5/2009)Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) Req. 36426, Gr. 000Harvard School of Public Health/Biostatistics(4/2/2009)Alumni Affairs andDevelopmentAssistant Director of Annual Giving Req. 36203, Gr. 056Harvard Medical School/Office of Resource Development(2/12/2009)ArtsAssistant Technical Director (Mechanical) Req. 36316,Gr. 055American Repertory Theatre/A.R.T. Scene Shop(3/12/2009)AthleticsAssistant Coach of Women’s Volleyball Req. 36418, Gr.055Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Athletics(4/2/2009)CommunicationsResearch Administrator/Science Editor Req. 36291, Gr.056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Molecular & Cellular Biology(3/5/2009)Digital Learning Editor Req. 36317, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Museum of Comp. Zoology(3/12/2009)Associate Director of Communications Req. 36429, Gr.058Harvard Business School/Marketing and Communication(4/2/2009)Editor III (Senior Editorial Associate) Req. 36388, Gr.057Harvard School of Public Health/Health Policy &Management(3/26/2009)Dining & HospitalityServicesPantry Steward/General Service Req. 36217, Gr. 017Dining Services/Leverett Dining Halls(2/19/2009)General Service - Kitchenperson/Potwasher Req.36263, Gr. 010Dining Services/Quincy(2/26/2009)General Service - Checker Req. 36264, Gr. 010Dining Services/Quincy(2/26/2009)Kitchen Utility Worker Req. 36315, Gr. 030Dining Services/Greenhouse(3/12/2009)FacilitiesHVAC Mechanic (Chiller Operator) Req. 36389, Gr. 029University Operations Services/Engineering & Utilities(3/26/2009)Area Manager in the Houses Req. 36376, Gr. 057Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS Physical Resources &Planning(3/26/2009)Custodian A Req. 36409, Gr. 003Harvard Medical School/Custodial Services(3/26/2009)Custodian B Req. 36345, Gr. 001Harvard Medical School/Custodial Services(3/19/2009)Auxiliary Operating Engineer Req. 36410, Gr. 029University Operations Services/Engineering & Utilities(4/2/2009)Faculty & StudentServicesProgram Manager Req. 36393, Gr. 057Harvard Law School/Law School(3/26/2009)Program & Development Officer Req. 36425, Gr. 056LASPAU/LASPAU(4/2/2009)Special Students and Visiting Fellows Officer Req.36206, Gr. 055Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Graduate School of Artsand Sciences(2/12/2009)FinanceSenior Sponsored Research Administrator Req. 36430,Gr. 056Harvard School of Public Health/Sponsored ProgramsAdministration(4/2/2009)Sponsored Research Administrator Req. 36308, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Stem Cell & RegenerativeBiology(3/12/2009)Information Security Project Manager and Analyst Req.36422, Gr. 057Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS Office of Finance(4/2/2009)Director of Financial Planning and Analysis Req. 36239,Gr. 060Harvard Business School/Financial Office(2/26/2009)Assistant Director of Sponsored Programs Req. 36424,Gr. 058Harvard School of Public Health/Sponsored ProgramsAdministration(4/2/2009)Assistant Finance Manager Req. 36254, Gr. 057Harvard Medical School/Systems Biology(2/26/2009)Grants and Contracts Specialist Req. 36339, Gr. 056School of Engineering & Applied Sciences/School ofEngineering and Applied Sciences(3/19/2009)General AdministrationAssistant Dean for Diversity/Director, Program toEliminate Health Disparities Req. 36420, Gr. 061Harvard School of Public Health/Academic Affairs(4/2/2009)Program Director Req. 36248, Gr. 059Faculty of Arts and Sciences/EdLabs(2/26/2009)Program Manager Req. 36293, Gr. 056University Administration/Harvard Initiative for GlobalHealth(3/5/2009)Compliance Instructional Designer Req. 36361, Gr. 057Harvard School of Public Health/Office of FinancialServices(3/19/2009)Director, First Year Legal Research and Writing ProgramReq. 36371, Gr. 060Harvard Law School/First Year Legal Research andWriting Program(3/26/2009)Senior Associate Director of Technology TransactionsReq. 36326, Gr. 060University Administration/Office of TechnologyDevelopment(3/12/2009)Research Director Req. 36247, Gr. 060Faculty of Arts and Sciences/EdLabs(2/26/2009)Administrative Director Req. 36273, Gr. 059Harvard School of Public Health/Dean’s Office SpecialProject II: PEPFAR(3/5/2009)Associate Research Director for Financial Design Req.36320, Gr. 058Faculty of Arts and Sciences/ideas42(3/12/2009)Assistant Provost for Research Policy Req. 36331, Gr.059University Administration/Office for Research andCompliance(3/12/2009)Assistant Director, Surveys & Analysis Req. 36392, Gr.057Graduate School of Education/COACHE(3/26/2009)Health CareNurse Practitioner Req. 36280, Gr. 058University Health Services/Stillman/After Hours UrgentCare(3/5/2009)Information TechnologySystems Administrator for Neuroimaging Req. 36328, Gr.057Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS IT(3/12/2009)Scientific Data Curator Req. 36367, Gr. 056Harvard School of Public Health/Biostatistics(3/26/2009)CTSC Software Engineer, Web Tools and Content Req.36296, Gr. 057Harvard Medical School/CBMI/Countway(3/5/2009)Director of Information Systems for Harvard CollegeFinancial Aid Req. 36364, Gr. 059Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Harvard College Financial Aid(3/19/2009)Research Computing Associate for Informatics Req.36423, Gr. 058Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS IT(4/2/2009)Scientific Systems Administrator Req. 36366, Gr. 057Harvard School of Public Health/Biostatistics(3/26/2009)Vignette Software Architect Req. 36427, Gr. 059Harvard Business School/KLS(4/2/2009)Research Systems Administrator (II) Req. 36342, Gr. 057Harvard Medical School/BCMP(3/19/2009)Associate Director of Technical Operations Req. 36374,Gr. 059Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS IT(3/26/2009)Senior Project Manager Req. 36236, Gr. 059Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS IT(2/26/2009)Technical Support Engineer Req. 36407, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS IT(3/26/2009)ResearchResearch Assistant II - Non Lab (Research Specialist)Req. 36228, Gr. 053Harvard School of Public Health/NutritionUnion: HUCTW, FT (2/19/2009)Research Analyst Req. 36309, Gr. 056Harvard School of Public Health/Center for Biostatisticsin AIDS Research(3/12/2009)Clinical Project Director Req. 36357, Gr. 057Harvard Medical School/Psychiatry(3/19/2009)Research Developer and Analyst Req. 36223, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/EdLabs(2/19/2009)Scientific Programmer Req. 36383, Gr. 057Harvard School of Public Health/Epidemiology: Programin Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology (PMAGE)(3/26/2009)Research Analyst Req. 36310, Gr. 056Harvard School of Public Health/Center for Biostatisticsin AIDS Research(3/12/2009)Scientific Programmer Req. 36334, Gr. 057Harvard School of Public Health/Epidemiology(3/19/2009)Research Associate Req. 36386, Gr. 056Harvard Business School/Division of Research & FacultyDevelopment(3/26/2009)Research Associate Req. 36260, Gr. 055Harvard Business School/Division of Research & FacultyDevelopment(2/26/2009)Project Associate Req. 36354, Gr. 090Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Institute for QuantitativeSocial Science(3/19/2009)Statistical Programmer/Data Analyst Req. 36370, Gr.057Harvard Medical School/Health Care Policy(3/26/2009)Head of Magnetic Resonance Physics Req. 36413, Gr.059Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Center for Brain Science(4/2/2009)Project Associate Req. 36353, Gr. 090Faculty of Arts and Sciences/IQSS ideas42(3/19/2009)TechnicalManager of X-Ray Crystallography Req. 36323, Gr. 059Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Chemistry & ChemicalBiology(3/12/2009)Staff Engineer - Mechanical Req. 36385, Gr. 058School of Engineering & Applied Sciences/Wyss Institute(3/26/2009)Special ListingsPreceptor in MusicThe Department of Music anticipates an opening at therank of Preceptor to begin with the academic year 2009-2010. The position is renewable on a yearly basis for up toa total of eight years, based on performance, enrollments,and curricular need. Responsibilities will include departmentalteaching of four courses per year at various levelsin music theory and musicianship. We would welcomeapplications reflecting the broadest range of interests andspecializations in music. A strong doctoral record is preferred.Applicants should include a letter of application,curriculum vitae, detailed teaching dossier and a worksample (articles or compositions). Three letters of recommendationshould be sent under separate cover. All materialsshould be sent to: Professor Alexander Rehding,Chair, Search Committee, Department of Music, HarvardUniversity, Cambridge, MA 02138. The deadline for receiptof applications is April 6, 2009. Applications from womenand minorities are strongly encouraged. Harvard Universityis an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.Interim Program Advisor, Grade 55 (Temp)From March 30 to July 17, 2009LASPAU, 25 Mt. Auburn St.Web address (for complete job listing): http://www.laspau.harvard.edu/employ.htmContact: Jocelyn Sierra, HR Administrator, jocelyn_sierra@harvard.edu

April 2-8, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 27IN BRIEFJoint Center accepting researchand design prize applicationsThe Joint Center for Housing Studies(JCHS) is accepting applications for theOutstanding Student Research and DesignPrize through May 1. The annual prize isoffered for the best graduate-level researchor design projects on housing thatadvance the field of housing studies as anacademic endeavor. To be considered foreither award the projects must be nominatedby a faculty member familiar withthe work.For more information about the prize,visit www.jchs.harvard.edu/education/graduate_research_opportunities2009.pdf.Beth Israel Deaconess MedicalCenter among top 100 hospitalsBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center(BIDMC), an affiliate of Harvard MedicalSchool, has been named one of the top100 hospitals in the United States. Theaward is based in overall organizationalperformance, according to the annualstudy released Monday (March 30) by thehealth care business of Thomson Reuters.BIDMC was the only Massachusetts hospitalnamed in the survey.The study is based on the 100 TopHospitals National Balanced Scorecardthat evaluates performance in nine areas:mortality, medical complications, patientsafety, average length of stay, expenses,profitability, cash-to-debt ratio, patientsatisfaction, and adherence to clinicalstandards of care. The study hasbeen conducted annually since 1993.“We are pleased to again beamong the 15 major teaching hospitalsnationally to be recognized bythis hospital rating methodology,which utilizes multiple metrics of hospitalperformance,” said KennethSands, BIDMC’s senior vice presidentof health care quality and assistantprofessor of medicine. “It validatesthe commitment we have made tosafe, high-quality care.”For more information on BIDMC,visit www.bidmc.harvard.edu.Come to PBHA’s SummerUrban Program auctionThe Phillips Brooks House Association(PBHA) will host its sixth annualauction for the Summer Urban Programat the Cambridge Queen’s HeadPub (45 Quincy Street) on April 28from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event willsupport PBHA’s 12 summer camps,which serve more than 900 childrenand youth in Boston and Cambridge.The silent auction will be held from5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will feature over 80items, hors d’oeuvres, two complimentarydrinks, and live jazz. The live auction of 10items will begin at 7:30 p.m.The welcome will be given by HarvardCollege Dean Evelynn Hammonds, and theevening’s auctioneer will be singer/songwriterLivingston Taylor. Also in attendancewill be event honorees Boston CouncilorSam Yoon and Cambridge Assistant CityManager Ellen Semonoff.Tickets are available at the HarvardBox Office. Admission at the door is $40;advance tickets are $30. Additional informationcan be found atwww.pbha.org/auction.— Compiled by Gervis A. Menzies Jr.and Sarah SweeneySend news briefs to gervis_menzies@harvard.eduSkin biologyilluminateshow stemcells operateAdult skin stem cellshave treated burnvictims for decadesBy Corydon IrelandHarvard News OfficeAs a girl, Elaine Fuchs borrowed hermother’s old strainers and mixing bowls tocollect polliwogs, an activity she credits forher present-day career as a biologist.It also helped that her father was a geochemistwho studied meteorites, her auntPhotos Kris Snibbe/Harvard News OfficeThe research Elaine Fuchs (above) overseeshas already provided insight into geneticdisorders, cancer, ulcers, and advancedburn therapy. But her lab in Manhattan hasone main interest: morphogenesis, the biologicalprocess by which organisms grow.a radiation expert, her older sister a neuroscientist.Going on to study science “was almosta no-brainer,” said Fuchs, who did herPh.D. at Princeton University.She’s now a professor of cell biology atThe Rockefeller University, in New YorkCity, and was at Harvard March 19 to delivera lecture on the human organ that hasbecome her life’s work: skin.Her 50-minute talk, “Skin Stem Cells:Biology and Clinical Promise,” was part ofthe Dean’s Lecture Series in the sciencessponsored by the Radcliffe Institute forAdvanced Study.Fuchs “recognized very early on that[skin] was a fantastic model system forstudying some of the fundamental problemsof biology,” said Massachusetts Instituteof Technology (MIT) biologist SusanLindquist, Ph.D. ’76, RI ’08, who introducedFuchs at the Radcliffe Gymnasium.“For one thing, it’s accessible, and there’splenty of it.”Skin is thought to be the largestorgan, covering about 18 square feet inthe average adult. In every square inchof this protective covering there are athousand nerve endings and 650 sweatglands.There are also a multitude of hair follicles,the abundant clusters of cells thatresearchFuchs and her investigativeteam at the HowardHughes Medical Institute now closelystudy.Fuchs is an expert in skin biology — inparticular how skin and hair emergefrom the same “progenitor” stem cell.That process, she said, is a way to illuminatehow stem cells of all types operate.Her laboratory team investigates howstem cells flower into other kinds of cells,and what happens when the process goeswrong.The research Fuchs oversees has alreadyprovided insight into genetic disorders,cancer, ulcers, and advancedburn therapy. But her lab in Manhattanhas one main interest: morphogenesis,the biological process by which organismsgrow.Starting as a postdoc at MIT, Fuchsstudied how skin cells build a cytoskeleton,the structural support system thatalso acts as a conduit for information asthe cell grows and divides.That helped her define ways that skincells go about changing into other typesof cells, and what goes wrong when thecell makes a mistake.Fuchs built the first mouse model tostudy human genetic diseases affecting theskin. She studied how cells divide and howthey stop dividing — work that gave her insightinto cancers of the skin and other organs,when cells multiply uncontrollably.Her work on skin cell biology and developmentled Fuchs to advances in treatingburns and wounds. It also led to insightinto stem cells in general.She described the skin as a kind of“Saran wrap seal” for the body, an elasticcovering that shields muscles, blood vessels,and internal organs. It’s bristling withhair follicles, which push up shafts of deadcells that form into hair — an epidermal appendagethat is protective, like feathers inbirds or scales on fish.Skin is also constantly renewing itself,said Fuchs. “Every four weeks you have abrand new surface of your body.”This constant renewal makes the skinone of the body’s chief sources of stemcells, the starter cells that can be transformedinto a multiplicity of tissues.How and why these stem cells get activatedin skin is what Fuchs and her teamstudy.This potential versatility, of course, iswhat makes stem cells an exciting prospectfor future therapies that might replacedamaged or missing organ or nerve tissue.Both “adult” stem cells — those thathave a specific function already — and “embryonic”stem cells (ES cells) are self-renewing.They can make and replenish tissuesin the long term. But only ES cells, intheory, can generate all 220 cell types presentin the human body.Fuchs, who enlivened her talk with explanatorygraphics and snippets of video,showed a clip of a once-paralyzed mousemoving about after its nerve cells had beenregenerated through therapy with ES cells.There are also possible clinical uses foradult skin stem cells, said Fuchs. The cellsare already used for burn therapy — a 30-year success story, she said.Such stem cells might one day be usedto treat ulcers by replacing damaged tissue,though the environment of the digestivesystem is challenging. And there ishope that gene therapy related to stemcells might be used for some skin disorders.Beyond skin, skin stem cells might beused to prevent blindness by restoring tissuedamaged by corneal degenerative diseases.But Fuchs urged caution about stemcell therapies of any kind. “I don’t want togive people too much optimism with regardsto immediate clinical applications,”she said.More research and clinical work —“quite a few years,” said Fuchs — has to bedone in strict and careful scientific cultureslike that of the United States.Prospects for more and better stem cellresearch have improved with the appearanceof a new presidential administration,she said. But until U.S. researchers regaintheir global footing on the issue of stemcells, they remain “a little voice,” saidFuchs, “trying to stop the world.”

28/ Harvard University Gazette April 2-8, 2009TsuPhotos Jon Chase/Harvard News OfficeLiterary scholar, cultural historian, and Radcliffe Fellow Jing Tsu has studied and written extensively on a century’s transformationof the sound and script of Chinese. One focus of her work is the writer Lin Yutang’s Chinese-language typewriter(detail of drawing of keyboard below), an invention that almost bankrupted the Nobel nominee.(Continued from page 13)“Bend the Mother Tongue: Sinophone Literature,”and recently (March 18) shared some of her workin progress with an audience of 50 at the RadcliffeGymnasium.In part, the book is an exploration of how thepast 100 years have seen the transformation of thesound and script of Chinese. The language of ancientideographs flowered outward in a diaspora ofliterary production beyond China – in SoutheastAsia, North America, and Europe. (Lin himself embodiedthat diaspora: China-born, Europe-educated,and America-bound.)In the same period of time, Chinese changedfrom a closed system of formal writing to a standardizedlanguage based on what was once itsnorthern vernacular.During the 1920s, Lin was part of a wave of literaryand linguistic reforms inaugurated by theMay Fourth Movement. He was among linguistswho by 1926 had devised Gwoyeu Romatzyh. Thatscheme for writing Mandarin in the Latin alphabetwas officially adopted by China in 1928. (Thecurrent Romanization standard is called pinyin.)Around the same time, Lin started tinkeringwith the idea of his typewriter, seeing it as a wayto mesh Chinese script reform with Western technology.His ideographic writing machine, said Tsu,eventually drew engineers from England and Italyand experts in casting custom type from NewYork’s Chinatown.Telling the story of Lin’s “scribal machine”today, she said, is a way of uncovering a littleknownhistory of how the Chinese language wassystematized into a form of “national writing” thatwas then disseminated by technology.The story also captures a turning point wherethe ideographic script was formally revised in lightof alphabetic writing. That in turn led to furtherdevelopments in machine-assisted translation inthe United States during the Cold War.Lin’s typewriter also adds an important twist to“a renewed fascination with the Chinese languagein the West,” said Tsu.While Lin was working on his typewriter design,Chinese still suffered from a global perceptionthat the ideograph — a stroke-based renderingof a tonally complex language — was deficientcompared with the simplicity of Western alphabetletters.By 1930, Cambridge University linguists haddeveloped BASIC (British American Scientific InternationalCommercial) English, an intentionaluniversal language based on 850 simple root wordsin English.It was an attractive idea, said Tsu — in part becauseeven though the average Englishman had avocabulary of 10,000 words, only 1,000 were used90 percent of the time.But BASIC had grammatical constraints that,among other things, made metaphor unlikely. Itwas adequate to convey meaning, Tsu pointed out,but “doesn’t make your heart grow wings.”She offered an example: In BASIC, a woman’sbreast — a notion of universal erotic import — becomesthe merely functional “milk vessel.”Lin was a critic of BASIC for similar reasons.The word “onion,” he wrote in one essay, becomes“white root that makes eyes full of water,” while ascrambled egg is rendered as “egg in bad shape.”Lin and other critics were troubled by BASICfor a graver reason too, claiming that it was a linguisticremnant of imperialism. (Lin favored pidginEnglish as an alternate universal tongue, callingit “a glorious language” with proven popularityworldwide.)For all its flaws, BASIC was essentially a Westernargument that the alphabet was superior to theideograph. It challenged the “translatability” ofChinese in an age when different languages werecompeting to be the world’s universal language.Lin’s machine changed that balance of power,and reduced what Tsu called the “alphabetic myth”by a clever parsing system that broke ideographsinto smaller top and bottom units.Lin took the distinctive five strokes of the Chineseideograph and indexed them as separate radicals.Of the typewriter’s 72 keys, 36 representedthe upper left of the characters and 28 the lowerleft.When the operator pressed two keys at thesame time, eight possible stroke combinations appearedin what Lin called “a magic window.” Oneof them was the compete character desired — chosenby pressing one of the eight remaining keys.This clever parsing system broke ideographsinto smaller units, mechanized the ideograph, saidTsu, and made Chinese a competitor in the 20thcentury’s struggle for a dominant world language.In a way, “Bend the Mother Tongue” is a continuationof Tsu’s first book, “Failure, Nationalism,and Literature: The Making of Modern ChineseIdentity, 1895 to 1937” (Stanford University Press,2005).That book is a contrarian exploration of howChina built its national identity by embracing theidea of deficiency and failure, as a clever culturalresponse to military humiliations and the idea ofa “yellow peril.”Establishing a standard mother tongue raisedsimilar emotional issues for China, as regional vernacularswarred within its borders for linguisticdominance.But the outcome was sunnier, said Tsu: Chineseemerged onto a global stage as a legitimate competitorin what is still a world struggle for a universallanguage.The desire for universality doesn’t end withlanguage, Tsu said later. Take, for instance, China’srecent proposal (March 23) that the world adopta super-sovereign reserve currency unconnectedto a single nation-state.“That prompts us to think about how global languagescirculate much like currency does,” shesaid.“It’s all about the power of access,” Tsu said,“which an exclusive look at literary language doesn’talways tell us.”