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GazetteHarvard UniversityMay 28-June 3, 20096 www.harvard.edu Vol. CIV No. 30Inside&ONLINETeaching awardsFour are namedHarvard CollegeProfessors for outstandingteachingand mentoringskills.Page 5Evolution explored from all anglesClass of ’58 members bring exhibit to life; faculty fieldwork fulfills museum’s missionBy Alvin PowellHarvard News OfficeFrom humanity’s close relationship to chimpanzees to themissing link between land and sea creatures, the Harvard Museumof Natural History (HMNH)has capped off a year celebrating Darwinand “On the Origin of Species”with a new exhibit that puts evolutionfront and center.Called simply, “Evolution,” theexhibit, which opened in April, looksat evolution from a variety of angles,from tree-of-life relationships betweencreatures, to convergence thatcauses distantly related species to develop similar traits, toanatomical, fossil, and genetic evidence that evolution underlieslife around us.As it does so, the exhibit takes pains to highlight the roleof Harvard faculty in important discoveries in the field, fulfillingthe museum’s mission to be the public face of the collectionsand research that goes on beyond its galleries. Amongthe faculty whose work is mentioned in the exhibit is AgassizexhibitProfessor of Zoology Farish Jenkins’ discovery ofthe missing link between fishes and terrestrial vertebrates.Called Tiktaalik roseae, the fossil was discovered in2004 by Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Chicagoand the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, fillinga blank in the fossil record. A model of Tiktaalik, gleamingas if still wet and peering out of a shallow, prehistoricstream or pond, is the first thing visitors see when they enter.Also mentioned is the evolution of anolis lizards onCaribbean islands, research conducted by Lehner Professor(See Evolution, page 28)Mississippi risingThe (almost) untoldstory of the Mississippiguerrillas whofought for the Unionin the Civil War.Page 7Wide horizonsDedicated highschool studentsfrom the SouthBronx visit Harvard— and their future.Page 14MultimediaPhotos Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News OfficeTo give just a hint of the profusion of species, the exhibit includes a Beetle Trophic Pyramid (detail above) in which every specimenrepresents approximately 1,000 species.Healing handsOne in a series ofstories on the internationalwork ofHarvard’s facultyand researchers‘Talking terror,’Page 13For more storiesand vidoes,www.news.harvard.edu/hwm/congoMendillo: Guiding Harvard’s endowmentCall it fate. Just as the world’s financial markets started tumbling, a womanwith unique understanding of the Harvard endowment took over the helmof the Harvard Management Company (HMC). Jane Mendillo cameAn interview to the endowment from Wellesley College, where she restructuredwith Jane that school’s portfolio to strengthen investment results over theMendillo, long term. Before that, she spent 15 years at HMC, handling everythingfrom domestic equities to alternative assets and developingPage 27an appreciation for the team at HMC, which she says provides “importantinsight and flexibility” to the management of Harvard’s assets.Mendillo spoke with the Gazette about guiding the University’s portfoliothrough challenging economic times.Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News Office

By Alvin PowellHarvard News OfficeRetired Marine Maj. Gen. and former astronautCharles Bolden was nominated to bethe head of NASA Saturday (May 23), interruptinghis stay at Harvard as an AdvancedLeadership Fellow.Bolden was halfway through the calendar-yearfellowship with the Harvard AdvancedLeadership Initiative, a new interfacultyprogram. The fellowships are aimedat experienced leaders with 20- to 25-yeartrack records of accomplishment who are interestedin devoting future efforts to significantpublic service or international problems.While at Harvard, the fellows audit classes,mentor students, attend a weekly seminarand intensive workshops with experts, andtravel to Brazil and Louisiana before undertakingindependent research. Bolden, whoarrived in January, is interested in researchon using education to help disadvantagedchildren and on improving the lives of thosestricken with sickle cell anemia.Advanced Leadership Initiative Chairand Director Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the ArbuckleProfessor of Business Administration,said initiative faculty and fellows areproud that Bolden was selected to continuehis already considerable service to his country.Kanter, who has spent time with Boldenduring his fellowship, described him as“thoughtful, warm, and strong.”“He’s clearly very accomplished, but alsohumble,” Kanter said. “He’s motivated tohelp people who are disadvantaged.”Bolden, who retired from the U.S. MarineCorps as a major general in 2004, was bornin 1946. He graduated from the U.S. NavalAcademy in 1968 and flew combat missionsin Vietnam,Laos, and Cambodiain 1972 and 1973. Hebecame a test pilot in1979 and has loggedmore than 6,000hours of flying time.Bolden becamean astronaut in 1981.He flew aboard thespace shuttle fourtimes, including the1990 mission that launched the Hubblespace telescope and the 1994 mission thatwas the first U.S./Russian joint shuttle mission,which had a cosmonaut as a memberof the crew. Bolden commanded that missionas well as his last, also in 1994.May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 3Leadership Initiative Fellow Bolden nominated to head NASABoldenPhoto by Eliseeva EvgeniaPresident Barack Obama announced hisintent to nominate Bolden as NASA administratorand Lori Garver, president of CapitalSpace LLC and former NASA official, asNASA deputy administrator on May 23.“These talented individuals will help putNASA on course to boldly push the boundariesof science, aeronautics, and explorationin the 21st century and ensure thelong-term vibrancy of America’s space program”Obama said in a statement.NASA is dealing with several challengesas Bolden takes the reins. The agency facesquestions about the future of the InternationalSpace Station and is in the midst of atransition from the space shuttle to theOrion program, which aims to replace theshuttle as the major vehicle to take astronautsinto space.alvin_powell@harvard.eduJon Chase/Harvard News OfficeRadcliffe Fellow Thrishantha Nanayakkara talks about a mine-detecting robot built by his advisee Matthew Valente’09.Scholar makes robots that detect land minesBy Corydon IrelandHarvard News OfficeOn Oct. 10, 2005 — he remembers the date exactly —Thrishantha Nanayakkara was driving down a countryroad, headed for a science workshop at Jaffna CentralCollege, a high school in the far north of Sri Lanka. Theevent was designed to distract potential child soldiersfrom the allure of war.His cell phone rang. It wasagovernment official, witha tip-off. “Turn back,” the caller said, in so many words,research“or you will be killed.”Nanayakkara, an artificial intelligenceexpert, said the phone call saved his life. Later thatday, the school principal at Jaffna was shot to death.The phone call was also the last straw for Thrish (ashe likes to be called) — the last of many threats fromTamil rebels. Within days, his wife and two childrenmoved from their home, and moved three times againin 2006.That year, he said, “was horrible” — months of fear,hiding, and furtive living as Thrish scrambled for a joboverseas.In 2007, after a semester at the University of Texas,San Antonio, Thrish and his family slipped back into SriLanka for visas. He resigned his post as commissionerof the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission, took a sabbaticalfrom teaching at the University of Moratuwa, and byJuly 1 — gratefully — was a visiting scholar at Harvard’sSchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences.Just four years earlier, lured by the hope of permanentpeace, Thrish had moved back to Sri Lanka afterearning a doctoral degree in Japan and doing postdoctoralwork in the United States. In 2003, Sri Lanka wasenjoying a cease-fire in the two-decade war between theTamil Tigers and government forces.In December 2004, drama visited the Indian Oceannation in a killer wave: the tsunami that killed 225,000people in 11 countries, including tens of thousands incoastal Sri Lanka. Thrish and hundreds of other scholarsvolunteered for relief work, bagging bodies, distributingfood, and absorbing a nation’s collective shock.In 2005, came another killer wave: renewed fightingby Tamil rebels. They targeted scholars or politicianswho addressed “burning problems,” said Thrish.“Whenever someone proposes a concrete solution, theykill them.”The fateful cell phone call came, in part, becauseThrish was confronting one of those burning problems.He and a team of researchers were at work on an animal-robotteam for hunting land mines. Sri Lanka is oneof 50 countries affected worldwide by a legacy of antipersonnelmines. As many as 3million lie buried in the island’srich farmland or in forests nearby.Thrish had already correctlymapped a test mine field outside aSri Lankan army base, using a roboticdevice loosely strapped to amongoose. In the space of onemorning, the little mammal —light, agile, and equipped with anacute sense of smell — had sniffedout every buried mine.But the Tamil guerillas weretargeting ideals as well as ideas,said Thrish. Among those theyThe Scholars at Risk programat Harvard startedin 2002, when it sponsoredan Ethiopian geographerimprisoned for hiswork. (He showed that acertain famine had political,not natural, causes.)Since then, the programhas found temporary academicsanctuary for 26scholars who face harassment,imprisonment — orworse — in their nativecountries. Many choose toremain anonymous. In2009-10 the program willhost four scholars — fromEritrea, Iran, Iraq, andPakistan. The 2008-09class, including ThrishanthaNanayakkara, numberedsix — from Iran,Iraq, Sri Lanka, Syria, andUzbekistan. Organizershave awarded Harvard fellowshipsto novelists, anthropologists,composers,physicists, historians,human rights advocates,and scholars of law, government,and literature.The Harvard program is affiliatedwith the Scholarsat Risk Network, an internationalconsortium hostedby New York University.For more information, visithttp://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu.killed was a Sri Lankan legal scholar and a foreign minister,he said. “Their ideals were different. That was theironly criminal act.”In the fall of 2007, three months after arriving at Harvard,Thrish became one of the scientists and writerssupported by the Scholars at Risk program, administeredby the Harvard University Committee on HumanRights Studies.A gifted researcher, he continued work on landmine-huntingrobots by starting work with experts at(See Robots, next page)

4 / Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009Robots(Continued from previous page)the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT).A year later, Thrish was named a 2008-09Radcliffe Fellow. He finished two books: a novelinspired by his tsunami experience and a collegetextbook on machine intelligence systems.But in two years at Harvard, the focus of thisslight, modest scientist has been an investigationof how animals process odors, and exactlyhow they walk.Knowing more about these fundamentalmammalian processes, said Thrish, will usherin a new generation of robots — self-learning,nimble, and equipped with sensitive (thoughartificial) noses.In looking for land mines, such robots evenin their present form reduce risk to humans andprotect the environment. Once precisely located,the mines can be dug up without removinglayers of fertile topsoil or virgin trees.Thrish’s working model — a robot the size ofa serving platter — has eight legs, one motor,springlike joints, and low clearance (6 inches).It’s small enough to squeeze under barbed-wirefences and light enough to not set off a landmine.The mongoose is light too — less than 10pounds. It’s a slender, intelligent mammal withthe best developed sense of smell in nature, afterthe elephant and the pig. A third of its brain functionis given over to processing odor signals.The mongoose also has excellent locomotiveskills in a forest environment, and can betrained to detect buried explosives quickly, saidThrish. “100 percent detection takes just threeweeks.”At Harvard, Thrish worked with molecularbiologist Naoshige Uchida on rodent olfaction.He also worked with Robert Howe, Harvard’sGordon McKay Professor of Engineering, andassistant professor of computer science RadhikaNagpal.They supervised Matthew Valente ’09, whoused Thrish’s improved understanding oflegged locomotion in rough terrain to build afield model robot that was tested in mud, brush,and sand.At MIT, Thrish worked with Russ Tedrake’sRobot Locomotion Group to study the walkingpatterns and to understand what causes uncertaintyin leg locomotion, and how animals copewith it.A major barrier in robot research is this uncertainty.“Most robots,” said Thrish, “get stuckor fall down in uncertain environments.” Witha laugh, he called this emerging field of machinemotion “careful walking.”Thrish no longer works on robots coupledwith rodents, but he still studies odor-guidedbehavior and legged robot locomotion.But the mongoose and its ilk will have a continuingrole, said Thrish. They “teach” selflearningrobots how to move through clutteredterrain, and continue to provide scientists withmodels for man-made odor sensors.In April, Thrish helped organize a two-dayconference on humanitarian de-mining — thefirst ever at Harvard and MIT. It included expertsin artificial noses, as well as in field robotics,odor-guided behavior, seismic sensing,and humanitarian action.In June, Thrish and his family will depart fora new life in the United Kingdom, where, atKing’s College, University of London, he’ll continueresearch on legged locomotion for robots,deformable robotic bodies, and primate bipedallocomotion.At Harvard, Thrish burrowed into his science,but he also broadened his perspective onthe land mine detection problem, connectingup with experts in political science, philanthropy,humanitarian aid, and other humanisticdisciplines.“The engineering we do,” he said, “cannot bedisassociated from the humanities, from theenvironment, or from politics.”File Kris Snibbe/Harvard News OfficeDaniel Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology, has been part of the effort to launch the new departmentover the past five years.Biology department evolves at FASFAS creates a new dedicated Department of Human Evolutionary BiologyBy Steve BradtFAS CommunicationsEarlier this month, the Faculty of Artsand Sciences (FAS) made official what scientistsworldwide have known for years:Harvard is a hotbed of research and teachingin the field of human evolutionary biology— the study of why we’re the way weare.“As the first university to create a graduateprogram in what was then called‘physical anthropology,’ Harvard has longbeen a leader in the study of human evolution,”says Jeremy Bloxham, dean of sciencein the FAS. “Through its use of techniquesfrom biochemistry, engineering,and genetics, the modern field of humanevolutionary biology has become increasinglyaligned with the sciences. It seemsonly natural that we should foster ourtremendous strength in this area by creatinga dedicated Department of HumanEvolutionary Biology.”With its May 11 vote to establish thisdepartment, the FAS staked out a formalpresence in a field that dates back to Darwin’spublication of “On the Origin ofSpecies” 150 years ago but has been reinvigoratedin recent decades by the applicationof powerful new scientific approachesto the study of our collective origins.“Why do we cook our food? Why are weable to run long distances? Why are we sosusceptible to diabetes?” asks DanielLieberman, professor of human evolutionarybiology, who has been part of theeffort to launch the new department overthe past five years. “Nothing in biologymakes sense outside of evolution. Youcan’t hope to understand species or theirtraits without first knowing why they’rethere.”The research expertise of the nine facultyassociated with the new Departmentof Human Evolutionary Biology toucheson many of the most pressing social problemsof our time: infectious disease, obesity,overpopulation, and aging, to namebut a few.“We’re watching the intersection ofevolution and infectious disease in realtime with the outbreak of H1N1,” Liebermansays. “This is a perfect storm of populationdensity, human proximity to animals,microbial biology, and the evolutionof infectious disease.”New site for the Department ofHuman Evolutionary Biology,www.heb.fas.harvard.eduIt’s clear, Lieberman adds, that a holisticview — such as that embraced by hiscolleagues — is key to addressing problemsof this complexity. And, he says, withits insights into what makes us us, humanevolutionary biology can help address theunderlying causes of major global problems,rather than just the symptoms.“How humans came to populate theglobe left an imprint on our genomes collectively,”says Maryellen Ruvolo, professorof human evolutionary biology. “Thebig questions that still remain are first,which genes have been molded by naturalselection to make us different from ourcommon ancestor with chimpanzees, andsecond, which genes have been selectedfor, more recently, in human evolutionthat are adaptations to new, diverse environmentsthat humans have colonized.”The field of human evolutionary biologyis itself evolving fast, adds RichardWrangham, Ruth Moore Professor of BiologicalAnthropology, with advances ingenetics, genomics, and neuroscienceplaying a particularly important role.“The great thing about this area is thatwe can pull together advances from manydifferent disciplines,” Wrangham says,“offering an integrated view of the effectsof biological and cultural influences.”Small by Harvard standards in termsof faculty, the Department of Human EvolutionaryBiology is large by the standardsof its field, which still counts but a few fullfledgedacademic departments. The MaxPlanck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, isan international leader in human evolutionarybiology; on this side of the Atlantic,similar departments exist at DukeUniversity and in Stony Brook University’smedical school.Students have responded favorably toHarvard’s offerings in the area: The undergraduateconcentration in humanevolutionary biology, launched in 2006, isalready home to some 150 concentrators— among the largest cohorts in the College.“Human evolutionary biology attractsstudents from a wide range of interests,from philosophy to pre-meds — anyonewanting to understand where we comefrom, what we are, and where we aregoing,” Wrangham says.The new Department of Human EvolutionaryBiology evolved from the biologicalanthropology wing of the Departmentof Anthropology, one of three distinctdivisions in existence since 1972.“Anthropology at Harvard has a longand distinguished history, but the intellectualparadigms of the field have undergonerapid change in the past generation,”says Ted Bestor, professor of anthropologyand chair of the Department of Anthropology,adding that modern humanevolutionary biology differs tremendouslyfrom physical anthropology as practicedeven 15 or 20 years ago.“The new Department of Human EvolutionaryBiology and the archaeologistsand social anthropologists in the Departmentof Anthropology will continue toshare — and collaborate on — their commoninterests in understanding humanbeings across cultures, across historicaland prehistorical time, and across themuch greater spans of evolutionary development.”The new department, Lieberman says,is Harvard’s affirmation of evolutionaryapproaches to the question: “Why are wethe way we are?”“Evolution matters profoundly,” hesays. “We need to understand our originsbefore we can possibly hope to addressthese urgent problems facing humanity.”steve_bradt@harvard.edu

Ann BlairAnn Blair receives the honor ofbeing named Harvard College Professoras she celebrates 25 years sinceshe was a student at the College.“I am a big fan of Harvard undergraduates!I was one myself — thisyear is my 25th reunion,” says Blair.“The students today seem moreamazingly diverse and involved inmore different activities than theywere 25 years ago, so they’re evenmore interesting to get to know.”Blair teaches courses on earlymodern European history, intellectualhistory, and the history ofthe book.“As a historian with a focuson cultural and intellectualhistory I emphasize readingtexts in historical context,”says Blair. “In most of mycourses I ask students to focuson primary sources and to attendto the different mentalcategories and historical circumstancesfrom which pastthinkers approached thequestions they thought wereimportant. Sometimes thosequestions are still with ustoday. Studying the assumptionstaken for granted in thepast can help us be aware ofhow our own historical contextshapes our thinking.”Blair says that the collaborativenature of teaching atHarvard is particularly rewarding.“I’m surrounded by wonderfulcolleagues and staffwho can help with advice andextra support as needed,” saysBlair. “When I work with ateam of teaching fellows, Ifind we all learn from eachother about the material andthe best ways to teach it.”She explains that she lovesteaching, and especiallyteaching at Harvard.“I feel it’s a great privilegeto be here,” says Blair.Janet Browne“It is fantastic to work in such alively and open atmosphere,” saysJanet Browne, who joined theHarvard faculty in 2006.Browne teaches courses on thehistory of evolutionary biology, Darwinism,and natural history. Her courses include undergraduateand graduate seminars, as well as classes in theCore Curriculum and the Program in General Education.“I am thrilled to receive this honor,” says Browne. “Iwould like to thank all the wonderful people in the Historyof Science department, the Collection of Historic ScientificInstruments, the Gen Ed program, the Bok Center, and theScience Center (Life Sciences 1b and Cabot Library especially),who have been so inventive and supportive in makingideas happen.”Christopher StubbsFour faculty join FAS’s teaching eliteNamed Harvard College Professors in five-year appointmentFour professors in the Faculty of Arts andSciences have been named Harvard CollegeProfessors in recognition of their contributionsto undergraduate teaching, advising,and mentoring.The new Harvard College Professors areAnn Blair, Henry Charles Lea Professor ofHistory; Janet Browne, Aramont Professorof the History of Science; ChristopherStubbs, professor of physics and astronomy;and Richard Thomas, professor of Greekand Latin.The Harvard College Professorshipswere established in 1997, supported by a giftFile Rose Lincoln/Harvard News OfficeFile Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News Officefrom John and Frances Loeb. The five-yearappointments provide support for professionaldevelopment, either in the form of researchfunding or summer salary. There area total of 24 Harvard College Professorships.The new class of Harvard College Professorsshared their classroom philosophies,their views on balancing teaching and research,and their reaction to their newrecognition as extraordinary educators.— Amy Lavoie, Steve Bradt, and Emily T. SimonFAS CommunicationsClockwise from top left are this year’s Harvard College Professors: Historian Ann Blair,historian of science Janet Browne, physicist and astronomer Christopher Stubbs, andclassicist Richard Thomas. The four professors received the honor in recognition oftheir contributions to undergraduate teaching, advising, and mentoring.Physics department chairman Christopher Stubbs was“astonished” when he opened the letter informing him of hisselection as a Harvard College Professor, and “deeply honored”by the recognition.“I strive to make the research frontier in science accessibleto undergraduate students, and incorporate those topicsinto the classroom at every opportunity,” Stubbs says.“My field of research is cosmology, the study of the ingredientsand interactions in the universe, and we’re livingthrough a golden age of discovery. Bringing the excitementof science as an ongoing process into the classroom is oneof my main goals.”Since coming to Harvard in 2003, Stubbs has taught freshmanseminars, courses in the introductory physics sequence,tutorials for astronomy concentrators, and several graduatelevelclasses. He had already been planning to develop severalnew courses — including a new General Education class— and says his Harvard College Professorship will allow himto devote time over the summer to these efforts.May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 5“I thoroughly enjoy the freshmanseminar where we discuss the factthat 95 percent of the universe ismade of stuff that doesn’t appear inthe periodic table,” he says. “It’s a delightto introduce our first-year students,especially those who don’t intendto pursue a science degree, tothe frontier of ignorance in moderncosmology.”Teaching and research complementand reinforce each other in hislife at Harvard, says Stubbs, whoseresearch group is a community ofscholars that includes undergraduates,staff, graduate students,and postdoctoral scientists.This summer, his team willwelcome three new undergraduatesas partners in thechallenges of building apparatus,making measurements,and analyzing results.“I think that much of theimportant learning at Harvardhappens outside thelecture halls, especially inthe sciences,” Stubbs says.Richard ThomasAs professor of Greek andLatin in the Classics Department,Richard ThomasFile Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Officedelves into the ancient worldto illuminate the work of literarygreats such as Horaceand Virgil. But his investigationsfrequently make connectionsto the present — forexample, the music of BobDylan.“Dylan’s recent lyrics alludeto classical texts, especiallythe poetry of Ovid,”says Thomas. “I have foundit fascinating to explore thatrelationship, and to seeDylan engaging many of thesame very human issuesconfronted by the greatpoets of Greece and Rome.”His excitement about theFile Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office classics and his ability tomake the subject matter relevantand contemporary are hallmarksof Thomas’ courses.“It is a delight year after year to introducenew students to the poetswho have inspired two millennia ofreaders, and who remain as fresh andvital as they have ever been, a delightalso to get new insights from thequestions new generations of students bring to these texts,”Thomas says.Thomas teaches a variety of offerings, including a GeneralEducation course on the poetry of Virgil and its reception,undergraduate courses in Latin literature, a graduatecourse on Latin prose composition, and a course on Dylanand his lyrics. Thomas currently serves as director of graduatestudies for the department. Next year he will switch todirector of undergraduate studies.“It is a great honor to receive this award,” he says. “I havebeen fortunate to have spent all but three of my 32 teachingyears at Harvard. The students and the libraries are whatappealed to me from the moment I arrived, and it’s easy toforget just what a privilege Harvard faculty enjoy in thiscommunity of teaching and learning, particularly in suchchallenging times as these.”

6 / Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009Pneumonia risk increases when patients given medication for heartburnBy Bonnie PrescottBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterEver since a class of drugs called protonpump inhibitors was introduced to the marketin the late 1980s, the use of these acid-suppressivemedications for heartburn, acid reflux,and other gastrointestinal symptoms hasgrown tremendously. The widespread use hasmedicalextended to the inpatient hospitalsetting, where patients areoften routinely given the medications as a wayto prevent the development of stress ulcers.But a large study led by investigators at BethIsrael Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)finds that this routine practice may actually beharmful to patients. In their research, publishedin the May 27 issue of the Journal of theAmerican Medical Association (JAMA), theresearchers found that acid-suppressive medicationswere associated with a 30 percent increasedrisk of developing hospital-acquiredpneumonia.“These popular medications are, by andlarge, considered safe,” explains the study’slead author, Shoshana Herzig of BIDMC’s Divisionof General Medicine and Primary Care.“But, in fact, they may be creating an environmentthat predisposes patients to developinghospital-acquired pneumonia.”The practice of administering acid-suppressivemedications to hospitalized patientsoriginated in intensive care units (ICU), wherea combination of stressful conditions and intubation(insertion of a tube into the airway tohelp a patient breathe) leaves individuals athigher risk of developing stress ulcers. In an attemptto thwart this development, many hospitalsbegan routinely prescribing acid-suppressiveagents to all patients in the ICU. And,over time, the practice was also extended togeneral medical patients, explains Herzig.Today, an estimated 40 percent to 70 percentof hospitalized patients receive some form ofacid-suppressive medication, either protonpump inhibitor drugs or medication known ashistamine2 receptor antagonists.“The common thinking has been that thesemedications are effective at preventing gastrointestinalbleeding, and that they do sowithout risk,” notes Herzig. She and her co-authors,therefore, decided to determinewhether this was indeed the case.The researchers examined the records of allpatients over age 18 admitted to BIDMC andhospitalized for three days or more betweenJanuary 2004 and December 2007, a total of63,878 hospital admissions. Using hospitalpharmacy records, they determined whetherpatients were prescribed an acid-suppressingmedication during their stay.Their analysis concluded that acid-suppressivemedication was ordered in 32,922 admissions,or 52 percent. (Of the patients whoreceived acid-suppressive medication, 83 percent– 27,236 patients – received proton pumpinhibitor drugs, while 23 percent — 7,548 patients— received histamine 2 receptor antagonists,with some exposed to both.) The majorityof these medications were ordered within48 hours of admission.Using a traditional statistical approachknown as multivariable modeling, togetherwith a newer statistical approach usingpropensity scores, they found that hospital-acquiredpneumonia occurred in 2,219 admissions.After further analysis and adjustmentfor other potential factors that could influenceoutcomes, the investigators determined thatthe patients who received the medications hada 30 percent greater risk of developing pneumoniathan other patients.“By reducing acid in the stomach, the medicationsmay be creating a distinct bacterialcolonization in the gastrointestinal and respiratorytracts, predisposing patients to developpneumonia,” explains Herzig. Furthermore,she adds, by reducing the acidity of thestomach contents (as occurs with the use ofthese medications) a patient’s stimulus tocough may also be reduced, posing another riskfactor for pneumonia.Recipients of thisyear’s HarvardMedals include(from left) John‘Jack’ F. CoganJr. A.B. ’49, J.D.’52; Harvey V.Fineberg A.B.’67, M.D. ’71,M.P.P. ’72, Ph.D.’80; and Patti B.Saris A.B. ’73,J.D. ’76.HAA announces Harvard Medal recipientsThe Harvard Alumni Association (HAA)has announced the recipients of the 2009Harvard Medal: John “Jack” F. Cogan Jr. A.B.’49, J.D. ’52; Harvey V. Fineberg A.B. ’67, M.D.’71, M.P.P. ’72, Ph.D. ’80; and Patti B. Saris A.B.’73, J.D. ’76.The Harvard Medal was first given in 1981with the principal objective of recognizingextraordinary service to Harvard University.Extraordinary service can be in as manydifferent areas of University life as can beimagined, including teaching, fundraising,administration, management, generosity,leadership, innovation, or labors in the vineyards.President Drew Faust will present themedals during the annual meeting of theHAA on Commencement afternoon (June4).John ‘Jack’ Cogan Jr.A longtime benefactor to Harvard, Coganhas served as a distinguished alumnus ofHarvard College and Harvard Law School(HLS), as well as the greater Harvard community.He served as co-chair of the HLScampaign and co-chair of its internationaladvisory council. He also served as chair ofthe HLS 1989-95 campaign. He has been amember of the School’s visiting committeesince 1985 and is a member of the dean’s advisoryboard executive committee. A loyalalumnus of the College, he serves as a memberof the executive committee of the Committeeon University Resources (COUR) andhas served on the executive committee of theFriends of Harvard Track for three decades.He was the recipient of the HLS AssociationAward in 1996.Additionally, Cogan also serves on the director’sadvisory committee for the HarvardArt Museums and was a former chairman ofthe visiting committee to the Davis Centerfor Russian Studies.Cogan is presently of Counsel to theBoston law firm Wilmer Cutler PickeringHale and Dorr LLP, having joined the firm asa partner in 1957, becoming managing partnerin 1976, and chairman from 1984 to 1996.He is also currently vice chairman of PioneerGlobal Asset Management S.p.A. (Milan),president of the Pioneer Group of MutualFunds, and a fellow of the American Academyof Arts and Sciences. He is married toMary L. Cornille.Harvey V. FinebergFineberg’s dedication and service to Harvardhas been substantial. The holder of fourHarvard degrees, he had distinguished serviceas provost of Harvard from 1997 to 2001,following 13 years as dean of the HarvardSchool of Public Health (HSPH). He is amember of the HSPH François-Xavier BagnoudCenter for Health and Human RightsAdvisory Committee, serves as a member ofthe Harvard Business School (HBS) HealthcareInitiative External Advisory Board, andwas a member of his class reunion gift committee.President of the Institute of Medicine,Fineberg has devoted most of his academiccareer to the fields of health policy and medicaldecision making. Fineberg co-foundedand served as president of the Society forMedical Decision Making and also served asadviser and consultant to the U.S. Centers forDisease Control and Prevention and theWorld Health Organization. He is a memberof the board of directors of the William andFlora Hewlett Foundation, the Carnegie Endowmentfor International Peace, and theChina Medical Board, a charitable foundation.He is the author, co-author, and co-editorof numerous books and articles on suchdiverse topics as AIDS prevention, vaccinesafety, assessment of new medical technology,clinical and public health decision making,and understanding risk in society. He ismarried to Mary E. Wilson.Patti B. SarisSaris served on the Board of Overseersand as its president in 2005-06 and she wasa member and former chair of the HAA committeeto nominate candidates for overseerand elected director. Long active in variousHarvard alumni organizations, Saris haschaired several HLS reunions. She was electedchief marshal of her 25th reunion class in1998, and has served on visiting committeesto the College, Harvard Graduate School ofEducation, and HLS.She serves on the U.S. District Court forthe District of Massachusetts and has heldteaching appointments at Boston UniversityLaw School and HLS. She is married toArthur Segal A.B. ’73, professor of managementpractice at HBS, and they have fourchildren, including Edward A.B. ’06 andMarisa, Ed.M. ’08.

May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 7Seceding fromthe secessionistsThe surprising story of Civil WarMississippi and the State of JonesBy Emily T. SimonFAS CommunicationsDeep in Civil War Mississippi, where manicured plantationsgave way to wild swampland and thick pineforests, a young white man named Newton Knight led aragtag band of guerilla fighters against the ConfederateArmy. His story is one of personal bravery and unwillingnessto adhere to the secessionist movement that allbut surrounded him. It also tells of interracial alliancesand the complexity of politics during the Civil War, whenallegiances were not quite as simple as “Northern” or“Southern.”Knight’s rebellion is the focus of “The State of Jones,”a forthcoming book by John Stauffer, chair of the Programin the History of the American Civilization and professorof English and of African and AfricanhistoryAmerican studies, and Sally Jenkins, journalistand columnist at the Washington Post. The book’sKris Snibbe/Harvard News OfficeJohn Stauffer: ‘The Confederates kept trying to snuff [the Unionist guerrilla companies]out with cavalry but Newt and his men knew how to fight in the swamps.’title refers to Jones County, the area of Mississippi whereKnight lived and fought. Jones was the poorest countyin the state and a surprising bastion of Unionism.The story of Jones first emerged in 1886 in Magazineof American History. Until recently, Stauffer noted,Knight has been cast as a common thief or a madman.Writer, director, and producer Gary Ross learned aboutthe story, decided to write a screenplay, and hired Staufferas a consultant. He then encouraged Stauffer andJenkins to write a book. The pair spent time at numerousarchives throughout the United States; what theydiscovered was a fascinating history that shed new lighton Unionism in the South.“To this day, there is a popular misconception thatwhite Southerners were united in their embrace of theConfederacy,” said Stauffer. “Stories like NewtonKnight’s demonstrate that it was not the case.”The residents of Jones County were primarily pooryeoman farmers and Primitive Baptists who opposedslavery and secession for economic and, in some cases,religious reasons.“They lived hardscrabble, rough lives,” said Stauffer,“in stark contrast to the cotton-fueled wealth that couldbe found throughout the Mississippi Delta.”Newton Knight — whom Stauffer calls “Newt,” asthough he’s speaking of a friend he saw yesterday — wasa radical reformer and leader in his community. He opposedslavery for religious and economic reasons. Afterbeing pressed into service for the Confederate Army andserving at the Battle of Corinth, Knight and his friendsdeserted and retreated to hide out in Jones County.“His life was saved by blacks, who taught him how tosurvive in the woods and swamps,” said Stauffer.Knight began rounding up like-minded deserters andblack allies and trained them to fight and survive on theforbidding terrain. In 1863, following the Battle of Vicksburg,the men pledged allegiance to the United States andlaunched a campaign of guerilla warfare against Confederatetroops.“The company consisted of about 70 men, and they receivedaid from [Gen. William Tecumseh] Sherman,”Stauffer said. “The Confederates kept trying to snuffthem out with cavalry, but Newt and his men knew howto fight in the swamps.”By the end of the war, numerous Unionist guerrillacompanies controlled the Piney Woods, the bottomquarter of the state. The strength of Unionism in SouthernMississippi was “terrifying” to theConfederate leadership, Stauffer said.“Mississippi was the marrow of theConfederacy, the second state to secede,and home to some of the wealthiest andmost powerful men in America,” saidStauffer. “The Confederate high commandwas frightened and outraged by theamount of Unionism that emerged there.”Even more alarming for Confederates,Stauffer said, was the idea of whites andblacks rebelling in league.“This truly was their worst nightmare,”he said.The end of the Civil War brought littlecomfort for Knight and his men, accordingto Stauffer.“The Confederates surrendered butthey did not lay down their arms,” Stauffersaid. “Instead, they continued shootingblacks, Unionists, and Republicans,and started a reign of terror throughoutthe South.”During Reconstruction, Knight befriendedand worked with Republican Gov.Adelbert Ames and led a company of blackmilitiamen.“They were essentially living under siege, fighting offthe former Confederate soldiers, who continued to killRepublicans at will,” said Stauffer.The continuation of violence highlights the extent towhich the South won the war, “not only ideologically butmilitarily,” Stauffer argued.“The long, scholarly legacy of romanticizing theSouth has overshadowed these stories of SouthernUnionism,” Stauffer said. “The desire for reunion betweenNortherners and Southerners required the war tobe whitewashed. During Reconstruction, the last phaseof the war from Knight’s perspective, white Southernerswon a war of attrition, preserving the old order of blackunfreedom — despite constitutional amendments thatguaranteed equality under the law for all persons.”Official records, such as Confederate reports, provedhelpful for Stauffer and Jenkins as they researched thehistory of Jones County.“We only have one letter by Newt … so we had to relyextensively on official documents along with ‘parallelnarratives’ from people whose experiences resembledthose of Newton, such as ex-slaves and other Republicansin the South,” Stauffer said.Stauffer and Jenkins also traveled to homes in Mississippito meet and conduct interviews with descendantsof the Knight family.“The State of Jones” is published by Doubleday Press.It will be available in June.Face transplantrecipient sharesgratitude, hopesfor his futureBy Alvin PowellHarvard News OfficeJames Maki, a 59-year-old who became thenation’s second face transplant recipient inApril to repair injuries from a horrific subwayaccident, left Brigham and Women’s HospitalMay 21, thankful for what he called a “newchance to build my life.”medicine Maki, whose April 9 surgeryat the Harvard-affiliated hospitalreceived wide news coverage, appeared inpublic for the first time May 21 at a Brighamnews conference. With him was Susan Whitman-Helfgot,the wife of donor Joseph Helfgot,who died at age 60 during heart transplantsurgery.Maki expressed hisgratitude to the Helfgotfamily and the doctorsat the Brigham andsaid he hopes his storyhighlights the importanceof organ donation.Maki, whoseplace of residence wasJustin Ide/Harvard News OfficeMakikept confidential,asked for privacy as hecontinues his rehabilitationand takes steps to start his life again.“They did not know me. Clearly it was adeeply held belief in helping others that ledthem to their decision,” Maki said of the Helfgots.“I will be forever grateful.”Maki, a Vietnam veteran who moved toAmherst, Mass., from Seattle when he was inhigh school, was injured in 2005 during an accidentat the Ruggles stop on Boston’s subwayOrangeLine. Maki fell onto the tracks and camein contact with the electrified third rail. Thecontact burned away much of the middle ofMaki’s face, including his upper lip, hard palatethat makes up the roof of the mouth, and hisnose.Reconstructive surgery after the accidentleft Maki able to survive, but with a hole in hisface where his nose used to be and difficultyspeaking and eating.His partial face transplant gave him a newnose, hard palate, upper lip, nasal structure, facialskin and the muscles and nerves that movethe skin and give it sensation.He received the transplant during amarathon 17-hour procedure that involved 35doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, and otherclinical personnel working in two operatingrooms to harvest the tissue and transplant it.Maki said the transplant is pain free and thefirstthing he thought when he looked at his newface was that his new nose looks like his old one.Whitman-Helfgot also spoke, describingher husband as someone who grew up in povertybut sought out an education, earning a doctorate.He became a father and worked in Hollywoodas a marketing adviser on such films as“Iron Man,” “X-Men,” and “Spider-Man.” Shedeclined to share details of the family’s discussionsas they weighed whether to permit thetransplant, but urged everyone in the room tosign up to become organ donors, saying herhusband’s heart transplant failed because hehad to wait too long for a donor heart.Seeing Maki, she said, helps take some of thesting out of losing her husband. She calledMaki’s transformation “a miracle and a blessing.”(See Transplant, next page)

8 / Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009Nieman Foundation chooses 24 for its 72nd class of Nieman FellowsThe Nieman Foundation for Journalism atHarvard has selected 24 journalists from theUnited States and abroad to join the 72ndclass of Nieman Fellows. The group includesprint and multimedia reporters and editors;radio and television journalists; photographers;book authors; a filmmaker; and acolumnist.Established in 1938, the Nieman Foundationis the oldest midcareer fellowship programfor journalists in the world. Workingjournalists of accomplishment and promiseare selected to come to Harvard Universityfor a year of study, seminars, and specialevents. More than 1,300 journalists from 89countries have received Nieman Fellowships.The U.S. Nieman Fellows in the Class of2009-10 and their areas of interest:Martha Bebinger, state house reporter,WBUR in Boston, will study health carespending and the politics of trying to curbhealth care costs.Monica Campbell, a freelance journalistbased in San Francisco, will study how criminalorganizations create cultures of fear andfuel corruption, with a special focus on Mexicoand ways the press can effectively navigatethe current climate of violence there.She is the Louis Stark Nieman Fellow. Thefellowship honors the memory of The NewYork Times reporter who was a pioneer inthe field of labor reporting.Jeff Howe, contributing editor, Wired magazine,will examine the recent growth and historicalorigins of “crowdsourcing,” defined byHowe himself in a 2006 Wired article as theuse of the Internet for cooperative effortsamong large groups of otherwise disconnectedpeople. Howe is especially interestedin researching the use of crowdsourcingfor the development of sustainable journalismmodels.Beth Macy, families beat reporter, TheRoanoke (Va.) Times, will study the impactof the aging baby boomer population as wellas financial, social, and political solutionsto the long-term care crisis.Liz Mineo, reporter, The MetroWest DailyNews in Framingham, Mass., will study thesocial, economic, political, and legal implicationsof the recent waves of Latin Americanimmigrants to the United States, with aspecial focus on Brazilian immigrants. Mineois the Donald W. Reynolds Nieman Fellow inCommunity Journalism.Lisa Mullins, anchor/senior producer,Transplant(Continued from previous page)Public Radio International’s “The World,” willconduct a real-time critical assessment ofthe resurgence of diplomacy in U.S. foreignpolicy during the first 16 months of theObama administration.Joshua Prager, a freelance journalist andauthor from New York, will study how individualsand societies reckon with disclosuresof secrets and suppressed truths.Alissa Quart, author, contributing editor/columnist,Columbia Journalism Review,and contributing writer, Mother Jones, willstudy how the increased influence and ubiquityof visual media, from cable TV to Flickr,from Facebook to Google images, is changingjournalism, memory, and everyday life.Kevin Sites, a freelance multimedia journalistand author based in Los Angeles, willexamine the challenges of maintaining publicinterest if the war-reporting paradigmshifts from combat-centric to collateral damage.He will also explore options for sustainable,independent, Web-based reporting.Marcela Valdes, a freelance writer fromAnnapolis, Md., will study the historical rootsof contemporary Latino and Latin Americanculture, with a focus on how film and literaturegrapple with the political and artisticlegacies of the 1970s, including dictatorships,forced immigration, and magical realism.Valdes is the 2010 Arts and CultureNieman Fellow.Shankar Vedantam, national science reporter,The Washington Post, will study solutionsto collective action problems and explorehow online social networks might solvepublic policy challenges. He also will studyhow perceptions of intraracial differences influenceeducation, politics, and the criminaljustice system.Nieman Fellows in Global Health Reportingand their areas of interest:Helen Branswell (Canada), medical reporter,The Canadian Press, plans to studydisease eradication efforts and the demandsthey place on developing countries.Hopewell Rugoho-Chin’ono (Zimbabwe),documentary film director/news producer,Television International, Zimbabwe, will examinethe impact of poor health on Africa’sprosperity and the relationship betweenpoverty and mental illness. Rugoho-Chin’onois the Robert Waldo Ruhl Nieman Fellow.International Nieman Fellows and theirareas of interest:Audra Ang (China), correspondent, TheAlso speaking were Elof Eriksson, chief of theBrigham’s Division of Plastic Surgery and JosephE. Murray Professor of Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgery at Harvard Medical School; BohdanPomahac, a plastic surgeon at the Brigham andassistant professor of surgery at Harvard MedicalSchool; and Richard Luskin, president andchief executive officer of the New England OrganBank.Pomahac, who led the surgical team forMaki’s transplant, first met Maki the night of hisinjury, when he was the surgeon on call. Thethought of doing a face transplant didn’t occurto Pomahac, since the first such operation, inFrance in 2005, hadn’t yet been conducted.Maki faces a lifetime on antirejection drugs toensure his body doesn’t reject the donor tissue asforeign. Because those drugs suppress his immunesystem, they could make Maki more susceptibleto infection. He may also face additionalsurgery to trim excess skin, Pomahac said,though that hasn’t been determined yet. It willtake months before the swelling goes down andenough nerve regrowth occurs to give Maki sensationin his new tissue. After that happens, furthersteps will be considered, Pomahac said.“We will not let our guard down because we’rein uncharted water with [this] transplantation,”Pomahac said.The operation was just the second of its kindto be conducted in the United States and amongjust a handful worldwide. Since the first partialface transplant in 2005, similar procedures havebeen performed in France, China, and at theCleveland Clinic in Ohio.The recipient of the world’s first face transplant,Isabelle Dinoire, a French woman who hadbeen mauled by a dog, visited Maki at the hospitalrecently. Leaders of the Brigham team hadmet Dinoire before, when they traveled to Francein preparation for Maki’s surgery.Pomahac said it is likely that more such surgerieswill be performed. He estimated there areseveral hundred people in the United States whocould benefit — including more than 100 woundedsoldiers. Face transplant surgery, he said,could become an infrequent but regular procedureperformed in extraordinary cases.“Right now I strongly believe this is a way toAssociated Press, will study how new mediasuch as Twitter and blogs are shaping activismand nationalism in China. Ang is theAtsuko Chiba Nieman Fellow. Her fellowshiphonors the memory of Atsuko Chiba, a 1968Nieman Fellow.Maria Balinska (United Kingdom), editor,World Current Affairs Radio, BBC, will explorethe future of reporting in the digital age in thewider context of how the Internet is changingsociety. She will also study contemporaryAmerica with a particular emphasis onhow the media are affecting policy and politics.Balinska is the Ruth Cowan Nash NiemanFellow.Ibrahim Barzaq (Palestinian Territories),correspondent, The Associated Press, willstudy history and political science to betterunderstand how leaders in Israel, the UnitedStates, and Palestine make decisions. Heis the Barry Bingham Jr. Nieman Fellow.Janet Heard (South Africa), executive editor,Weekend Argus, will study post-liberationpolitics, leadership, and power. She alsowill examine the battle to retain democraticprinciples and a moral compass in governmentsglobally, with a particular interest inAfrica. Heard’s fellowship is supported bythe Nieman Society of Southern Africa.Joana Gorjão Henriques (Portugal),deputy editor, Público, will study the ways inwhich minorities in interracial societies influenceintellectual circles and leading institutions,including the media. Henriques’ fellowshipis funded by the Luso-American Foundationand the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.Jana Juginovic (Canada), director of newsand programming, CTV News Channel, andexecutive producer, CTV News Specials, willstudy the impact of 24-hour news on publicpolicy. Juginovic is the Martin Wise GoodmanCanadian Nieman Fellow.Gary Knight (United Kingdom), photographerand editor, VII Photo Agency and DispatchesQuarterly, will examine the interconnectivityof some of the broad issues facingmankind, including the economy, the environment,foreign policy, human rights, andprimary health care. He also plans to researchbusiness studies pertaining to themass media and will study Asian societiesand history. He is the Carroll Binder NiemanFellow.Alejandra Matus (Chile), freelance journalistfor The Clinic, Paula magazine, Terramagazine, and The Miami Herald, will studytreat the worst facial deformities,” Pomahac said.The Brigham has had a pioneering role in thehistory of transplantation. The first ever organtransplant was performed there in 1954 whenJoseph Murray, today a professor of surgeryemeritus at Harvard Medical School, transplanteda kidney from one brother to another. Murraywon the 1990 Nobel Prize in medicine for hiswork on organ transplantation. In 2006 alone,more than 100 kidney transplants and 30 lungtransplants were performed there.political science and technology to understandthe impact social inequality and theconcentration of economic power have ondemocracy, as well as the possibilities andlimitations of new media technologies.Matus is a John S. and James L. Knight FoundationLatin American Nieman Fellow.Boris Muñoz (Venezuela), editor in chief,Exceso magazine, will study the impact ofnew media on journalism as well as the influenceof globalization on political processesin Latin America. He is a John S. andJames L. Knight Foundation Latin AmericanNieman Fellow.James Reynolds (United Kingdom), Chinacorrespondent, BBC News, plans to investigatehow wars end and will seek an answerto the question “Does violence work?”Maxim Trudolyubov (Russia), op-ed pageeditor for the business daily Vedomosti, willstudy the role of opinion journalism in today’smedia and society. Trudolyubov is the WilliamMontalbano Nieman Fellow.The U.S. fellows were selected by MarieDanziger, lecturer in public policy and directorof the Communications Program at HarvardKennedy School; Louise Kiernan, a senioreditor at the Chicago Tribune and a 2005Nieman Fellow; and Michael Skoler, founderof Public Insight Journalism and a 1993 NiemanFellow. Bob Giles, Nieman Foundationcurator and a 1966 Nieman Fellow, chairedthe committee.The Nieman Global Health Reporting Fellowswere chosen by Linda Harrar, a documentaryproducer, director, and writer,whose films focus on global health and theenvironment; and Stefanie Friedhoff, specialprojects manager for the Nieman Foundationand a 2001 Nieman Fellow. Giles was chairof the committee.The Nieman Fellow in Arts and CultureReporting was selected by Jack Megan, directorof the Office for the Arts at HarvardUniversity; and Alicia Anstead, editor of InsideArts magazine, freelance arts writer,and the 2008 Arts and Culture Nieman Fellow.Giles chaired the committee.In addition to administering the NiemanFellowship program, the Nieman Foundationalso publishes the quarterly magazine NiemanReports. The foundation also is hometo the Nieman Program on Narrative Journalismand the Nieman Watchdog JournalismProject, which encourages reporters and editorsto monitor and hold accountable thosewho exert power in all aspects of public life.Justin Ide/Harvard News OfficeFace transplant recipientJames Maki (right) and SusanWhitman-Helfgot, the wife ofdonor Joseph Helfgot, appearat a press conference on May21. Maki expressed his gratitudeto the Helfgot family andthe doctors at Harvard-affiliatedBrigham and Women’sHospital, where the surgerywas performed.

May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 9Hospice care underused by many terminally ill patients, HMS study findsBy David CameronHarvard Medical School CommunicationsA new study led by researchers at HarvardMedical School (HMS) found that only abouthalf the patients diagnosed with metastaticlung cancer discuss hospice care with theirphysician within four to seven months of theirdiagnosis.“Many terminally ill patients who mightbenefit from hospice aren’t discussing it withtheir physicians and may not be aware of theservices hospice could offer,” says HaidenHuskamp, lead author of the study and HMSassociate professor of health care policy. Findingswere published in the May 25 Archives ofInternal Medicine.Hospice, a well-established approach topalliative care, has enabled countless peopleworldwide to die with dignity. Through focusingon the patient rather than the disease,hospice ensures that individuals spend thelast weeks of their lives in an environmentwhere caregivers minimize their pain, maximizetheir comfort, and provide bereavementservices for loved ones and family members.Through the Cancer Care Outcomes Researchand Surveillance Consortium, the researcherssurveyed 1,517 patients diagnosedwith metastatic lung cancer. For reasons notclear, blacks and Hispanics were less likely todiscuss hospice than whites and Asians. Fortyninepercent of blacks and 43 percent of Hispanicsdiscussed hospice with their doctors;for whites and Asians the percentages were 53and 57, respectively. Married people were alsoless likely than unmarried people to have thisdiscussion (51 percent compared with 57 percent,respectively).In general, the longer patients expected tolive after their diagnosis, the less likely theywere to have explored hospice care with theirdoctors. However, the researchers also foundthat patients tended to overestimate how longthey had to live. For example, about 30 percentof the patients thought that they would liveup to two years. In reality, though, only about6percent of patients with metastatic lung cancerwill survive that long.What’s more, patients who preferred carethat eased their pain and suffering at the endof life over care that extended life (roughly 50percent of patients) were no more likely tohave discussed hospice than patients who hadthe opposite preference.“These conversations can be difficult foreveryone involved — patients, families, andphysicians,” says Huskamp. “But discussingprognosis and end-of-life care options in advanceis essential to make sure that patientsreceive care that reflects their wishes.”“Patients with advanced lung cancer understandablyhope that cancer treatments canextend their lives,” notes John Ayanian, seniorauthor on the study and HMS professor ofmedicine and health care policy. “When thesetreatments are no longer working, their doctorshave an important role to play in offeringthem hospice care that will ease their symptomsas they approach the end of life.”This study was funded by the NationalCancer Institute.In 1999,AlessandraSanguinettibegan photographingtwoyoung cousinsgrowing up inBuenos Aires.During her fellowshipyear,Sanguinettiwill continuethe project.The images include‘TimeFlies,’ 2005(right), and‘Untitled,’2004 (below).Peabody awards photography fellowshipThe Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has recentlyannounced Alessandra Sanguinetti as the recipient of the 2009Robert Gardner Fellowship in Photography. Sanguinetti, an awardwinningphotographer who divides her time between the UnitedStates and Argentina, will be working on a project titled “The LifeThat Came,” inspired by an earlier project, “The Adventures ofGuille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of Their Dreams.”In 1999, she began photographing two young cousins as they grewup in the remote farmlands outside Buenos Aires. She cultivated aclose relationship with the girls over a five-year period, capturingtheir dreams and desires as their childhood ended and they becameyoung adults. Sanguinetti writes, “The Pampas is a mythical spacerooted in Argentina’s identity, embraced by a society that celebratesmen’s accomplishments, yet rarely acknowledges the lives ofwomen. … Now the girls will enter not only the adult world they onceimagined, but a more complex social one as well.” During her fellowshipyear, Sanguinetti will focus both on the two girls’ individualityand on the wider social networks and context in which they live.NEWSMAKERSBeaudry and Theodore namedTrudeau ScholarsThe Trudeau Foundation has recentlyawarded two 2009 Trudeau Scholarsscholarships to doctoral candidatesJonas-Sébastien Beaudry and DavidTheodore. Beaudry, currently pursuing ajuridical science doctorate at HarvardLaw School, and Theodore, an architectureand urban planning doctoral candidateat the Harvard Graduate School ofDesign, were among the 15 scholarswho will each receive a scholarshipworth up to $180,000 to help with theirresearch. Beaudry is examining socialexclusion in Latin America with a view topromote equality and better integrationof various social groups, and Theodore’swork concentrates on the architecture ofhealth-care buildings as a form of medicaltechnology influencing health care.KirkwoodGSD’s Niall Kirkwood honored forwork in landscape architectureNiall Kirkwood, chair of the Departmentof Landscape Architecture and professorof landscape architecture andtechnology at the Graduate School ofDesign (GSD) has been named a Fellowof the American Society of LandscapeArchitects.In addition, the Kew Guild has awardedKirkwood an honoraryfellowship fordistinguished serviceto the generaladvancement oflandscape architectureand technologyinternationally. TheKew Guild, foundedin 1893, is an Associationof The RoyalBotanic Gardens inKew, England. Kirkwoodwill receive the honorary degree ofDoctor of Science from the University ofUlster in Ireland on July 1 for his servicesto landscape architecture and forbuilding links between Ireland and Harvard.He has served as the Gerald O’HareVisiting Scholar at the University of Ulstersince 2007 and has worked closelywith its Built Environment and Real EstateInitiative, developing advanced graduatestudios in Newry, Derry, andBelfast for the GSD.— Compiled by Gervis A. Menzies Jr.and Sarah SweeneySend news briefs to gervis_menzies@harvard.edu

10/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009Radcliffe Institute 2009-10 fellows include artists, scientistsThe Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studyat Harvard University has announced thewomen and men selected to be Radcliffe Fellowsin 2009-10. These creative artists, humanists,scientists, and social scientists werechosen for their superior scholarship, research,or artistic endeavors, as well as the potentialof their projects to yield long-term impact. Whileat Radcliffe, they will work both within andacross disciplines.The fellows include an astronomer searchingfor Earth-like planets in Centaurus, a constellationneighboring Earth’s own solar system,and a visual artist and founding memberof the international avant-garde Fluxus movement,who will explore multimedia works of art.There will be two thematic clusters: one in economicsand another in mathematics. (Clustersare small groups of fellows who work collectivelyon a problem or set of issues.) The economicscluster will develop a new method toevaluate the ways changes in the economicenvironment affect the welfare of individuals,while the mathematics cluster will explore dispersivewave phenomena from a nondeterministicviewpoint.Joanna Aizenberg, the Susan S. and KennethL. Wallach Professor at Radcliffe and theAmy Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Scienceat Harvard’s School of Engineering andApplied Sciences, will be this year’s professorin residence. Aizenberg joined the communityof fellows in 2008-09 and was part of a Harvardteam that discovered a way to control theassembly of nanobristles into helical clusters— a breakthrough that has practical applicationsin energy and information storage, adhesion,and other areas. Among the Radcliffefellows again this fall, Aizenberg will continueto explore connections among engineering,physics, chemistry, biology, and architecturethrough biomimetics.“With great enthusiasm for the promise ofthe year to come, we welcome these distinguishedscholars, scientists, and artists toRadcliffe. We look forward to watching theirwork develop into exciting discoveries and towitnessing the meaningful collaborations theyform with one another and with members ofthe Harvard and local communities,” said BarbaraJ. Grosz, dean of the Radcliffe Institutefor Advanced Study and Higgins Professor ofNatural Sciences in the School of Engineeringand Applied Sciences.A leader among the nation’s centers for advancedstudies, Radcliffe annually hostsaward-winning artists, academics, and professionals,including musicians, mathematicians,filmmakers, anthropologists, biologists, andwriters. The 2009-10 fellows were selectedfrom 853 applicants from the United Statesand around the world.Examples of the fellows in each of fourbroad disciplinary areas (creative arts, humanities,sciences, and social sciences) appearimmediately below; a full list of the 2009-10 fellows appears at the end of the article.Creative arts fellowsAmong the creative arts fellows is AlisonKnowles, a visual artist and founding memberof Fluxus — an international avant-garde movementestablished in 1962 that melds differentmedia and disciplines, emphasizing frequentlyneglected elements as a basis for thecreation and performance of art. Knowles created“The House of Dust,” the first computerizedpoem on record, for which she won a 1967Guggenheim fellowship; “The Big Book”(1967), a walk-in book with 8-foot pages, whichtoured in Europe; and “Bohnen Sequenzen”(Bean Sequences), a series of plays exploringthe resonant sounds made by beans againsthard surfaces, which won her a 1982 Karl SczukaPrize for Works of Radio Art. Her unique installations,performances, prints, publications,and sound work have been recognized withmany other awards. Knowles’ Radcliffe projectis titled “Fluxus Around the Clock.”Leonard Retel Helmrich is a film directorat Scarabeefilms (Netherlands) whose criticallyacclaimed documentaries about Indonesiahave won him several international prizes. Asthe developer of single-shot cinema (a theoreticalperspective and practical technique involvinglong takes with a constantly movingcamera) and the SteadyWing (a camera mountthat enables greater stability and maneuverabilitywhile shooting), Retel Helmrich hastaught workshops around the world. During hisRadcliffe fellowship year, co-sponsored by theHarvard Film Study Center, he will work on adocumentary titled “Position of the Stars,”which reveals the effects of globalization, commercialization,and the interpretation of Islamin Indonesia through the eyes of a 16-year-oldgirl.Humanities fellowsThe humanities fellows include art historianClaire Margaret Roberts, the senior curatorof Asian decorative arts and design at thePowerhouse Museum in Sidney, Australia, anda fellow at the Australian National University.Among Roberts’ numerous honors are grantsfrom the Smithsonian Institution and the Australia-ChinaCouncil, as well as multiple art-relatedAustralian government appointments. Fluentin Chinese, she has edited or co-editedseveral books and catalogs and curated manymajor exhibitions related to north Asian visualculture, including “The Great Wall of China”(2006), a joint project of the Powerhouse Museumand the National Museum of China, Beijing.At Radcliffe, Roberts will study the historyof photography in China and the Hedda Morrisonarchive at Harvard-Yenching Library.Ravit Reichman is an associate professorof English at Brown University (effective July2009). She is the author of “The Affective Lifeof Law: Legal Modernism and the Literary Imagination”(Stanford University Press, 2009),which examines the relationship between literatureand law, with special emphasis on psychoanalysisand the traumas of the world wars.While at Radcliffe, Reichman will undertake thefirst book-length study of the ways in which literatureand law jointly shape conceptions ofproperty and the symbolism of property in 20thcentury society. Her book “Lost Properties ofthe 20th Century” will appraise the theme ofloss in Modernism against the backdrop ofshifts in the traditional legal concept of propertyfrom the end of World War I through thepost-Holocaust era.Science fellowsAmong the natural science and mathematicsfellows is Debra Ann Fischer, an associateprofessor of astronomy at San Francisco StateUniversity. As part of Radcliffe’s 2005-06 Lecturesin the Sciences series, Fischer gave apublic talk on the formation and evolution ofextrasolar planetary systems. Since 1997, shehas participated in the discovery of more than150 extrasolar planets — planets that orbitother stars. She serves or has served as theprincipal investigator on multiple projects, includingthe Lick Planet Search program, theKeck program to detect the presence of hotJupiters (N2K), a multiplanet modeling projectfor NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), andthe Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory(CTIO) program in Chile to search for Earth-likeplanets around Alpha Centauri A and B. For herRadcliffe project, titled “Searching for Earthsin the Alpha Centauri System,” Fischer will writeabout the search for habitable worlds and lifein the solar neighborhood.Ben J. Green is a renowned mathematicianand Herchel Smith Professor of Pure Mathematicsat the University of Cambridge’s TrinityCollege. He calls his specialty “arithmetic combinatorics”;he studies questions that lie atthe interface of combinatorics, number theory,and analysis. Green’s contributions to thefield of mathematics have earned him severalawards, including a 2008 European MathematicalSociety Prize and a 2004 Clay ResearchAward (an award that recognizes majorbreakthroughs in mathematical research) forhis joint work with Terry Tao on arithmetic progressionsof prime numbers. Through his Radcliffeproject “Discrete Rigidity Phenomena,”Green aims to understand “approximate”structures in various parts of mathematics,how they relate to “exact” ones, and the implicationsof this relationship for number theoryand other areas.Social science fellowsThe social science fellows include economistsJerry R. Green, the David A. Wells Professorof Political Economy, John Leverett Professor,and a senior fellow of the Society ofFellows; and Daniel Andres Hojman, an assistantprofessor of public policy at the HarvardKennedy School, who will form an economicscluster studying “Choice, Rationality and WelfareMeasurement” at Radcliffe. Green wasone of the originators of the theory of rationalexpectations and of a variety of concepts andmethods in the economics of incentives andinformation. He has developed analytical modelsto study the role of social networks in welfareand inequality and examined the impactof corruption on political participation. Whileat Radcliffe, Green and Hojman will create amethodology to evaluate economic policies andactions that function regardless of the rationalityof the people whose welfare is being evaluated.Nancy J. Smith-Hefner is an associate professorof anthropology at Boston University. Ascholar of gender studies, linguistic anthropology,psychological anthropology, and educationalanthropology, Smith-Hefner has a specialinterest in Asians in America and southeastAsian Islam. Her research on Buddhism, gender,and cultural adaptation among Khmer (aboriginalpeople of Cambodia) in the UnitedStates and her investigation of language socializationand linguistic identity among TenggerJavanese have been supported by manyprestigious awards and fellowships, includinga 2002 National Endowment for the HumanitiesFellowship. At Radcliffe, Smith-Hefner willcomplete a book titled “Muslim Youth: Gender,Sexuality and Public Piety in Indonesia’s NewMiddle Class” — a culmination of her nine-yearstudy of Muslim youth in south-central Java thatexamines changing norms and practices ofgender and sexuality within a setting of ongoingIslamic resurgence and sociopolitical transformation.Now in its ninth year, the Radcliffe Institute’shighly competitive fellowship programhas provided yearlong residencies to approximately500 award-winning artists, scientists,and scholars. Past fellows include biologistSusan Lindquist, whose discoveries about proteinfolding have profoundly affected our understandingof diseases such as Alzheimer’s,Parkinson’s, and mad cow and who recentlywon the prestigious Otto Warburg Medal; celebratedmusician Mulatu Astatke, a composer,arranger, and founder of a hybrid music formcalled Ethio Jazz that blends Ethiopian traditionalmusic and Latin jazz; Pulitzer Prize-winningjournalist Tony Horwitz, who is also the authorof several nonfiction books about historyand travel; and defense lawyer Hauwa Ibrahim,a winner of many precedent-setting cases beforeIslamic Sharia courts who was honoredwith the European Parliament’s 2005Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.The 2010-11 fellowship applications for creativeartists, humanists, and social scientistsare due Oct. 1; applications for natural scientistsand mathematicians are due Nov. 15. Materialssent by mail should be postmarked bythese dates.Applicants are evaluated at two levels of review.In the first level, two leaders in each applicant’sfield evaluate and rank the applicant.The top applicants are then submitted to a fellowshipcommittee, which selects the fellowshipclass.The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studyat Harvard University is a scholarly communitywhere individuals pursue advanced workacross a wide range of academic disciplines,professions, and creative arts. Within thisbroad purpose, the institute sustains a continuingcommitment to the study of women,gender, and society.Radcliffe Institute Fellows and their projectsJoanna Aizenberg,* Susan S. and KennethL. Wallach Professor at Radcliffe, Harvard University,natural sciences and mathematics,“Connecting Engineering, Physics, Chemistry,Biology and Architecture Through Biomimetics”Seema Alavi, William Bentinck-Smith Fellow,Jamia Millia Islamia (India), South Asianhistory, “Travel, Migration and the Wahabi Diaspora:The Turn Toward Arabic Learning andCulture in 19th-century South Asia”Kamal Aljafari, Benjamin White WhitneyScholar and Radcliffe-Harvard Film Study CenterFellow, independent artist (Israel), film,video, sound, and new media, “A CinematicOccupation”Uri Alon, Grass Fellow, Weizmann Institiuteof Science (Israel), systems biology, “DesignPrinciples of Biological Circuits”Cynthia Becker, Suzanne Young Murray Fellow,Boston University, art history, “Afro-IslamicArt and Performance in Morocco: The Trans-SaharanHistory of the Gnawa”Jericho Brown, American Fellow, Universityof San Diego, poetry, “The New Testament:Poems”Joy Calico, Burkhardt Fellow, Vanderbilt University,musicology, “A Composer’s Remigration:Postwar European Reception of Schoenberg’s‘A Survivor from Warsaw’”Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Joy Foundation Fellow,Harvard University, film, video, sound, andnew media, “The Open: BeComing Animal”Siddhartha Deb, Eugene Lang College, NewSchool for Social Research, nonfiction and currentissues, “Do You Know Who I Am? Storiesof Wealth and Poverty from the New India”Emily I. Dolan, Radcliffe Institute Fellow,University of Pennsylvania, musicology, “TheOrchestral Revolution: Technologies of Timbrein the Long 18th Century”Debra Ann Fischer, Edward, Frances andShirley B. Daniels Fellow, San Francisco StateUniversity, astronomy, “Searching for Earthsin the Alpha Centauri System”Robin Fleming, Matina S. Horner DistinguishedVisiting Professor, Boston College, Europeanhistory, “Living and Dying in Early MedievalBritain”Peter Galison, Walter Jackson Bate Fellow,Harvard University, history of science, “BuildingCrashing Thinking”Erin E. Gee, Rieman and Baketel Fellow forMusic, independent composer, music composition,“SU-O: Discontinuous Reflection: MouthpieceXIII, Mouthpiece XIV, Mouthpiece XV”Ben J. Green, Augustus Anson WhitneyScholar, Cambridge University (England), mathematicsand applied mathematics, “DiscreteRigidity Phenomena”Jerry R. Green,** Suzanne Young MurrayFellow, Harvard University, economics,“Choice, Rationality and Welfare Measurement”Linda G. Griffith, Harvard Stem Cell InstituteRadcliffe Fellow, Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, bioengineering, “New Approachesto Probing Autocrine Growth FactorLoops in Stem Cells”Leslie Hewitt, Mildred Londa Weisman Fellow,independent artist, visual arts, project tobe announcedDaniel Andres Hojman,** Katherine HampsonBessell Fellow, Harvard University, economics,“Choice, Rationality and Welfare Measurement”Alison Knowles,* Frieda L. Miller Fellow, independentartist, visual arts, “Fluxus Aroundthe Clock”Roy Kreitner, Lillian Gollay Knafel Fellow, TelAviv University Faculty of Law (Israel),legal history, “From Promise to Property, fromPopulism to Expertise: The Political Career ofthe Dollar, 1862-1913”Elizabeth Dyrud Lyman, Jeanne RosseletFellow and Bunting Fellow, Harvard University,(See Radcliffe, next page)

Radcliffe(Continued from previous page)English literature, “A History of Stage Directions”James Mallet, Helen Putnam Fellow, UniversityCollege London (England), evolutionary and organismicbiology, “Species and the Ecology andEvolution of Biological Diversity”Andrea R. Nahmod,*** Sargent-Faull Fellow,University of Massachusetts at Amherst,mathematics and applied mathematics, “DispersiveWave Phenomena from a NondeterministicViewpoint”Rachel Ollivier,† École Normale Supérieure(France), mathematics and applied mathematics,“Representations of p-adic Reductive Groups inCharacteristic p”Heather Paxson, Mary I. Bunting Institute Fellow,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, socialand cultural anthropology, “Crafting American ArtisanalCheese: Economies of Sentiment, Ecologiesof Production”Ann Pearson, Radcliffe Alumnae Fellow, HarvardUniversity, Earth and planetary sciences, “Investigatingthe Deep Biosphere”Kathleen Anne Peterson, Evelyn Green DavisFellow, Deep Springs College, poetry, “StrangeLitany”Jennie E. Pyers, Marion Cabot Putnam MemorialFellow, Wellesley College, developmental psychology,“The Acquisition of Spatial Language inAmerican Sign Language: Understanding the Tiesto Cognitive Development”Agustín Rayo, Burkhardt Fellow, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, linguistics, “Languageas Decision-Making”Ravit Reichman, Lisa Goldberg Fellow, BrownUniversity, English literature, “Dispossession:Property and Loss in Modernist Literature andLaw”Leonard Retel Helmrich, David and RobertaLogie Fellow and Radcliffe-HarvardFilm Study Center Fellow,Scarabeefilms (Netherlands), film,video, sound, and new media, “Positionof the Stars”Claire Margaret Roberts, TheAustralian National University/ThePowerhouse Museum (Australia),Asian art history, “The History ofPhotography in China and the HeddaMorrison Archive at Harvard-YenchingLibrary”Leigh Handy Royden, Williamand Flora Hewlett Foundation Fellow,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Earth and planetary sciences,“Plate Tectonics: Thinking from theTop Down”Russ Rymer, The Carl and LilyPforzheimer Foundation Fellow,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,nonfiction and current issues,“Out of Pernambuco: Music, Craft,and a Disappearing Tree”Alex Samorodnitsky, HebrewUniversity of Jerusalem (Israel),computer science, “Some Propertiesof Boolean Functions”Amy Sillman,† Constance E.Smith Fellow, independent artist, visual arts, projectto be announcedNancy J. Smith-Hefner, Hrdy Fellow, BostonUniversity, social and cultural anthropology, “MuslimYouth: Gender, Sexuality and Public Piety inIndonesia’s New Middle Class”Reuven Snir, Haifa University (Israel), culturalstudies theory and practice, “‘Arabs of the MosaicFaith’: The Participation of Jews in Modern ArabCulture”Gigliola Staffilani,*** Elizabeth S. andRichard M. Cashin Fellow, Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, mathematics and appliedmathematics, “Dispersive Wave Phenomena froma Nondeterministic Viewpoint”Godfried Theodore Toussaint, EmelineBigelow Conland Fellow, McGill University (Canada),computer science, “Phylogenetic Analysis ofthe Musical Rhythms of the World”*fall semester**economics cluster***mathematics cluster†spring semesterRose Lincoln/Harvard News OfficeThe AlumnaeAward winners willbe honored at theRadcliffe AwardsSymposium onJune 5 from 10:30a.m. to noon atthe AmericanRepertory Theater’sLoeb DramaCenter, located at64 Brattle St. Theevent will also featurea panel discussionby alumnaeaward winners,titled ‘SeekingHarmony in aTumultuous World:How Does an IndividualMake a Difference?’The Radcliffe Institute celebrates the accomplishments and commitment of distinguishedalumnae with the 2009 Alumnae Awards.Radclifferecognizes itsdistinguishedalumnaeThe Radcliffe Institute for AdvancedStudy at Harvard University has announcedthe 2009 Radcliffe Alumnae Award winners,who will be honored at the Radcliffe AwardsSymposium on June 5 from 10:30 a.m. tonoon at the American RepertoryTheater’s Loeb Drama Center.The event will also featurea panel discussion by alumnaeaward winners, titled “SeekingHarmony in a TumultuousWorld: How Does an IndividualMake a Difference?”The award winners are distinguishedalumnae who haveextended the boundaries ofknowledge in a wide range offields and helped ensure thepresence of women at the forefrontof scholarship and research.The Radcliffe Institutecelebrates their accomplishmentsand commitment toRadcliffe.Following are the 2009 Radcliffealumnae award winners intheir respective categories.More extensive biographical informationon the winners isavailable at www.radcliffe.edu/alumnae.Alumnae Recognition Award recipientsAlumnae Recognition Awards are presentedto Radcliffe and Harvard alumnae“whose lives and spirits exemplify the valueof a liberal arts education.” There are three2009 Alumnae Recognition Award recipients:Sarah P. Chayes is an activist, journalist,and photographer who began her reportingcareer freelancing from Paris forThe Christian Science Monitor and otheroutlets. From 1996 to 2002, she was a Parisreporter for National Public Radio, earningthe 1999 Foreign Press Club and Sigma DeltaChi awards for her reporting on the KosovoWar. She has also reported from the Balkansand the Middle East and covered the InternationalWar Crimes Tribunal and theEuropean Union. After reporting on the fallof the Taliban in Afghanistan, Chayes leftjournalism in 2002 to help rebuild the country.She served as field director for the nonprofitgroup Afghans for Civil Society, ran adairy cooperative, and, in 2005, establishedanother cooperative with the aim of discouragingopium production. Chayes is theauthor of “The Punishment of Virtue: InsideAfghanistan After the Taliban” (Penguin,2006) and has published articles in theBoston Globe, The New York Times, andother publications. She graduated from HarvardCollege in 1984, earning the RadcliffeCollege History Prize.Raya S. Dreben is an associate justice onrecall of the Massachusetts Appeals Court.She was the first law clerk of U.S. DistrictCourt Judge Bailey Aldrich. After being aBigelow Fellow at the University of ChicagoLaw School, she engaged in private practiceat several firms. She joined the law firm ofPalmer & Dodge (now Edwards & AngelPalmer & Dodge) in 1964, and in 1969, sheand another associate became the first femalepart-time partners at a major Bostonlaw firm. Dreben taught copyright law atHarvard Law School for a number of yearswhile at Palmer & Dodge and was appointedto the Appeals Court by former MassachusettsGov. Michael Dukakis in 1979. Shehas served as trustee of several organizations,including Radcliffe College, and hasbeen a cherished mentor to men as well aswomen. Dreben received the Haskell CohnDistinguished Judicial Service Award fromthe Boston Bar Association. She graduatedfrom Radcliffe College magna cum laude in1949 and from Harvard Law School cumlaude in 1954.Clara St. John Longstreth is the musicdirector and founder of the NewAmsterdamSingers, a critically acclaimed amateur chorusin New York City. The New Yorker hascalled her “one of the more imaginativechoral programmers around.” She hasserved on the faculty of Rutgers Universityand has taught music at private schools.Longstreth has been the guest conductor forperformances with the Limón Dance Company,the Messiah Sing-In at Avery FisherHall, the New York Choral Society, theRiverside Church Choir, and the West VillageChorale. She has led the New AmsterdamSingers in 15 tours to Europe and SouthAmerica, adjudicated the New Jersey HighSchool Choral Festival, and given a lecturedemonstrationat the American Choral DirectorsEastern Division Conference.Longstreth studied government at Radcliffe,graduating cum laude, and studiedchoral conducting with G. Wallace Woodworthat Harvard College. She earned a master’sin choral conducting from the JuilliardSchool, where she studied under RichardWestenberg.Radcliffe Fellowship Award recipientThe Radcliffe Fellowship Award (formerlythe Graduate Society Award) is presentedto alumnae/i of Radcliffe’s fellowshipprograms for outstanding contributions toMay 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 11their professions. There is one inauguralRadcliffe Fellowship Award recipient:Lisa Randall is a professor of physics atHarvard University, the first woman theoreticalphysicist to gain tenure at Harvard.She has also served on the faculties of theMassachusetts Institute of Technology andPrinceton University, where she was thefirst tenured woman in the Department ofPhysics. She is a member of the AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences and the NationalAcademy of Sciences, and a fellow ofthe American Physical Society. She was a1991 recipient of a Radcliffe Graduate SocietyAward. Randall is the author of the acclaimedbook “Warped Passages: Unravelingthe Mysteries of the Universe’s HiddenDimensions” (Ecco, 2005), partly written atthe Radcliffe Institute. She has edited theAnnual Review of Nuclear and Particle Scienceand Nuclear Physics B; she currentlyedits the Journal of High Energy Physicsand is on its advisory board. When she wasa senior at Stuyvesant High School, Randallwon the Westinghouse Science TalentSearch. As an undergraduate at HarvardCollege, where she was Phi Beta Kappa, Randallwas awarded a John Harvard Scholarshipand the David J. Robbins Prize, and wasnamed an Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Scholarand Radcliffe Scholar.Jane Rainie Opel ’50 Young AlumnaAward recipientThe eponymous Jane Rainie Opel ’50Young Alumna Award, named for the formerRadcliffe College Alumnae Associationexecutive director, is presented to an alumnain the 10th reunion class for an outstandingcontribution to the advancementof women, her profession, or the RadcliffeInstitute. There is one 2009 Jane RainieOpel ’50 Young Alumna Award recipient:Bonnie Tsui is a freelance writer andtravel journalist. She has lived in Australia,studying at the University of Sydney andwriting for the Sydney Morning Herald, andwon a Radcliffe Traveling Fellowship toNew Zealand. Tsui has written for “Let’sGo” travel guides, has been a contributingeditor to the magazine “blue,” and an editorat Travel + Leisure. She also contributesfrequently to The Boston Globe and TheNew York Times. Tsui contributed to “TheNew York Times Practical Guide to PracticallyEverything” (St. Martin’s Press, 2006)and edited “A Leaky Tent Is a Piece of Paradise:20 Young Writers on Finding a Placein the Natural World” (Sierra ClubBooks/University of California Press,2007). She is also the author of “She Wentto the Field: Women Soldiers of the CivilWar” (Globe Pequot Press, 2003) and“American Chinatown: A People’s Historyof Five Neighborhoods” (Free Press, 2009).In 2007, she won the Lowell Thomas Awardfor travel journalism. Tsui graduatedmagna cum laude from Harvard College in1999 with a degree in English and Americanliterature and language.Distinguished Service Awards recipientsDistinguished Service Awards recognizeoutstanding service to Radcliffe. The 2009Distinguished Service Award winners areLouise Fisher Abbot ’49; Judith KapsteinBrodsky ’54; Sheila Malone King’54; Stephanie Lang Martin ’59; andMarie Louise (M.L.) Scudder ’59.The Radcliffe Institute for AdvancedStudy at Harvard University is a scholarlycommunity where individuals pursue advancedwork across a wide range of academicdisciplines, professions, and creativearts. Within this broad purpose, the institutesustains a continuing commitment tothe study of women, gender, and society.For more information about the RadcliffeInstitute for Advanced Study, visitwww.radcliffe.edu.

12/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009Traditionrings outOn CommencementDay, bells will peal inchimes of celebrationA peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridgenext week, on June 4. For the 21stconsecutive year a number of neighboringchurches and institutions will ring theirbells in celebration of the city of Cambridgeand of Harvard’s 358th Commencement Exercises.In a bow to earlier history when bells ofvarying tones summoned people from sleepto prayer, to work, or to study, this joyfulnoise will begin at 11:30 a.m., just after thesheriff of Middlesex County declares theCommencement Exercises adjourned. Thebells will ring for approximately 15 minutes.The bell in the Memorial Church tower,for years the only bell to acknowledge thefestival rites of Commencement Day, will bejoined by the pealing of a set of new bells replacingthe 17-bell Russian zvon of LowellHouse that was returned in 2008 to theDanilov Monastery near Moscow, the bell ofthe Harvard Business School, the HarvardDivinity School bell in Andover Hall, the historic“Harvard Chime” of Christ ChurchCambridge, and the bells of the Church ofthe New Jerusalem, First Church Congregational,First Parish Unitarian Universalist,St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, St. Peter’sRoman Catholic Church, University LutheranChurch, Holy Trinity Armenian ApostolicChurch, First Baptist Church, and St. Anthony’sChurch.Other churches or institutions interestedin participating in this happy tintinnabulationare invited and encouraged to do so.— Cynthia RossanoTips to help you enjoy Commencement, come rain or shineCommencement scheduleAs always, the Harvard University Band will supply musical support on Commencement Day.Visitor tips and servicesThe following services will be in effectat the University on Commencement Day,June 4.RestroomsRestrooms for the general public are locatedin Weld, Thayer, and Sever halls.These restrooms are wheelchair accessible.First aid stationsFirst aid stations will be situated in thefollowing locations: Weld Hall (room 11);Thayer Hall (room 106); and Sever Hall(room 112).Water stationsClearly marked water stations will be locatedalong the perimeter of TercentenaryTheatre. The stations will be located onthe Widener Library steps, at Weld Hall(north porch and northeast entrance),Thayer Hall (south steps), Sever Hall (mainentrance), and at the College Pump (nearHollis Hall).Large-screen viewingLarge-screen televised viewing of theMorning Exercises will be available for ticketedguests at the Science Center, the undergraduateHouses, and most of the graduateand professional Schools.Televised viewingMorning Exercises and the afternoonAnnual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Associationwill be televised live for guestswho are unable to attend. The broadcasttimes are 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:45 to4:30 p.m. These events will be aired onComcast Cable (Channel 283 in Cambridge/GreaterBoston area and Channel12 in Boston/Brookline).Webcast viewingA live Webcast of the day’s events canbe viewed at the following Harvard sites:www.commencementoffice.harvard.edu,www.commencement.harvard.edu, orwww.uis.harvard.edu.Video servicesBroadcast-quality, multiple-camera DVDand VHS recordings of CommencementMorning Exercises and the afternoon AnnualMeeting of the Harvard Alumni Associationheld in Tercentenary Theatre will beavailable. Class Day exercises (held the afternoonof June 4) will also be available.Recordings of the morning and afternoonCommencement Day activities will includecommentary during the processions. Single-camerarecordings are made of thediploma ceremonies at all of the Housesand some of the graduate/professionalSchools.To purchase videos, or for more information,contact Commencement Video at(617) 884-6000; for audio only, call theMedia Production Center at (617) 495-9440.ParkingParking at the University during CommencementWeek is extremely limited.Please view updated information regardingCommencement parking at www.uos.harvard.edu/transportation/parking/special_event_parking.shtml#comweekpark.In case of rainThe Morning Exerciseswill be held rain orshine in TercentenaryTheatre.The Alumni Processionbegins promptlyat 8:30 a.m.File Matt Craig/Harvard News OfficeFile Justin Ide/Harvard News OfficeOn Commencement morning theHarvard gates will open at 6:45 a.m.Parents and guests of degree candidateswho have tickets to attend theMorning Exercises should plan their arrivalaccordingly. All guests will be requiredto show their tickets at thegates in order to enter TercentenaryTheatre. All guests should be seatedby 8:30 a.m. for the start of the academicprocession, which begins at 8:50a.m.8 a.m. Senior Chapel in the MemorialChurch begins.8:05 a.m. Formation of advanceddegreecandidates in the Sever Quadrangle.8:15 a.m. Senior Chapel ends. Formationof seniors in the Old Yard.8:30 a.m. Alumni Procession begins.8:35 a.m. Procession of advanceddegreecandidates begins.8:50 a.m. Academic Procession begins.President’s Division begins processingthrough the open ranks of seniors.All alumni have ended their processionand have taken their seats inthe theater.9:25 a.m. President’s Division endsits procession into the theater.9:45 a.m. Commencement ceremonybegins.11:30 a.m. Commencement ceremonyends.Noon Luncheons and diplomaawardingceremonies at the undergraduateHouses, and graduate and professionalSchools.1:30 p.m. Formation of the AlumniProcession in the Old Yard.1:45 p.m. Alumni Procession begins.2:30 p.m. The annual meeting ofthe Harvard Alumni Association in TercentenaryTheatre begins.4:15 p.m. The annual meeting ofthe Harvard Alumni Association ends.

May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 13A CAMPS representativeinterviewsa member ofthe Mai Mai militiato better understandsexual violenceas a weaponof war.Harvard researchersprobe the rootsof ‘crimesagainst humanity’Mai Mai militiamembers havebeen implicatedin horrific gender-basedviolence.InsidePanzi Hospital,HHI’s JenniferScott (right) ofthe Beth IsraelDeaconessMedical Centerworks with adatabase ofraped andabused women.TalkingterrorPhotos Justin Ide/Harvard News OfficeThis is one in an occasional series ofarticles examining the internationalwork of Harvard faculty and researchers.It is part of a multimediaproject available on the HarvardWorld Media Web site.By Alvin PowellHarvard News OfficeThe two men sit close, knees almost touching,in a mud-walled hut in the Congolese village ofKatokota.The thick grass roof mutes the sound of thefalling rain in the room’s dim interior. Surroundedby dark earthen walls and lit only by thecloudy day’s gray window light, the scene has anintimate feel.As if afraid to break the spell, the two men talkin low voices — low voices for serious subjects.One man, an interviewer, asks about theother’s children, about his native tongue. Hestarts with easy questions before getting to theheart of the issue: horrific violence visited onglobalhealthwomen in this eastern region of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo(DRC). The United Nations estimatesthat 200,000 women were raped here over thepast 12 years, 18,000 during 2008’s first ninemonths alone. The rapes have been so widespreadand brutal that U.N. officials have describedthem as the worst in the world and tantamountto crimes against humanity.The interviewers are Congolese social workerscollaborating with the Harvard HumanitarianInitiative (HHI) through a partnership with alocal nonprofit, the Centre d’Assistance Médico-Psychosociale (CAMPS). Together, the two organizationsare seeking to understand the violenceagainst women that hangs like a toxic cloud overa huge swath of this enormous country in Africa’smidsection.The region, rich in mineral wealth andtragedy, has been the stage for one of the new century’smost awful displays of humankind’s capacityfor inhumanity. Using rape as a weapon ofwar, dozens of armies and rebel and militiagroups regularly engage in violent assaults andsexual slavery that touch women of all ages. Oftencombined with mutilation and murder of familymembers, these atrocities leave the women notonly physically injured, but emotionallybereft, sometimes pregnantor HIV-infected, and, in theregion’s still-traditional societies,outcast.The DRC has long been a placeof turmoil. Rebels backed byRwanda and Uganda attackedthe government in two separatewars that began in 1996 and 1998.The first toppled dictator MobutuSese Seko and resulted in thenation, then called Zaire, beingrenamed the Democratic Republicof the Congo. Mobutu’s successor,Laurent Kabila, was assassinatedin office in 2001. Thelatter clash, which involvedeight nations and came to beknown as “Africa’s World War,” resulted in 5.4million deaths, largely from starvation and disease.A 2002 peace treaty ended the conflict, but theresulting government remains too weak to projectpower into the DRC’s eastern border region.Into the vacuum have stepped more than 20armed groups struggling for power and control ofthe region’s minerals: tantalum, tin, copper, anddiamonds.The plight of the eastern DRC’s women is nosecret. It has been the subject of front-page newspaperstories, it has become a major focus of ahospital in the Congolese city of Bukavu, and ithas prompted an outpouring of condemnationfrom around the world.But to solve a problem one must first understandit. And to understand the problem of rapein the DRC, one must understand not just the sufferingwomen but also the men fighting the endlesswars.That truth occurred two years ago to JocelynKelly, a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)graduate and research coordinator for HHI, aninterfaculty program that applies the expertiseof Harvard’s various Schools to the world of disasterrelief. Though it’s easier to simply condemnthe men responsible and turn one’s attention tothe women — whose needs are almost beyondimagination — it is not enough, Kelly realized.The men, brutalized themselves, living in the forest,and often starving, are at the root of the problemand so hold its key.“By demonizing them, you make them incomprehensible,”Kelly said. “Instead of sayingthese men are demons and how can they do theseterrible things, we say, these are men, and why arethey doing things that should never happen?”That belief is what brought Kelly and a smallcontingent from HHI and CAMPS to the villageof Katokota, just a short distance from the Rwandanborder in the eastern DRC. The visit, whichoccurred in February 2009, drew dozens of soldiersfrom the Mai Mai-Shikito militia to Katokotato be interviewed. The Mai Mai-Shikito isone of roughly 13 homegrown Mai Mai groups,originally formed to fend off attacks on theirhomes by other soldiers but which have themselvesbeen implicated in horrible sexual assaults.The day was a strange, silent one in Katokota.Almost two dozen soldiers sat on long benchesunder billowing tarps that kept the rain off, talk-(See Congo, page 16)

14/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 15From the South Bronx to Harvard UniversityA glimpse into the futureFrom the top of WilliamJames Hall, AdrianPortela (above) gets asweeping view of Harvardand environs. At amorning meeting aboutcollege careers at theCGIS Knafel Building,KIPP students JasmineMurray (right, fromleft), Georely Germosen,Simone Brown,and Kate Davila soakin every word. A groupof KIPP students(below) gets a quickglimpse into a WigglesworthHall dormroom.KIPP’s NianashaJackson (above,left) and StevenBloomfield(above) of theWeatherheadCenter, pay attentionat the morningmeeting inKnafel. Later thatday, Kate Davila(from left), KarolinaHeleno,Nashaney Shiell,and others listento Bloomfield talkabout writingclasses.Slide showFueling college dreamswww.news.harvard.edu/multimedia/flash/090528_kipp.swfOn their tour of Memorial Hall, the KIPP students get a bird’s-eye view of Annenberg Hall.FBy Gervis A. Menzies Jr.Harvard News Officeive years from now, at high school graduation, the memory of their firstvisit to Harvard might not be as vivid, but it’s one that will last. The 40young, inquisitive students who flocked to Cambridge on May 20 got abrief glimpse of a university with three and a half centuries of history —and a reminder of why they are pushed to work so hard in school.For this group of 40, hailing from South Bronx, N.Y., the visit may havetaken them more than 200 miles from home, but the reason these seventh-gradersin navy polo shirts emblazoned with the letters “KIPP” wereinvited was to illustrate that, for them, Harvard — or any college for thatmatter — isn’t really all that far away.KIPP, which stands for the Knowledge Is Power Program, was foundedin 1994 by Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin — two ambitious Ivy Leaguegraduates who, upon joining the ranks of Teach for America, realized they wantedto make real progress in solving the problems of educational inequality inAmerica’s low-income communities. So Feinberg and Levin created a fifthgradepublic school program in inner-city Houston that has since expanded toa network of 66 charter schools (including one in the South Bronx), servingmore than 16,000 students in 19 states from prekindergarten to high school,with a focus on preparing students in underserved communities for success inhigh school, college, and life.The trip to Harvard was hosted by Weatherhead Center for International AffairsExecutive Director Steven Bloomfield, who for five years has engagedKIPP seventh-graders, giving them a brief glimpse of where they could be if theyput in the hard work.After a New York Times article inspired Bloomfield and his wife to visit theSouth Bronx school, he was so impressed by the program that he asked KIPPto make Harvard a stop on its annual end-of-the-year New England trip. “Wewere entirely intrigued and in love with the place,” Bloomfield says.Photos Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News OfficeNow in his fifth year of hosting the school, Bloomfield invites his current andformer freshmen advisees as well as Harvard staff and faculty from around campusto talk with the visitors about their “Harvard experience.” The information,encouragement, and even inspiration the speakers provide makes this visitmuch more than a simple tour.“When you see [the KIPP students] you get a sense how full of life, appreciation,and curiosity they are,” says Bloomfield. “KIPP has this really great formulain reaching students and their parents and so they’re worth every bit ofinvestment that an institution like ours can make — not on behalf of the Harvardbrand necessarily, but on behalf of education.”The wide eyes, cheek-to-cheek grins, and thoughtful questions from theKIPP students spoke not only of their appreciation for the trip, but also to howspecial they are.While only about a quarter of high school graduates in the South Bronx plancommunityto go to college, almost 90 percent of the kids who startKIPP in fifth grade have gone on to higher education. Andof those who do go to college, nearly three-fourths of the students graduate.Davina Wu, a music teacher in her fifth year at KIPP, says, “The minute, infifth grade, when they walk through the door, we say to them, ‘You’re going tocollege. You’re going to college.’”And although their walk around campus is intended to be special for thestudents, Bloomfield tries to convince them that they are special too — and thatfor them, making it to Harvard is not unattainable. “It’s not really about thebuildings and the green grass so much as the experience and the opportunity,”says Bloomfield.“College anywhere is great, but if they come here and they see Harvard, andmeet students and see their own people reflected in the faculty and staff, it helpsthem want to go to college,” says Wu. “They may not all end up at Harvard ...but to have them see what college could be like is very powerful.”“The whole idea is not, ‘This is Harvard in all of its grandeur.’” says Bloomfield.“The idea is, ‘This is college. You need to do it too.’”The raised handsof Pamela Munoz(above, from left)and Julisa Esparzaare an indicationof their enthusiasm.ShaylaKing (left) andEdwin Ortiz ofDRCLAS passthrough a conferenceroom inWilliam JamesHall.

16/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009CongoCovering the CongoResearchers from the HarvardHumanitarian Initiative (HHI)have been working in the DemocraticRepublic of the Congofor several years examining the roots of theviolence against women that has plaguedthis war-torn region.A team from the Harvard News Office traveledwith HHI researchers in February to documenttheir ongoing work. The full package ofvideos, photos, and stories is available onthe Harvard World Media Web site atwww.news.harvard.edu/hwm. Stories andphotos from the project will run periodically inthe Harvard Gazette.Harvard World Mediawww.news.harvard.edu/hwm/congo/Justin Ide/Harvard News OfficeAt Panzi Hospital, members of HHI present their work to the resident doctors and administration.Men with guns (video 2:36)L’Incident (video 3:17)Damages of war (video 3:27)The researchers’ storieswww.news.harvard.edu/hwm/congo/Michael VanRooyen:Rebuilding places thatpeace abandonedJocelyn Kelly: Seeking thewhole picture of CongoviolenceJennifer Scott: Being therefor atrocity’s survivors(Continued from page 13)ing among themselves in subdued tones.Another half-dozen in full uniform, automaticweapons ready, paced aroundthe perimeter of the small compound ofbeaten earth.Villagers gathered to silently watchthe proceedings: old men, women, andgroups of children, dirty in tatteredclothing. Though they were familiarwith the men — some lived in the area —the villagers knew something unusualwas happening.Two Swahili-speaking interviewersfrom CAMPS worked inside a nearbyhut, while Kelly and HHI Co-DirectorMichael VanRooyen, associate professorat HSPH and at Harvard MedicalSchool and director of Brigham andWomen’s Hospital’s Division of InternationalHealth and Humanitarian Programs,talked to Mai Mai commandersand advised CAMPS national coordinatorJustin Kabanga about the conduct ofthe interviews.VanRooyen and Kabanga said thepartnership benefits both their organizations.CAMPS’s deep roots in the communityand connections in the militarycommand structure are essential forHHI researchers to do their work. HHIresearchers, on the other hand, provideanalysis of the problems affecting thepeople CAMPS seeks to assist.“We’ve been so busy, we haven’t hadthe time to do research,” Kabanga said.“The scientific collaboration with HHIhas been indispensable for beginning tounderstand the complexity of the problem.”Information gathered in the interviewsis now being analyzed. Still, with25 interviews complete, Kelly said a pictureof the soldiers’ lives is emerging.Responses indicate that the men alreadyhave conversations about sexualviolence and that they get their newsand information predominantly fromthe radio. The responses also revealwhere the men go to seek social supportand what barriers, such as transportationcosts, make it difficult for them toobtain help.“We’ve asked a lot of soldiers whythey joined. … They tell you unimaginablypainful stories where they watchedtheir father die or they watched theirbrother die,” Kelly said. “I don’t thinkI’ve ever seen a clearer example of howviolence feeds on itself.”VanRooyen knows Kelly is ontosomething special.By daring to go to remote Congolesevillages — where few researchers venture— and then daring to ask armedmen about atrocities they or their comradeshave committed, Kelly is not onlyshowing great personal courage, she iscollecting data that exists in few otherplaces.“These are active militia who are inthe middle of it still,” VanRooyen said.“The stuff she’s doing … everyone wantsto know about it: the U.N., the State Department.”Using the information generated byHHI, VanRooyen said, aid groups, governments,and nonprofit organizationscan better design programs to meet particularneeds — or even decide whetherto create a program in the first place.Information, of course, is HHI’s coinin trade. The founders, VanRooyen andJennifer Leaning, professor of the practiceof global health at HSPH, started theorganization in 2005 with the belief thatthe collection and analysis of data couldhelp improve humanitarian responsesin man-made and natural disastersaround the world.Though the organization also has ongoingprojects in Sudan’s Darfur region,in Chad, and in several other troublespots, VanRooyen said the cluster ofprojects in the Congo provides a teambasedmodel for how HHI would like toapproach certain key issues such as gender-basedviolence.An oasis for abused womenEven as Kelly was talking to militialeaders in the compound at Katokota,another HHI researcher was a two-hourdrive north, at Panzi Hospital in theprovincial capital of Bukavu. JenniferScott, a resident in gynecology and obstetricsat Beth Israel Deaconess MedicalCenter (BIDMC), was attacking thesame problem from a different angle.HHI’s research team is taking a multiprongedapproach toward sexual violenceagainst women in the DRC. Themain focus for the two-year-old efforthas been Panzi Hospital, a general hospitalfounded in 1999 that specializes intreatment of the survivors of sexual violence.Panzi Hospital founder Denis Mukwegesaid many of the women suffer notonly emotional problems from therapes, but also physical injuries. Womenare sometimes mutilated during the attacksor are raped with bottles, sticks, oreven knives, causing tears between thevagina and the bladder, or between thevagina and the anus. These tears, calledfistulas, allow urine or feces to leak fromthe body, making the women incontinent.The fistulas can only be treatedwith surgery.HHI’s work at Panzi Hospital beganwith a clinical collaboration thatbrought high-level medical support tothe hospital. Administered throughHarvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’sHospital, the clinical work wassoon joined by a Harvard-organized researcheffort focused on the records ofpatients who had suffered sexual violence.Researchers began analyzing theinformation included in thousands ofintake forms, held in row after row ofthick binders that fill a wall in the officeof PMU Interlife, a Swedish aid organizationthat is assisting Panzi and thathas become another important localpartner for HHI.Mukwege told one story that illustratesthe assaults’ viciousness and theirsocietal consequences. A pastor’s wife,who had become pregnant after beingpublicly raped by an armed group, cameto the hospital to give birth. During theattack, the soldiers also raped her twodaughters, shot her two sons when theytried to intervene, and then killed thepastor.Her remaining family refused to lether come home unless she abandonedthe child.“It’s terrible for the woman but alsofor this young child,” Mukwege said. “Itdestroys all the family connections.Rape is not just physical destruction, it’sa destruction of the psychology, not onlyof the victim but of her family and all herrelations. Finally, it’s a destruction ofthe entire society.”HHI researcher Susan Bartels, associatedirector of BIDMC’s InternationalEmergency Medicine Fellowship,began the records review in 2007. Withassistance from Scott, Kelly, and SadiaHaider, BIDMC’s division director offamily planning, the study has alreadyproduced results that describe more(See Congo, next page)

Congo(Continued from previous page)than 1,000 assaults that took place in 2006. Theresearchers have also conducted a survey of 225women and mounted an effort to collect qualitativedata through focus groups conducted withboth women and men from the community.Together, the statistical data and the focusgroups paint a picture of what’s going on outsidethe hospital’s chain-link fence. The average age ofwomen who were attacked in 2006 was 36, butgirls as young as 3 and women as old as 80 werealso assaulted. There is no safe haven, as morethan half of the attacks happened at home, atnight.Three-quarters of the women were gangrapedand just over a third were abducted duringthe attack. Nearly two-thirds said the attackerswore uniforms of some type, and 11 percent saida husband or child died or disappeared as a resultof the attack.The region’s poverty and lack of access to medicalcare was reflected in the statistics and narratives.The average time from attack to presentationat Panzi Hospital was 16 months. In explainingwhy they waited so long, almost half thewomen said they had to travel more than a day toreach medical services. Many couldn’t afford thetransportation, while others didn’t know the servicesexisted. Still others said they didn’t wantpeople to know they were seeking sexual assaultcare.The data show that the attacks’ repercussionscontinue long after the violence ends. About 13percent of women became pregnant from therapes. Nearly one in four said they were forced toleave their families, while 6 percent said theywere forced to leave their communities.“Women are punished for being punished.They’re kicked out of their own homes for beingraped,” Kelly said. “Women who are raped are nolonger [considered] useful members of societyand, without women, society disintegrates.”During their February visit, Scott, Kelly, andVanRooyen worked to expand the study of PanziHospital’s patient records. The three met with officialsfrom Panzi and PMU Interlife to solidifypartnerships, and Scott and Kelly trained localCongolese data entry technicians so they wouldbe able to enter information from almost 4,000attacks that occurred in 2005, 2007, and 2008.An eye to the futureThough the records review is ongoing, thatphase of the project is nearing its end. Despitethat, VanRooyen said that HHI’s work in theCongo will continue. Future projects are beingconsidered that will focus on mining communities,on demobilized soldiers, and on children ofrape, who are outcast and at risk. Data gatheringon the victims of sexual violence may also continueat Panzi and elsewhere.VanRooyen said the work with the militarywill also continue. The interviews so far are for apilot study whose results can be evaluated andused to both seek funding and design follow-upstudies. VanRooyen wants to expand the projectto other military groups, such as the Congolesenational army, Hutu fighters who banded togetherafter the Rwandan genocide, and various splinterfactions, some of whom are known to be particularlyviolent in their assaults.VanRooyen, who has a large amount of experienceworking in conflict zones, from Somalia toRwanda to Kosovo, acknowledged there is risk inworking in troubled places like the DRC, but saidit could be done, together with good local partnerslike CAMPS.“You try to be smart about the places you go,”VanRooyen said. “In general, if you listen to thenews or the State Department reports, you’dnever go to any of these places. But … people aregoing to market every day, they’re living every day,and if you’re smart about the way you engage andgo in with reputable organizations, you can go.”alvin_powell@harvard.eduBy Todd DatzHSPH CommunicationsresearchA new study from Harvard School ofPublic Health (HSPH) researchersfound that participants who drank for aweek from polycarbonate bottles, thepopular, hard-plastic drinking bottlesand baby bottles, showed a two-thirdsincrease in their urine of the chemicalbisphenol A (BPA).Exposure to BPA, used in the manufactureof polycarbonate and other plastics,has been shown to interfere with reproductivedevelopment in animals andhas been linked with cardiovascular diseaseand diabetes in humans.The study is the first to show thatdrinking from polycarbonate bottles increasedthe level of urinaryBPA, and thus suggeststhat drinking containers madewith BPA release the chemical into theliquid that people drink in sufficientamounts to increase the level of BPA excretedin human urine.In addition to polycarbonate bottles,which are refillable and a popular containeramong students, campers, andothers, and are also used as baby bottles,BPA is also found in dentistry compositesand sealants and in the lining of aluminumfood and beverage cans. (In bottles,polycarbonate can be identified bythe recycling number 7.)Numerous studies have shown that itacts as an endocrine-disruptor in animals,including early onset of sexualmaturation, altered development andtissue organization of the mammarygland, and decreased sperm productionin offspring. It may be most harmful inthe stages of early development.“We found that drinking cold liquidsfrom polycarbonate bottles for just oneweek increased urinary BPA levels bymore than two-thirds. If you heat thosebottles, as is the case with baby bottles,we would expect the levels to be considerablyhigher. This would be of concernsince infants may be particularly susceptibleto BPA’s endocrine-disruptingpotential,” said Karin B. Michels, associateprofessor of epidemiology atHSPH and Harvard Medical School andsenior author of the study.The researchers, led by first authorJenny Carwile, a doctoral student in theDepartment of Epidemiology at HSPH,and Michels, recruited Harvard Collegestudents for the study in April 2008.The 77 participants began the studywith a seven-day “washout” phase inwhich they drank all cold beveragesfrom stainless steel bottles in order tominimize BPA exposure. Participantsprovided urine samples during thewashout period. They were then giventwo polycarbonate bottles and asked todrink all cold beverages from the bottlesduring the next week; urine sampleswere also provided during that time.The results showed that the participants’urinary BPA concentrations increased69 percent after drinking fromthe polycarbonate bottles. (The studyauthors noted that BPA concentrationsin the college population were similar toMay 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 17BPA, chemical used to make plastics, found to leachfrom polycarbonate drinking bottles into humansExposure may have harmful effectsFile Matt Craig/Harvard News OfficeIn 2008, Scott Elfenbein ’11 (above) was part of a two-week study to determine if drinking from popularhard-plastic bottles increased levels of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA). The results of the studyshowed a two-thirds increase of BPA in the subjects’ urine.Study pdfThe study appears on the Website of the journal EnvironmentalHealth Perspectives and is freelyavailable at:www.ehponline.org/members/2009/0900604/0900604.pdfRelated storyUndergrads volunteer forbottle BPA studywww.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2008/05.15/09-nalgene.htmlthose reported for the U.S. general population.)Previous studies had found that BPAcould leach from polycarbonate bottlesinto their contents; this study is the firstto show a corresponding increase in urinaryBPA concentrations in humans.One of the study’s strengths, the authorsnote, is that the students drankfrom the bottles in a normal-use setting.Additionally, the students did not washtheir bottles in dishwashers nor put hotliquids in them; heating has been shownto increase the leaching of BPA frompolycarbonate, so BPA levels might havebeen higher had students drunk hot liquidsfrom the bottles.Canada banned the use of BPA inpolycarbonate baby bottles in 2008 andsome polycarbonate bottle manufacturershave voluntarily eliminated BPAfrom their products. With increasing evidenceof the potential harmful effectsof BPA in humans, the authors believefurther research is needed on the effectof BPA on infants and on reproductivedisorders and on breast cancer in adults.“This study is coming at an importanttime because many states are decidingwhether to ban the use of BPA inbaby bottles and sippy cups,” said Carwile.“While previous studies havedemonstrated that BPA is linked to adversehealth effects, this study fills in amissing piece of the puzzle — whether ornot polycarbonate plastic bottles are animportant contributor to the amount ofBPA in the body.”The study was supported by the HarvardUniversity Center for the Environmentand the National Institute of EnvironmentalHealth Sciences BiologicalAnalysis Core, Department of EnvironmentalHealth, HSPH.Carwile was also supported by theTraining Program in EnvironmentalEpidemiology.

18/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009Undergradstackle issues inpractical ethicsThe Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center forEthics has announced this year’s recipients ofthe Lester Kissel Grants in Practical Ethics. FiveHarvard College students have been awardedgrants to carry out summer projects on a varietyof important subjects. The students will usethe grants to conduct research in the UnitedStates or abroad, as well as write reports, articles,or senior theses. Each grant supports livingand research expenses up to $3,000.GSE’s Corriveau lands funding for researchThe American Psychological Foundation(APF) Board of Trustees named KathleenCorriveau, a student at the HarvardGraduate School of Education, as a 2009APF Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowshiprecipient. The $25,000 fellowshipwill support Corriveau’s research duringthe 2009-10 academic year.Corriveau has a Sc.B. in cognitive neurosciencefrom Brown University, anEd.M. in mind, brain, and education fromBouncing homeHarvard, and an M.Phil. in education fromthe University of Cambridge. Her researchinvestigates cues children use todetermine whether an information sourceis trustworthy, examines how young childrenview a majority opinion as opposedto a minority opinion, and how they usethis information when learning fromadults. Corriveau has published multiplearticles, made numerous conference presentations,and has served as an instructorand teaching fellow at Harvard.Werner Koppitz made a bequest ofmore than $4 million to APF to supporttalented graduate students in child psychologyin honor his late wife, ElizabethMunsterberg Koppitz, Ph.D., a school andeducational psychologist, who died ofleukemia in 1983.For more information, visit www.apa.org/apf.The grant recipientsChristine Baugh ’10, a history of scienceconcentrator, will undertake research examiningthe Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which allows universitiesto patent (and thereby profit from) research.As part of her senior thesis research,Baugh will examine the relationship betweenuniversities and the Bayh-Dole Act, asking morespecifically whether the post-Bayh-Dole universityis maximizing scientific profit at the possiblecost of both social and scientific benefit.Jonathan Gould ’10, a social studies concentrator,will explore the positive rights traditionin America in light of a commitment to activedemocratic citizenship. Drawing on democratictheory, distributive justice, and Americanhistory, Gould will ask what economic prerequisitesexist for democratic citizenship. Hewill argue that a robust conception of participatoryand deliberative democracy requires citizensto have access to a minimum level of education,housing, and health care, and will articulatean outline of the civic approach to theAmerican welfare state.Laura Kaplan ’10, a history concentrator,will explore the ethics of health care deliveryin New Orleans during the Great Depression,and will investigate the ways in which nationaldevelopments impacted a culturally distinctregion; in other words, “Did the economic crisisand the New Deal affect the city government’srecognition of a moral responsibility forthe physical well-being of the city’s inhabitants?”Kaplan will consider how different populations— hospital administrators, city policymakers,health professionals, and patients— constructed beliefs about the right to healthcare.Joanna Naples-Mitchell ’10, a social studiesconcentrator, will undertake senior thesisresearch in South Africa on approaches to transitionaljustice. She will interview teachers andstudents in an attempt to understand how thecountry’s approach to post-conflict justice affectscollective memory and stems the possibilityof future atrocities. Naples-Mitchell hopesto answer the question: “What role does justiceplay in the process of transforming a societyafter conflict?”John Sheffield, a graduating senior concentratingin social studies, is writing a critiqueof the ethical guidelines that govern researchprocedures for social and behavioral research.He will posit that the founding principles of currentregulations often contravene the objectivesof academic work in the social sciences,especially human rights research. His paperwill discuss the concept of potential “harms”to subjects involved in corrupt, criminal, orother dangerous activities; ask why social concernsshould guide researchers’ decisions;and set out a new framework for regulating socialand behavioral research that addressesthese shortcomings.The Lester Kissel grants are made possibleby a gift from the late Lester Kissel, a graduateof Harvard Law School and longtime benefactorof Harvard’s ethics programs. For furtherdetails about the Kissel grants, visit www.ethics.harvard.edu.Kris Snibbe/Harvard News OfficeAs summer break approaches, Iman Taylor ’12 carries some of her stuff, including a little trampoline, past DudleyHouse.Five grad students named Rappaport FellowsFive Harvard graduate students —Meghan Haggerty, Devin Lyons-Quirk, JessicaHohman, Antoniya Owens, andMichael Long — are among the 12 localgraduate students who will spend the summerworking in key state agencies as RappaportPublic Policy Fellows. The studentswere selected from almost 100 applicantsand will be working in Boston’s Office ofAdministration and Finance, Boston’sEmergency Management Service, theBoston Public Schools, and the CommonwealthConnector the Massachusetts Officeof Refugees and Immigrants.Now in its ninth year, the RappaportPublic Policy Fellowship is a program thatgives talented young graduate studentsfrom throughout the greater Boston areathe opportunity to help public officials addresskey problems, and in doing so, learnmore about how public policy is createdand implemented. The fellowship is fundedand administered by Harvard’s RappaportInstitute for Greater Boston, whichstrives to improve the governance of the regionby strengthening connections betweenscholars, students, officials, andcivic leaders.Rappaport Public Policy FellowsHarvard Kennedy SchoolMeghan Haggerty will be working in thecity of Boston’s Office of Administrationand Finance on improving internal operationsof the constituent relationship managementsystem in three pilot departmentsin the city of Boston. Haggerty, whohas a bachelor’s degree in social studiesfrom Harvard College, was a neighborhoodcoordinator for the South End/Bay Villageneighborhoods of Boston for MayorThomas M. Menino and was an intern forthe Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.Devin Lyons-Quirk will be helping theleaders of Boston’s Emergency ManagementService (EMS) to develop a performancemanagement strategy for the department.The project will involve settingbasic performance goals and indicators,collecting relevant data, and analyzing thedata to provide useful insights on BostonEMS performance. Lyons-Quirk, who hasa bachelor’s degree in psychology fromHarvard College, was a senior consultantat Booz Allen Hamilton and was rescuesquad EMS captain in the Arlington CountyVolunteer Fire Department in Virginia.Antoniya Owens will be working at theMassachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrantsconducting research on immigrant-relatedtopics, such as the impact ofabolishing bilingual education in the stateof Massachusetts on the academic outcomesof students with limited Englishskills. Owens, who has a bachelor’s degreein economics from Mount Holyoke College,was a research associate at the New EnglandPublic Policy Center at the Federal ReserveBank of Boston and for LECG’s energypractice group in Cambridge, Mass.Harvard Medical SchoolJessica Hohman, who is the first medicalstudent to receive a Rappaport PublicPolicy Summer Fellowship, will be workingfor the Commonwealth Health InsuranceConnector. Hohman, who has a bachelor’sdegree in chemistry and history fromMiami University in Ohio and a master’s degreein health policy, planning, and financefrom the London School of Economics(LSE), is a visiting research officer at LSEHealth.Harvard School of Public HealthMichael Long, a doctoral student, willwork at the Boston Public Schools Departmentfocusing on expanding and improvingthe school breakfast program.Long has a bachelor’s degree in politicsfrom Princeton University and a master’sdegree in public health from Yale University.He has been a research assistant atthe Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy andObesity and was an account supervisor atCohn and Wolfe in San Francisco, Calif.In addition to working full time for theirhost agencies, the fellows will get togetherweekly to learn more about key issuesin the region and to discuss progress ontheir projects with each other. At many ofthese sessions, they are joined by 12 lawstudents who are working in similar internshipsvia a fellows program run by theRappaport Center for Law and Public Serviceat the Suffolk University Law School.

May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 19InsideDeadlinesImportant Calendarsubmission deadlinesPage 21As seen by ...At the HFA, foreign filmmakerslook at the U.S.Page 23—Performances take place at LoebDrama Center Main Stage, 64 BrattleSt., various times. Some dates havepre-play discussions and matinees; seeWeb site for full schedule. Tickets are$25-79 general; $10 off senior citizens.Tickets are available through the A.R.T.Box Office (617) 547-8300, in person atthe Loeb Drama Center Box Office, orwww.amrep.org.‘Physical State’ features photographs by Damian Hickey, on view at the Holyoke Center May 29-June 24. Influenced by fashion photographyand painting, Hickey uses the camera as a tool to photograph dreams and visions, which deal with themes of desire and loss from the pointof view of female protagonists. There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 29, at 5 p.m. See exhibitions, page 20.ABOVE: ‘Stone Wall Ruin, Past and Future,’ manipulated photograph, 2008comedySun., June 14—“Fairly Unbalanced:Writing Political Satire in the Twenty-First Century.” (Cambridge Forum) A discussionof the power (and pitfalls) ofwriting in the age of Jon Stewart and AlFranken. Panelists include novelistsPercival Everett and Lise Haines; comedianJimmy Tingle, poet Baron Wormser,and members of the Harvard Lampoon.Writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin will be honoredby PEN/New England. CambridgeForum, 3 Church St., 4 p.m. Free andopen to the public. www.cambridgeforum.org.concertsFri., May 29-Sat., May 30—“NatalieMacMaster.” (Harvard Box Office)Fiddle virtuoso Natalie MacMaster,backed by a five-piece band. SandersTheatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are$40/$32/$28. Harvard Box Office(617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sun., June 7—“First Sunday WorldMusic Series.” (Art Museum) EmilianBadea, accordionist. Sackler Museum,485 Broadway, 2 p.m. Free with price ofadmission. (617) 495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.Sun., June 14—“Ligeti & Strauss,Concerto Competition Winner.”(Harvard Box Office) Concert by BostonYouth Symphony Orchestra, directed byFederico Cortese. Sanders Theatre, 3p.m. Tickets are $30/$25 general; $5off students/senior citizens. HarvardBox Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sun., June 21—“Piano Concert byStudents of Dr. Bella Eugenia Oster.”(Harvard Box Office) Concert by studentsof European Academy of Musicand Art Inc., under the tutelage of BellaEugenia Oster. Program includes Chopin,Liszt, Schumann, and others. SandersTheatre, 2 p.m. Free. Tickets arerequired; limit two per person. HarvardBox Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sun., July 5—“First Sunday WorldMusic Series.” (Art Museum) A celebrationof Independence Day featuringmusic made in the U.S.A. SacklerMuseum, 485 Broadway, 3 p.m. Freewith price of admission. (617) 495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.Sun., Aug 2—“First Sunday WorldMusic Series.” (Art Museum) Concert ofworld music. Sackler Museum, 485Broadway, 3 p.m. Free with price ofadmission. (617) 495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.theaterAmerican Repertory TheaterThrough Sun., June 7—“Romance” isDavid Mamet’s courtroom farce thattakes no prisoners in its quest for totalpolitical incorrectness.—Performances take place at LoebDrama Center Main Stage, 64 BrattleSt., various times. Some dates havepre-play discussions and matinees; seeWeb site for full schedule. Tickets are$25-79 general; students $25 advanceEvents for May 28-August 31, 2009purchase, $15 day of performance.Tickets are available through the A.R.T.Box Office (617) 547-8300, in person atthe Loeb Drama Center Box Office, orwww.amrep.org.Thu., June 11-Sun., June 28—“SexualPerversity in Chicago” and “DuckVariations” showcase Mamet’s commandof lightning-quick comic banter,while skewering the antics of young andold alike.—Performances take place at ZeroArrow Theatre, corner of Arrow St. andMass. Ave., various times. See Web sitefor full schedule. Tickets are $25-39general; $10 off senior citizens. Ticketsare available through the A.R.T. BoxOffice (617) 547-8300, in person at theLoeb Drama Center Box Office, orwww.amrep.org.Wed., July 22-Sun., Aug. 2—“Aurélia’sOratorio” is Victoria Thierrée Chaplin’sdazzling display of stage illusion,inspired by the magic of music hall andcircus. Starring her daughter AuréliaThierrée, granddaughter of CharlieChaplin. Also featuring Jaime Martinez.Opening Fri., Aug. 21—“The DonkeyShow” is the ultimate disco experience— a crazy circus of mirror balls andfeathered divas, roller skates, and hustlequeens. Come party on the floor to’70s hits as the show unfolds aroundyou. “The Donkey Show” tells the storyof “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”through great ’70s anthems. Part of the“Shakespeare Exploded!” festival.Directed by Diane Paulus and RandyWeiner.—Performances take place at ZeroArrow Theatre, corner of Arrow St. andMass. Ave., times TBA. Tickets TBA.www.amrep.org.Harvard-Radcliffe Summer Theatre &iONO!Thu., May 28-Thu., June 18—“DUETT”is a play meets rock concert meetsvideo installation meets horror show.Featuring original music from Incubuslead guitarist Michael Einzinger,“DUETT” brings your favorite bad guysfrom “Dangerous Liaisons” to reveal thesilent pact of “reality” that global societyunknowingly made once upon a time.Oscillating between the real and surreal,this bold adaptation offers a ruthlesscritique of elitism, religion, and the theater.—Performances take place at LoebDrama Center Experimental Theatre, 64Brattle St., various times. Tickets are$12 general; $8 students/senior citizens.Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Wed., June 24-Sat., June 27—“AWorkshop of Original Student Plays”features two student-written plays, AlexBreaux’s “Still Fighting It” and JackCutmore-Scott’s “Breaking Up.” Eachperformance will be followed by a talkbackwith the director, playwrights, andactors.—Performances take place at LoebDrama Center Experimental Theatre, 64Brattle St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8general; $6 students/Harvard ID/seniorcitizens. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.filmHarvard 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(Continued on next page)

20/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009(Continued from previous page)auditorium. Programs are subject tochange; call for admission charges anddetails. The Film Archive publishes aschedule of films and events that isavailable at the Carpenter Center. (617)495-4700, http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/.Thu., May 28—Karel’s “Dark Side ofthe Moon” and Bitomsky’s “B-52” at 7p.m. Director Karel in person.Fri., May 29—Specogna’s “TheShort Life of José Antonio Gutierrez”and Akerman’s “South” at 7 p.m.Sat., May 30—Léon’s “The LapirovsGo West” and Swaim’s “France Madein U.S.A.” at 7 p.m. Director Léon inperson.Sun., May 31—Jean-Pierre and LucDardenne’s “The Son” and “Il Court …Il Court Le Monde” at 7 p.m. Directorsin person.Mon., June 1—Jean-Pierre and LucDardenne’s “Rosetta” at 7 p.m.Directors in person.Tue., June 2—No screeningsWed., June 3—No screeningsThu., June 4—No screeningsFri., June 5—No screeningsGuidelinesfor 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.Sat., June 6—Almodóvar’s “Pepi,Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap”at 7 p.m., followed by “What Have IDone To Deserve This?” at 9 p.m.Sun., June 7—Almodóvar’s“Labyrinth of Passion” at 7 p.m.Mon., June 8—Almodóvar’s “DarkHabits” at 7 p.m.Tue., June 9-Thu., July 9—Noscreenings. Screenings will resume onJuly 10.Real Colegio ComplutenseFilms are presented at Real ColegioComplutense, 26 Trowbridge St., inSpanish with English subtitles. Free andopen to the public. (617) 495-3536,www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu.Fri., May 29—Romano andSorogoyen’s “8 citas” 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 Website. Program guide subscriptions arefree. (617) 495-4818, mail@whrb.org,www.whrb.org.“Hillbilly at Harvard”—Saturdays, 9a.m.-1 p.m.Living on Earth, National Public Radio’sjournal of the environment, hosted bySteve Curwood, Department of Earthand Planetary Sciences, and producedin cooperation 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 andpresent-day attractions. (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 ofEsther Heins” celebrates Heins’ life asone of the great female botanists —and Boston-area resident for almost allof her 99 years — by showcasing herlarge illustrations of the living collectionsof Arnold Arboretum. (Through 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.Carpenter Center“VES Thesis Show: The Arsenale” featuresthe work of students SabrinaChou, Camille Graves, Cydney Gray, AmyLien, Christen Leigh McDuffee, SallyRinehart, John Selig, Nick Shearer, AnnaSmith, and Lisa Vastola. (Through June4)—Main Gallery & Sert Gallery, thirdfloor, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St.Main Gallery hours are Mon.-Sat., 9a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun., noon-11 p.m.; SertGallery hours are Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5p.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 anadult. (617) 495-2779.Countway Library of Medicine“Conceiving the Pill: Highlights fromthe Reproductive Health Collections”features newly opened manuscripts ofJohn C. Rock, the co-creator of the contraceptivepill with Arthur T. Hertig, anddraws on the papers of contributing scientists,physicians, and activistsinvolved in reproductive health. Theexhibit includes ephemera, photographs,correspondence, and artifacts fromthese 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 photographsfrom the Dickinson papers. (ThroughSept. 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,5th floor, Countway Library. (617) 432-6196.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.Graduate School of Design“The Road Not (Yet) Taken: TheInterstate Highway Reconsidered” presentsfuture visions for the Mass Pikecorridor, from I-95 to Allston. Designspeculations by Loeb Fellows Rob Lane,Jim Brown, and others are presented inmodels and drawings. (Through May 30)—Gund Hall Lobby, GSD, 48 Quincy St.Free and open to the public.www.gsd.harvard.edu/events/exhibitions/current.htm.Gutman Library“Step Into Art” features artwork andwriting by sixth-grade students from theEpiphany School in Dorchester, Mass.The artwork is inspired by portraits fromthe Harvard Art Museums. (ThroughJune 5)—Gutman Library, HGSE. www.gse.harvard.edu/library/index.html.Harvard Art Museum■ Sackler Museum“Re-View” presents extensive selectionsfrom the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger,and Sackler museums together for thefirst time. The survey features Westernart from antiquity to the turn of the lastcentury, Islamic and Asian art, andEuropean and American art since 1900.(Ongoing)—The Sackler Museum is located at485 Broadway. The Harvard ArtMuseum is open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m. Admission is $9;$7 for senior citizens; $6 for college studentswith ID; free to Harvard ID holders,Cambridge Public Library card holders,members, and to people under 18years old; free to the public on Saturdaymornings 10 a.m.-noon and every dayafter 4:30 p.m. Tours are given Mon.-Fri.at 12:15 and 2 p.m. (617) 495-9400,www.harvardartmuseum.org. NOTE: TheFogg and Busch-Reisinger closed tothe public on June 30, 2008, for a renovationproject lasting approximatelyfive years. The Sackler will remainopen 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 Extension School“the installed book II” is an exhibitionof handmade books by Kelly Bowker,Sarah Cohodes, Carol Kerrissey, JoeyFrancoeur-Krzyzek, Maya Ismailova,Mary Kocol, Charlotte Maher, DaraOlmsted, and Kimberly Salley. Thebooks create and narrate experiences,memories, lives, and living throughexplorations of sequence, rhythm,space, and form. (Through June 2)—1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors, West Lobby,and 2nd and 3rd floors, elevator landing,Harvard Extension School, 51Brattle St. Hours are Mon.-Thu., 8:45a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8:45 a.m.-5p.m. www.extension.harvard.edu.Harvard Museum of NaturalHistory“Arthropods: Creatures that Rule”brings together unique fossils and preservedspecimens, large screen videopresentations, striking color photographsand images from scanningelectron microscopes, hands-on interactivegames, and live creatures. It presentsarthropods’ long evolutionary historyand the incredible variety of theirhabitats, and showcases a range ofarthropod adaptations, including theevolution of wings and the remarkablecapacity to mimic both their surroundingsand other animals. (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. Visitorsare encouraged 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-footlongKronosaurus skeleton, and theworld’s largest turtle shell, more than 7feet long and 6 million years old.(Ongoing)“Evolution” is an exhibition of life’smajor transitions — the move fromwater to land and human origins, invitingvisitors to examine the fossil, anatomical,and genetic evidence that revealsthe shared evolutionary history of alllife. Featuring animals and plants thatsparked Darwin’s theory, dramatic displaysof diversity within species, andcomputer simulations to demonstratehow natural selection acts, “Evolution”will also offer behind-the-scenes looksat current evolution research atHarvard. (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,startle predators, mimic other animals,attract a mate, or intimidate a rival.(Through Sept. 6, 2009)“Mineral Gallery.” More than 5,000minerals and gemstones on displayincluding a 1,642 pound amethystgeode from Brazil. Touch meteoritesfrom outer space. (Ongoing)“The Ware Collection of Glass Modelsof Plants” features the world famous“Glass Flowers” created more than 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.Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Jan.1, Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 24-25.Admission is $9 for adults; $7 for seniorcitizens and students; $6 for children 3to 18 years old; free for children under3 years old. Current Harvard ID holdersand one guest always admitted free.See Web site for free admission hoursfor Mass. residents, extended thirdThursday summer hours, reduced ratesfor adult and student groups, lectures,classes, and events. (617) 495-3045,www.hmnh.harvard.edu.Holyoke Center“Physical State” features photographsby Damian Hickey. Influenced by fashionphotography and painting, Hickey usesthe camera as a tool to photographCalendarabbreviationsWhere 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

May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 21Important deadline informationThe last issue of the academic year will be June 11. The June 4 and June 11 issues will list events happening through August.The deadline for those issues is TODAY (Thursday, May 28) by 5 p.m. There will be NO exceptions. Please call (617) 496-2651with any questions.dreams and visions, which deal withthemes of desire and loss from thepoint of view of female protagonists.Opening reception on Fri., May 29, at 5p.m. (May 29-June 24)—Holyoke Center Exhibition Space,Holyoke Center Arcade, 1350 Mass.Ave., 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free and open tothe public. (617) 495-5214.“Southwest by Northeast” is HeatherMeri Stewart’s imaginative explorationof the means by which we mediatebetween the rational and sensual elementsof painting. Inspired by recenttravels, these paintings investigate thelandscape and built environment of thenortheastern and southwestern U.S.(June 26-July 22)—Holyoke Center Exhibition Space,Holyoke Center Arcade, 1350 Mass.Ave., 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free and open tothe public. (617) 495-5214.“Greece at a Glance” showcases photographsby Maggie Hsu that captureAthens, Mykonos, Santorini, the beauty,beaches, and architecture of Greece.(July 24-Aug. 26)—Holyoke Center Exhibition Space,Holyoke Center Arcade, 1350 Mass.Ave., 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free and open tothe public. (617) 495-5214.“From Film to Digital: Fresh ImagesOver Decades” features the photographsof Henry Steiner. Taken from1996 on, these photographs embracenature in its many majestic forms,nature in the striking patterns and lightingthat it can offer, and people in theircultural diversity. (Aug. 28-Sept. 23)—Holyoke Center Exhibition Space,Holyoke Center Arcade, 1350 Mass.Ave., 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free and open tothe public. (617) 495-5214.Houghton Library“‘Ever Westward’: Sir Arthur ConanDoyle and American Culture” commemoratesthe 150th anniversary of Doyle’sbirth and examines his life and mostfamous literary creation, SherlockHolmes, with a special emphasis ontheir place in American culture. (ThroughAug. 8)—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. (Through May 30)—Amy Lowell Room, Houghton Library.(617) 495-2441.“‘A Monument More Durable ThanBrass’: The Donald and Mary HydeCollection of Dr. Samuel Johnson” isthe most comprehensive collection inexistence on the life and work ofJohnson and his circle of friends andassociates in 18th century London.Treasures include a fragment of themanuscript for his “Dictionary,” his onlysurviving letter to his wife, books fromhis library, and his teapot. See also conferences.(Aug. 26-Nov. 14)—Edison and Newman Room and AmyLowell Room, Houghton Library. (617)495-2449.“‘This great voice that shakes theworld’: Tennyson’s ‘Idylls of the King’”is a celebration of the 200th anniversaryof Tennyson’s birth. This exhibitionfocuses on the poet’s great Arthuriad,“The Idylls of the King,” a 12-part cycleof poems composed and published overnearly 30 years. Including early draftsand variants, published editions, andartist’s interpretations of the “Idylls.”(June 15-Aug. 27)—Amy Lowell Room, Houghton Library.(617) 495-2449.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 conducted researchabroad during the past year. (ThroughJune 30)—Level B and first floor, Lamont Library.(617) 495-2455.Landscape Institute“Independent Project Studio andDesign IV Final Project Presentation.”(Through June 25)—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“Avenue Patrice Lumumba:Photographs by Guy Tillim” featuresphotographs of Tillims’ travels toAngola, Mozambique, Congo, andMadagascar to document the grandcolonial architecture and how it hasbecome a part of a contemporaryAfrican stage. (Through Sept. 8)“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 plastercasts of Maya monuments as well ascontemporary textiles from theAmericas. (Ongoing)“Masked Festivals of Canton Bo (IvoryCoast), West Africa” explores the g’la,or the spirit forms of easternLiberia/Ivory Coast festivals throughrare drawings and photographs, alongwith masks from the Peabody Museumcollections. See also Tozzer Library.(Through March 31, 2010)“Pacific Islands Hall” features a diversearray of artifacts brought to the museumby Boston’s maritime trade merchants.(Ongoing)“Storied Walls: Murals of theAmericas” explores the spectacular wallpaintings from the ancestral Hopi villagekivas of Awatovi in Arizona; San Bartoloand Bonampak in Guatemala andMexico, respectively; and the Mochehuacas of northern Peru. (Through Dec.31, 2009)“Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of theContested West” explores the meaningsof a unique 19th century “artist’sbook” filled with colored drawings byIndian warriors, probably Lakota Indians,recovered by the U.S. Army from the battlefieldafter the 1876 Little Big Hornfight, in which George Armstrong Custerwas defeated by the Sioux andCheyenne. (Through August 2011)—The Peabody Museum is located at11 Divinity Ave. Open daily, 9 a.m.-5p.m. Admission is $9 for adults; $7 forsenior citizens and students; $6 for children3 to 18 years old; free for childrenunder 3 years old. Free admission (forMassachusetts residents only) on Sun.mornings 9 a.m.-noon, except forgroups, and free admission on Wed.afternoons, Sept.-May, 3-5 p.m. ThePeabody Museum is closed Jan. 1,Thanksgiving Day, 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. For moreinformation, visit http://hcl.harvard.edu/info/exhibitions/index.html#diaghilevs_ballets. (Through Aug. 28)—Pusey Library. Open weekdays, 9a.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:A Cartographical Tour” examines thecartographical history of the small, enigmaticstate. From the Colonial period tothe early 20th century, this exhibit featuresexamples of boundary surveys,state maps, nautical charts, town plans,city and 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 anniversaryof Theodore 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 exhibitis a full-scale replica of a fully furnished,two-story village 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.Science Center“Patent Republic: Materialities ofIntellectual Property in 19th-CenturyAmerica” retraces more than 50 yearsof patent-model making in the U.S., presentingcommon inventions such aswashing machines, carpet sweepers,and ice skates, as well as ThomasEdison’s carbonizer. (Through Dec. 11)—Science Center, 1 Oxford St. Openweekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Tozzer Library“Masked Festivals of Canton Bo (IvoryCoast), West Africa” explores the g’la,or the spirit forms of easternLiberia/Ivory Coast festivals throughrare drawings and photographs, alongwith masks from the Peabody Museumcollections. See also Peabody Museum.(Through March 31, 2010)—Tozzer Library Gallery, 21 Divinity Ave.Hours are Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., withsome evening and weekend hours.(617) 495-2292, http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/#tozzer.lecturesart/designSun., June 14—“A Museum of PlasterCasts: Adolphus Busch Hall.” (ArtMuseum) Gallery talk with Almut Trinius,curatorial fellow, Harvard Art Museum.Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland St., 2p.m. Free and open to the public. (617)495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.Sat., June 20—“A Historian’sPerspective: How the Art of Pissarro,Manet, and Picasso Can Teach Usabout Women’s Lives in Late 19thCentury France.” (Art Museum) Gallerytalk with Kelsey McNiff, Harvard ArtMuseum. Sackler Museum, 485Broadway, 11 a.m. Free and open to thepublic. (617) 495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.Sat., July 18—“Modern Visions fromthe Busch-Reisinger MuseumCollection.” (Art Museum) Gallery talkwith Laura Muir, assistant curator,Harvard Art Museum. Sackler Museum,485 Broadway, 11 a.m. Free and opento the public. (617) 495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.Sat., Aug 15—“RenaissanceResponses to Antiquity: Rubens,Bernini, and Poussin.” (Art Museum)Gallery talk with Antien Knapp, postdoctoralfellow, Harvard Art Museum.Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 11a.m. Free and open to the public. (617)495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org.conferencesSat., May 30-Sun., May 31—“MoralAction in Historical Context: A Conferencein Honor of Patrice Higonnet.”(CES) Day 1: Panel 1: The Mother of UsAll: The French Revolution; Panel 2:Politics and Religion in Moral Action;Panel 3: Personal and Political: Medicine,Birth, and Sex; Panel 4: The Politics ofMoral Choices. Lower level conferenceroom, Busch Hall, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Day2: Panel 5: Politics and Intellectuals;Panel 6: The Historical Context of PatriceHigonnet. Lower level conference room,Busch Hall, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For a completelist of events and speakers, visitwww.ces.fas.harvard.edu/conferences/higonnet/index.html.Thu., Aug. 27-Sat., Aug 29—“Johnsonat 300: A Houghton LibrarySymposium.” (Harvard College Library)For symposium details, visithttp://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/Houghton/conference_johnson.html. See alsoexhibitions.ethicsTue., June 9—“The Cold War and theOrigins of International Human RightsRegimes After the Second World War.”(Davis Center) Nadia Boyadjieva,University of Plovdiv. Room S354, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 4:15 p.m.www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.health sciencesThu., May 28—“Problems andPotentialities of EchocardiographicDiagnosis and Monitoring.” (HMS)Balachundar Subramaniam, Beth IsraelDeaconess Medical Center. Room 10,Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy St.,7:45 a.m. Breakfast will be served.Tue., June 2—The Annual Wilfred GouldRice Lecture on Psychology andReligion. “Medicine, Psychiatry, andReligion: The Central Role of TheReverend John Bartlett in Founding theMcLean and the MGH in 1810.”(Swedenborg Society) Eugene Taylor,HMS. Swedenborg Chapel, Quincy atKirkland Street. 7:30 p.m. Free andopen to the public.School of Public HealthThu., May 28—“TB and Malaria DrugDiscovery — What a Long Strange TripIt’s Been.” (HSPH) James Sacchettini,Texas A&M University. Room G12, FXBBuilding, HSPH, 665 Huntington Ave., 4p.m. Reception prior to lecture at 3:30p.m.humanitiesTue., June 2—The Annual Wilfred GouldRice Lecture on Psychology andReligion. “Medicine, Psychiatry, andReligion: The Central Role of TheReverend John Bartlett in Founding theMcLean and the MGH in 1810.”(Swedenborg Society) Eugene Taylor,HMS. Swedenborg Chapel, Quincy atKirkland Street. 7:30 p.m. Free andopen to the public.Wed., June 3—“Why God CannotExist.” Geoffrey Berg, author, “The SixWays of Atheism.” Meeting Room, 2Arrow St., 7:15 p.m. Open to Harvardstudents and academics. Question-andanswersession to follow.information technologyMon., June 1—“Ready for the Future?Prospects for New Industries Createdby the Convergence of Technologies.”(SEAS) Chang-Gyu Hwang, former CTO,CEO, and president, SamsungElectronics. Room 209, Pierce Hall, 29Oxford St., 2 p.m. j_casasanto@seas.harvard.edu.poetry/proseSun., June 14—“Fairly Unbalanced:Writing Political Satire in the Twenty-First Century.” (Cambridge Forum) A discussionof the power (and pitfalls) ofwriting in the age of Jon Stewart and AlFranken. Panelists include novelistsPercival Everett and Lise Haines; comedianJimmy Tingle, poet Baron Wormser,and members of the Harvard Lampoon.Writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin will be honoredby PEN/New England. CambridgeForum, 3 Church St., 4 p.m. Free andopen to the public. www.cambridgeforum.org.scienceThu., May 28—“Sirtuins, Aging, andDisease.” (Molecular & Cellular Biology)Leonard Guarente, MIT. Room 102,Sherman Fairchild, 7 Divinity Ave., noon.Sat., May 30—“MultitalentedMicrobes: How These Tiny OrganismsTransform Your Life!” (MicrobialSciences Initiative) Rachel Dutton, HMS;Amy Rowat, SEAS; Gautam Dantes andMorten Sommer, HMS. Designed for thenon-scientist interested in food, biofuels,and microbes. There will be lectures(Continued on next page)

22/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009(Continued from previous page)by Harvard research scientists, plus amicrobial “marketplace” with demonstrationsby community members oncheese-making, bread-making, fermentationproducts, mushrooms, probiotictoothpaste, make-your-own-microbial art,and more. Lecture Hall B103,Northwest Labs Building, 52 Oxford St.,1-4 p.m. Free and open to the public.Light refreshments provided. (617) 495-8643, herren@fas.harvard.edu,www.msi.harvard.edu/outreach.html.Mon., June 1—“Ready for the Future?Prospects for New Industries Createdby the Convergence of Technologies.”(SEAS) Chang-Gyu Hwang, former CTO,CEO, and president, SamsungElectronics. Room 209, Pierce Hall, 29Oxford St., 2 p.m. j_casasanto@seas.harvard.edu.Wed., June 3—“Towards Constructionof a Synthetic Self-Replicating Entity.”(Origins of Life Initiative) Michael C.Jewett, HMS. Room 1068, BiologicalLaboratories Lecture Hall, 16 DivinityAve., 4 p.m. Free and open to the public.social sciencesThu., May 28—“This Land is My Land?Territorial Expansion, the InternationalEnvironment, and Settlement Projectsin Post-Colonial Times.” (BelferCenter’s International Security Program)Brown bag seminar with Ehud Eiran,research fellow, ISP. Littauer 369,Belfer Center Library, HKS, 79 JFK St.,12:15 p.m. Coffee and tea provided.http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/3986/.Thu., May 28—“Spain’sInternationalization in the FoundationalYears of Democracy: A ConstitutionalLaw Approach.” (Real ColegioComplutense) Angel Rodríguez,University of Málaga. 26 Trowbridge St.,7:30 p.m. Lecture in English. Free andopen to the public. www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu.Tue., June 2—“Why the United StatesAccepted a Continental Commitment.”(Belfer Center’s International SecurityProgram) Brown bag seminar withSebastian Rosato, University of NotreDame. Littauer 369, Belfer CenterLibrary, HKS, 79 JFK St., 12:15 p.m.Coffee and tea provided. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/3985/.Tue., June 2—The Annual Wilfred GouldRice Lecture on Psychology andReligion. “Medicine, Psychiatry, andReligion: The Central Role of TheReverend John Bartlett in Founding theMcLean and the MGH in 1810.”(Swedenborg Society) Eugene Taylor,HMS. Swedenborg Chapel, Quincy atKirkland Street. 7:30 p.m. Free andopen to the public.Wed., June 3—“Why God CannotExist.” Geoffrey Berg, author, “The SixWays of Atheism.” Meeting Room, 2Arrow St., 7:15 p.m. Open to Harvardstudents and academics. Question-andanswersession to follow.Tue., June 9—“The Cold War and theOrigins of International Human RightsRegimes After the Second World War.”(Davis Center) Nadia Boyadjieva,University of Plovdiv. Room S354, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 4:15 p.m.www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Sun., June 14—“Fairly Unbalanced:Writing Political Satire in the Twenty-First Century.” (Cambridge Forum) A discussionof the power (and pitfalls) ofwriting in the age of Jon Stewart and AlFranken. Panelists include novelistsPercival Everett and Lise Haines; comedianJimmy Tingle, poet Baron Wormser,and members of the Harvard Lampoon.Writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin will be honoredby PEN/New England. CambridgeForum, 3 Church St., 4 p.m. Free andopen to the public. www.cambridgeforum.org.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: Come and explore the collectionson a free guided tour led by knowledgeablevolunteer docents on selectWednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundaysthrough November. Times vary. All toursbegin in front of the Hunnewell BuildingVisitor Center, 125 Arborway, and lastapproximately 60-90 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 welcometo submit work for consideration. Artmust be two-dimensional, paintings andprints, appropriately framed, and readyto-hang.Details and forms available atwww.arboretum.harvard.edu/jpos. Thedeadline is Tue., July 14, at 4 p.m.■ Events/ClassesThu., May 28-Sun., May 31—“4thAnnual Birds & Bards Festival.”Weekend-long festival celebrating theconnections among urban communities,nature, and art. Taking place across1,100 acres of green space at thesouthern end of Boston’s EmeraldNecklace, the events include expert-ledbird walks, poetry explorations, musicalperformances, and live raptor demonstrations.Kick-off event: Thu., May 28,at 7 p.m. in Forsyth Chapel, Forest HillsCemetery. For a complete schedule,visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu.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. locationas well. Go to http://harvie.harvard.edu/learning/cwd to view a completelist of programs and services, or contactCWD at (617) 495-4895 or training@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) safetyseminars/orientation for Medical Arealab researchers are offered on the thirdThursday of each month, noon-2:30p.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 Course in Reading and StudyStrategies offered by the Bureau ofStudy Counsel. Through readings, films,and classroom exercises, students learnto read more purposefully, selectively,and with greater speed and comprehension.A 14-day course for one hour/dayover a period of a few weeks. Cost is$150. Summer session will be heldJune 29-July 17 (no class July 3), Mon.-Fri., 4 p.m. Call (617) 495-2581 orcome to the Bureau of Study Counsel, 5Linden St., to register or for more information.http://bsc.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■ Fri., June 5—“Returning WarVeterans: Challenges in ContinuingMental Health Care After Military andCivilian Trauma.” 32nd Annual ErichLindemann Memorial Lecture. Talks byJaine L. Darwin, Gary B. Kaplan, ErinDaly, Tom Kelley, and Barbara A.Leadholm; moderated by David G. Satin.Massachusetts School of ProfessionalPsychology, 221 Rivermoor St., 2:30p.m.-5 p.m. Free and open to the professionalcommunity and public.Harvard Medical School’s ResearchImaging Solutions. (617) 432-2323,ris@hms.harvard.edu, http://it.med.harvard.edu/training.■ Fri., June 5—“Creating Figuresfor Presentations and PublicationsUsing PhotoShop and PowerPoint.”Countway Library of Medicine ElectronicClassroom, 9 a.m. Prerequisites: Basiccomputer skills and some familiaritywith PowerPoint. Free and open toHarvard employees and HMS affiliates.Classes are limited to six students andfill up quickly; registration required athttp://it.med.harvard.edu/pg.asp?pn=training_classes.■ Wed., June 10—“AccessorizeYour Presentations.” 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.■ Mon., June 22—“CreatingFigures for Presentations andPublications Using PhotoShop andPowerPoint.” Countway Library ofMedicine Electronic Classroom, 9 a.m.Prerequisites: Basic computer skills andsome familiarity with PowerPoint. Freeand open to Harvard employees andHMS affiliates. Classes are limited tosix students and fill up quickly; registrationrequired at http://it.med.harvard.edu/pg.asp?pn=training_classes.■ Wed., July 15—“Creating Figuresfor Presentations and PublicationsUsing PhotoShop and PowerPoint.”Countway Library of Medicine ElectronicClassroom, 9 a.m. Prerequisites: Basiccomputer skills and some familiaritywith PowerPoint. Free and open toHarvard employees and HMS affiliates.Classes are limited to six students andfill up quickly; registration required athttp://it.med.harvard.edu/pg.asp?pn=training_classes.■ Fri., July 24—“OvercomingProjection Dysfunction.” Room 318,Goldenson, HMS, noon. Learn how toeliminate common technical problemsinvolved in projecting computer-basedpresentations. No registration required.Handouts can be downloaded athttp://it.med.harvard.edu/ris.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.■ Summer Science WeeksHMNH offers opportunities for childrenin preschool through grade 6 toexplore the natural world in half-daySummer Science Weeks. Kids learn withprofessional museum educators:observing live animal behaviors andinvestigating insects, spiders, and othercreepy crawlies. www.hmnh.harvard.edu/kids_classes/index.php#summerprograms.■ 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 observeand learn about live animals, artifacts,and specimens, while Gallery Guidesanswer questions and help visitors learnabout the natural world. Wednesdayafternoons, Saturday, and Sunday.General museum admission.Nature Storytime features readingsof stories and poems for kids ages 6and under. Saturdays and Sundays, 11a.m. and 2 p.m.■ Special eventsThu., June 18, July 16, Aug. 20—“Summer Nights.” Extended hours atthe museum offers chances to explorethe galleries and participate in specialprograms. Half-price admission on thethird Thursday in June, July, and August.Each night will feature a special programincluding movie screenings, conversationswith scientists, and gallery tours.Check www.hmnh.harvard.edu fordetails.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 dailycontinental breakfasts and breaks, specialfunction in Harvard Faculty Club,comprehensive reference manual andCD, and a Harvard certificate of attendance.For more information on costs,scholarship assistance, and programming,visit www.hsph.harvard.edu/bioethics. (617) 432-3998, mclark@hsph.harvard.edu.The Landscape Institute, 30 ChauncySt., 1st floor. (617) 495-8632, landscape@arnarb.harvard.edu,www.landscape.arboretum.harvard.edu.■ Summer 2009 registration is openfor enrollment. Classes begin June 1.■ Mon., June 8-Fri., June 12—“Estate Management Practicum: TheEvolution of an Historic Estate Gardento a Modern Day Nonprofit Institution.”Weeklong intensive workshop offeringstudents a “real world” opportunity toaddress the many professional challengespresented by a new client with alarge historic estate. Featuring talks byRichard Schulhof, Erica Max, AliceIngerson, and others. Cost is $485.Register online at http://arboretum.harvard.edu/landinst/reg_courses.php.■ Thu., June 11-Thu., July 9—“Therapeutic Landscapes.” Instructionby Robert C. Hoover. June 11: 821-1A“Why Therapeutic Landscapes?”; June25: 821-2A “What is a TherapeuticGarden for Alzheimer’s Disease?”; July9: 821-3A “Therapeutic Landscape CaseStudies.” Classes run from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Cost is $100 for 3 sessions;$40 for a single session. Participantsmay register for all three sessions,using the course code 821A. For singlesession registration, use the code nextto class title. http://arboretum.harvard.edu/landinst/reg_courses.php.■ Thu., June 25—“Why PeopleGarden: A Look at the Prominent andNot-So-Prominent Folks Who BringGardening and Landscaping into OurLives.” Richard Churchill, associate editor,People, Places, & Plants. LandscapeInstitute, 30 Chauncy St., 6 p.m.Reception at 5:30 p.m.Office for the Arts offers severalextracurricular classes designed toenhance the undergraduate experience.(617) 495-8676, ofa@fas.harvard.edu,www.fas.harvard.edu/ofa.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.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.edu with questions.See also 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.■ Thu., May 28—“Buying Your FirstHome.” Lynn King, Coldwell Banker.Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study■ Sun., June 7-Fri., June 12—“Reading Historic Cookbooks: AStructured Approach.” Seminar byBarbara Ketcham Wheaton. SchlesingerLibrary, 10 Garden St., Radcliffe Yard.Applications accepted through May 8. Aparticipation fee is required. www.radcliffe.edu.Records Management Office, part ofthe Harvard University Archives, offersimportant workshops to help staff incharge of keeping the University’s filesin order. (617) 495-5961, rmo@hulmail.harvard.edu,http://hul.harvard.edu/rmo.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., May 28-Sun., May 31—“4thAnnual Birds & Bards Festival.” (ArnoldArboretum) Weekend-long festival celebratingthe connections among urbancommunities, nature, and art. Takingplace across 1,100 acres of greenspace at the southern end of Boston’sEmerald Necklace, the events includeexpert-led bird walks, poetry explorations,musical performances, and liveraptor demonstrations. Kick-off event:Thu., May 28, at 7 p.m. in ForsythChapel, Forest Hills Cemetery. For acomplete schedule, visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu.Thu., May 28—“Last Chance Dance.”(Harvard Alumni Association, SeniorClass Committee) Dance party forseniors. The Roxy, 279 Tremont St.,9:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 seniors only.Two tickets per ID; 21+ with valid ID.Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222,www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Fri., May 29—“Casino Night atFoxwoods.” (Harvard AlumniAssociation, Senior Class Committee)Foxwoods Casino, 39 Norwich WesterlyRd., 5 p.m. Tickets are $28 seniorsonly. Two tickets per ID; 21+ with validID. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222,www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sat., May 30—“MultitalentedMicrobes: How These Tiny OrganismsTransform Your Life!” (MicrobialSciences Initiative) Rachel Dutton, HMS;Amy Rowat, SEAS; Gautam Dantes andMorten Sommer, HMS. Designed for thenon-scientist interested in food, biofuels,and microbes. There will be lecturesby Harvard research scientists, plus amicrobial “marketplace” with demonstrationsby community members oncheese-making, bread-making, fermenta-

May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 23May 28-30The Harvard Film Archive(HFA) presents a newseries of documentariesabout the United States bydirectors from abroad —‘America As Seen By ...’ —May 28-30. See film, page20, for details.LEFT: ‘South (Sud)’screens at the HFA Friday,May 29, following ‘TheShort Life of José AntonioGutierrez (Das kurze lebendes José AntonioGutierrez)’ at 7 p.m.tion products, mushrooms, probiotictoothpaste, make-your-own-microbial art,and more. Lecture Hall B103,Northwest Labs Building, 52 Oxford St.,1-4 p.m. Free and open to the public.Light refreshments provided. (617) 495-8643, herren@fas.harvard.edu,www.msi.harvard.edu/outreach.html.Sat., May 30—“Senior Soiree.”(Harvard Alumni Association, SeniorClass Committee) Festive dancing andlibations. Science Center, 1 Oxford St.,9 p.m. Tickets are $20 seniors only.Two tickets per senior ID; 21+ with validID at the door. Harvard Box Office (617)496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Sun., May 31—“Senior Farewell BBQ.”(Harvard Alumni Association, SeniorClass Committee) BBQ event; all youcan eat and drink. Gordon Track andTennis Center, 79 North Harvard St.,Soldier’s Field Complex, 6 p.m. Ticketsare $10 seniors only. Two tickets persenior ID. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Mon., June 1-Fri., June 5—“RadcliffeReunions.” (Radcliffe Institute)Alumnae/i event. Time and locationTBA. (617) 495-8641, www.radcliffe.edu.Thu., June 4—“Annual Meeting ofHarvard Alumni Association.” (HarvardAlumni Association) HAA meeting.Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard Yard,1:45 p.m. Free tickets for Harvard facultyand staff; valid Harvard ID must bepresent to obtain tickets. Harvard BoxOffice (617) 496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.Fri., June 5—“Radcliffe Day.” (RadcliffeInstitute) Alumnae/i event. Advance registrationis required by May 20. To viewschedule or register, visit www.radcliffe.edu/alumnae/rad_day_schedule.aspx. (617) 496-0516, jessica_obara@radcliffe.edu.Sun., June 7—“Members Spring GardenParty.” (Art Museum) Guided tours, lightrefreshments, and music in the garden.Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland St.,3:30 p.m. Members $15; guests $20;complimentary tickets for members atthe supporting level and above. Spaceis limited; register by June 1. (617) 495-4544, artmuseum_membership@harvard.edu.Thu., June 18, July 16, Aug. 20—“Summer Nights.” (HMNH) Extendedhours at the museum offers chances toexplore the galleries and participate inspecial programs. Half-price admissionon the third Thursday in June, July, andAugust. Each night will feature a specialprogram including movie screenings, conversationswith scientists, and gallerytours. HMNH, 26 Oxford St. Checkwww.hmnh.harvard.edu for details.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 afternoonappointments75 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. atHemenway GymFridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at theHUHS Pharmacy 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 FarrisAjalat, 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 andafternoon appointments75 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 patchesare available 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.at the 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.■ May 31—The Rev. Peter J.Gomes, Plummer Professor of ChristianMorals and Pusey Minister in theMemorial ChurchCommencement Week Services■ Tue., June 2—“BaccalaureateService” at 2 p.m.■ Wed., June 3—“Divinity SchoolService” for degree candidates of theDivinity School, their families, and membersof the Faculty of Divinity at 4:30p.m.■ Thu., June 4—“Chapel Service”for seniors at 8:30 a.m.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 meetsin the Phillips Brooks House every Tue.at 7 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 ofthe city and the university.The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterdaySaints2 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 andevents, e-mailldsbostoninstitute@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: Sundays10 a.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:12:10 p.m. (617) 384-7571, jvonwald@hds.harvard.edu■ HDS Thursday Morning Eucharist:8:30-9 a.m.Open Awareness Sangha meets everyMonday evening at 7:30 p.m. for meditationand discussion at CambridgeFriends Meeting House, Longfellow Park,off Brattle St. Inspired by the Tibetantraditions of Dzogchen and Mahamudra,services are open to all. (617) 297-2026, www.openawarenesssangha.org.Episcopal Divinity School“Introductory Meditation Classes:Finding Peace in a Busy World.”Introduction to basic Buddhist philosophyand meditation. Each class includesa brief 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, twoblocks from 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. First Church, 89College Ave., Somerville.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 byappointment.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 ball-(Continued on next page)

24/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009(Continued from previous page)room of the Sheraton CommanderHotel, 16 Garden 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, 59Church St., 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 Chabad holds 10 a.m. morningservices during the academic year; winterservices at 6:30 p.m.; and services15 minutes after sundown the rest ofthe year. Harvard Chabad, 38 Banks St.For additional programming, schedule,and information, (617) 547-6124,www.chabadharvard.org.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 arewelcome.Unity Church of God6 William St., Somerville, 3 blocks upCollege Ave. from Davis Sq., (617) 623-1212, www.unitychurchofgod.org■ Sunday 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.Vineyard 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 1350 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 Thursdayof each 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 UnitedMinistry and offer worship and socialservices. 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/for an updated list of student activitiesand events. 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 onFridays for Bible Study Group at 7 p.m.,and on Sundays for ecumenical worshipat 2 p.m. in the Harvard-Epworth UnitedMethodist Church, 1555 MassachusettsAve. (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, 7:30-8:30 p.m., every Wednesday, Freshmenonly. 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.and 15 minutes before sundown; Sat.,9 a.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” SundayBrunch: every other Sunday. For Harvardstudents, 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 traditionalworship service Sundays at 11 a.m. andan alternative jazz service Sunday afternoonsat 5:30 p.m. Located at 11Garden St. (617) 547-2724.Lutheran — University LutheranChurch, 66 Winthrop St., at the cornerof Dunster and Winthrop streets, holdsSunday worship at 10 a.m. throughLabor Day weekend and 9 and 11 a.m.Sept. 10-May, with child care provided.UniLu Shelter: (617) 547-2841. Churchand Student Center: (617) 876-3256,www.unilu.org.Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1151Mass. Ave. and 400 Harvard St.(behind the Barker Center and the Innat Harvard), holds Sunday morningworship at 10:30 a.m. Please join thisinclusive, progressive congregation inthe American Baptist tradition.www.oldcambridgebaptist.org, (617)864-8068.Swedenborg Chapel: Church of theNew Jerusalem(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 enthusiastsand people interested in Internettechnology, meets at the BerkmanCenter on the second floor of 23Everett St., Cambridge, on Thursdayevenings at 7 p.m. People of all experiencelevels and those who would liketo learn more about weblogs, XMLfeeds, aggregators, wikis, and relatedtechnology and their impact on societyare welcome. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/thursdaymeetings/.The COACH Program seeks Harvardcollege and graduate students toserve as “college coaches” in theBoston Public Schools to assist youngpeople in applying to college anddeveloping plans for after high school.COACH is looking for applicants interestedin spending about three hoursper week working with high schooljuniors and seniors in West Roxbury.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 householdmembers can access the followingservices throughout the U.S. andCanada 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek: confidential assessment, information,referral; consultation to supervisorsaround employee well-being,behavior, or performance; individualand group support around a workplacecrisis, serious illness, or death; andon-site seminars. In addition,Harvard’s EAP can help with workplaceconflicts, personal and family relationships,eldercare planning, legal consultations,financial counseling and 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 are available to answeryour calls from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Thursday, and from8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday; urgentcalls will be answered by crisis cliniciansround the clock. You may alsovisit www.wellnessworklife.com for furtherinformation and access to otherresources available to you as aHarvard employee (there is a one-timeconfidential registration process;please visit www.harvie.harvard.edufor login instructions).Harvard Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer Women’s Lunch isa chance for lesbian/bi/trans/queerwomen staff and faculty at Harvard tomeet informally for lunch and conversation.Meetings take place 12:30-1:30p.m. outside Dudley House. You canbring lunch or buy at Dudley House. Incase of rain, meet in the mezzanine ofBoylston Hall. E-mail jean_gauthier@harvard.edu,dmorley@fas.harvard.edu, orlinda_schneider@harvard.edu for moreinformation.■ Next meeting: Wed., June 3Harvard 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, employsa work force of more than 300 studentsto provide temporary clericalwork, housecleaning, tutoring,research, moving, and other help atreasonable rates. HSA Cleaners, thestudent-run dry cleaning division ofHarvard Student Agencies, offers 15percent off cleaning and alterations forHarvard 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 ina relaxed environment. For Harvardstudents from all Schools and programs.Meetings are Wednesdays,6:45-7:45 p.m., in room 332, LittauerBuilding, HKS. jkhartshorne@gmail.com.The Harvard Trademark Program hasredesigned its Web site to better meetthe needs of the public and membersof the Harvard community who areseeking information about the HarvardTrademark Program’s licensing activitiesand trademark protection effortsas well as information regarding thevarious policies governing the properuse of Harvard’s name and insignias.trademark_program@harvard.edu,www.trademark.harvard.edu.Harvard Veterans Alumni Organizationis open 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 abouttheir own or others’ life-threatening illness,or about their grief and bereavement.Life Raft is open to anyone connectedwith the Harvard Community:students, faculty, staff, retirees, andfamilies. Life Raft is free and confidentialand meets on Wednesdays, noon-2p.m. in the Board of MinistryConference Room on the ground floorof the Memorial Church. Come for 10minutes 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 patchesare available at a discounted rate.(617) 632-2099.The University Ombudsman Office isan independent resource for problemresolution. An ombudsman is confidential,independent, and neutral. Theombudsman can provide confidentialand informal assistance to faculty, fellows,staff, students, and retirees toresolve concerns related to their workplaceand learning environments. Avisitor can discuss issues and concernswith the ombudsman withoutcommitting to further disclosure orany formal resolution. Typical issuesinclude disrespectful or inappropriatebehavior, faculty/student relations,misuse of power or unfair treatment,authorship or credit dispute, sexualharassment or discrimination, stressfulwork conditions, career advancement,overwork, disability, or illness.The office is located in HolyokeCenter, Suite 748. (617) 495-7748,www.universityombudsman.harvard.edu.Weight Watchers@Work at HDS classesare available Tuesdays, 1:15-2 p.m.at the 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.

May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 25OpportunitiesJob listings posted as of May 28, 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 Fellow (Postdoctoral) Req. 36426, Gr. 000Harvard School of Public Health/BiostatisticsFT (4/2/2009)Alumni Affairs andDevelopmentDirector of Development, Corporations and FoundationsReq. 36545, Gr. 060Harvard Medical School/Resource DevelopmentFT (4/23/2009)Executive Director of Alumni and Development ServicesReq. 36675, Gr. 061Harvard Medical School/Office of Resource DevelopmentFT (5/21/2009)Senior Director of Development, Principal & Major GiftsReq. 36686, Gr. 061Harvard Medical School/HMS-ORDFT (5/28/2009)Senior Development Officer Req. 36558, Gr. 059Harvard Business School/External RelationsFT (4/30/2009)Senior Development Officer Req. 36558, Gr. 059Harvard Business School/External RelationsFT (4/30/2009)ArtsAssistant Technical Director (Mechanical) Req. 36316,Gr. 055American Repertory Theatre/A.R.T. Scene ShopFT (3/12/2009)AthleticsAssistant Coach of Women’s Tennis Req. 36670, Gr.055Faculty of Arts and Sciences/AthleticsPT (5/21/2009)First Assistant Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey Req. 36625,Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/AthleticsFT (5/14/2009)FacilitiesArea Manager in the Houses Req. 36376, Gr. 057Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS Physical Resources &PlanningFT (3/26/2009)Custodian A Req. 36556, Gr. 003Harvard Medical School/Custodial ServicesUnion: SEIU Local 615 Custodial Group, FT (4/30/2009)Auxiliary Operating Engineer Req. 36410, Gr. 029University Operations Services/Engineering & UtilitiesUnion: ATC/IUOE Local 877, FT (4/2/2009)Faculty & Student ServicesAssistant Dean for Admissions Req. 36549, Gr. 060Harvard Law School/AdmissionsFT (4/23/2009)Assistant Director for JD Advising Req. 36579, Gr. 057Harvard Law School/Office of Career ServicesFT (5/7/2009)Assistant Director of Financial Aid Req. 36652, Gr. 057Division of Continuing Education/Financial Services/DCEFT (5/21/2009)FinanceAssociate Director (Capital Reserve) Req. 36630, Gr.060Financial Administration/Office of Treasury ManagementFT (5/14/2009)Sponsored Research Administrator Req. 36308, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Stem Cell & RegenerativeBiologyFT (3/12/2009)Senior Sponsored Research Administrator Req. 36601,Gr. 056Harvard Medical School/Sponsored ProgramsAdministrationFT (5/7/2009)University Controller Req. 36620, Gr. 063Financial Administration/Vice President for FinanceFT (5/7/2009)Information Security Project Manager and Analyst Req.36422, Gr. 057Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS Office of FinanceFT (4/2/2009)Financial Analyst Req. 36527, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/HSCIFT (4/23/2009)Controller Req. 36489, Gr. 059Harvard Law School/Financial ServicesFT (4/16/2009)Assistant Director of Sponsored Programs Req. 36424,Gr. 058Harvard School of Public Health/Sponsored ProgramsAdministrationFT (4/2/2009)Sponsored Research Administrator Req. 36643, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Stem Cell & RegenerativeBiologyFT (5/21/2009)Grants and Contracts Specialist Req. 36339, Gr. 056School of Engineering & Applied SciencesFT (3/19/2009)General AdministrationRegulatory Affairs Officer Req. 36571, Gr. 056Harvard Medical School/CTSCFT (4/30/2009)Senior Program Officer Req. 36655, Gr. 056Harvard School of Public Health/Center for HealthCommunicationFT (5/21/2009)Director of Administration Req. 36478, Gr. 059Harvard School of Public Health/Global Health andPopulationFT (4/16/2009)Staff Assistant (I) - (HR) Req. 36663, Gr. 049Harvard School of Public Health/Human ResourcesUnion: HUCTW, PT (5/21/2009)Assistant Provost for Research Policy Req. 36649, Gr.061University Administration/Office for Research andComplianceFT (5/21/2009)Director of Strategic Priority Management Req. 36690,Gr. 061Harvard School of Public Health/Dean’s OfficeFT, SIC, (5/28/2009)Compliance Instructional Designer Req. 36361, Gr. 057Harvard School of Public Health/Office of FinancialServicesFT (3/19/2009)Regulatory Affairs Operations Manager Req. 36570, Gr.058Harvard Medical School/CTSCFT (4/30/2009)Vice President, Research Administration Req. 36695, Gr.061Harvard School of Public Health/Sponsored ProgramsAdministrationFT (5/28/2009)Research Director Req. 36656, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/The Pluralism ProjectPT (5/21/2009)Attorney Req. 36672, Gr. 059Office of the General Counsel/Office of General CounselFT (5/21/2009)Senior Administrator of Physician Training Req. 36504,Gr. 059Harvard Medical School/CTSCFT (4/16/2009)Associate Research Director for Financial Design Req.36320, Gr. 058Faculty of Arts and Sciences/ideas42FT (3/12/2009)Associate Director for Neuroimaging Req. 36632, Gr. 058Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Center for Brain ScienceFT (5/14/2009)Executive Assistant Req. 36626, Gr. 054University Administration/Office of the PresidentUnion: HUCTW, FT (5/14/2009)Health CareOccupational Health and Safety Nurse Req. 36524, Gr.057Harvard Medical School/NEPRCFT (4/23/2009)Human ResourcesAssociate Director of Human Resources Req. 36673,Gr. 059University Administration/Office of the President andProvost/Harvard Human ResourcesFT (5/21/2009)Senior Human Resource Consultant Req. 36595, Gr.058Harvard College Library/Harvard College Library HumanResource ServicesFT (5/7/2009)Information TechnologySystems Administrator for Neuroimaging Req. 36328, Gr.057Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS ITFT (3/12/2009)Director of Information Systems Req. 36364, Gr. 059Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Harvard College Financial AidFT (3/19/2009)Systems Administrator Req. 36634, Gr. 057Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Language Resource CenterFT (5/14/2009)Scientific Systems Administrator Req. 36366, Gr. 057Harvard School of Public Health/BiostatisticsFT (3/26/2009)Senior Network Engineer Req. 36604, Gr. 058Harvard Business School/Information Technology GroupFT (5/7/2009)Senior Software Engineer/Database Developer Req.36694, Gr. 058University Information Systems/ITIS/UISFT (5/28/2009)Scientific Data Curator Req. 36505, Gr. 056Harvard School of Public Health/BiostatisticsFT (4/16/2009)LibraryHead of Cataloging Req. 36503, Gr. 057Harvard Divinity School/Andover-Harvard TheologicalLibraryFT (4/16/2009)Project Book Conservator Req. 36563, Gr. 056Harvard University Library/Weissman Preservation CenterFT (4/30/2009)Head of Cataloging Req. 36502, Gr. 058Harvard Divinity School/Andover-Harvard TheologicalLibraryFT (4/16/2009)ResearchResearch Associate, Global Research Group Req.36692, Gr. 056Harvard Business School/Division of Research andFaculty DevelopmentPT (5/28/2009)Research Coordinator Req. 36687, Gr. 054Harvard School of Public Health/NutritionUnion: HUCTW, FT (5/28/2009)Bioinformatics Data Manager Req. 36612, Gr. 056Harvard School of Public Health/BiostatisticsFT (5/7/2009)Scientific Programmer Req. 36383, Gr. 057Harvard School of Public Health/Epidemiology: Programin Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology (PMAGE)FT (3/26/2009)Research Associate Req. 36607, Gr. 055Harvard Business School/Division of Research & FacultyDevelopmentPT (5/7/2009)Research Analyst Req. 36498, Gr. 056Graduate School of Education/Center for Education PolicyResearchFT (4/16/2009)Research Developer and Analyst Req. 36613, Gr. 056Faculty of Arts and Sciences/EdLabsFT (5/7/2009)Staff Scientist - 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26/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009Faculty of Medicine — Memorial MinuteHis devotion to patients and familieswas legendary, as was theirappreciation of his technicalskills and personal warmth. ...When as a young man, Judah toldhis father that he would become aphysician instead of a rabbi, hisfather responded, “then you willbecome a rabbi-like doctor”; andthat is exactly what Judah did.Judah FolkmanJudah Folkman was born Moses JudahFolkman in 1933. The son of a rabbi, hebecame inspired to become a physicianas a young boy when visiting ailing membersofthe congregation with his father.He soon becamefascinated with science and medicine,and as a high school student he devised a perfusionsystem in his basement that maintainedthe viability of a beating rat heart for days aftersurgical removal. This led to his admission atage 15 to nearby Ohio State University, whereJudah worked part-time all four years in thesurgical laboratory of Dr. Robert Zollinger. Hequickly mastered surgical skills and became anactive participant in the exciting world of academicsurgery. Judah entered Harvard MedicalSchool at 19, where he was welcomed intothe laboratory of Dr. Robert Gross, then Surgeon-in-Chiefat Children’s Hospital. There,he invented the first implantable heart pacemaker.Based on his scientific contributions,Judah was elected to the AOA and received theBoylston Medical Prize, Soma Weiss Award,and Borden Undergraduate Research Awardin Medicine, when he graduated magna cumlaude from HMS in 1957.Judah became a surgical resident at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital where he had hisfirst introduction to Pediatric Surgery underthe mentorship of Dr. W. Hardy Hendren. Midwaythrough his residency, Judah married thelove of his life, Paula Prial, who was to becomethe mother of his wonderful daughters, Marjorieand Laura, and his closest confidant forthe remainder of his life. Soon thereafter,Judah enlisted in the United States Navy to fulfillhis military obligations for two years.Hedidresearch on artificial blood substitutes at theNational Naval Medical Center. In the courseof this work, he invented the first implantabledevice for sustained drug-release that was laterknown as Norplant, which he donated patentfreeto the World Population Council for useas a contraceptive. While in the Navy, Judahalso observed that tiny fragments of tumorcould remain viable, but would not grow beyondapproximately one millimeter in diameter,when implanted into an isolated perfusedthyroid. This led to his provocative proposalthat tumors must stimulate growth of newblood capillaries to provide oxygen and nutrientsnecessary for their continued proliferationand expansion æ a process known as“tumor angiogenesis”. He also reasoned thatcancer growth might be held in check by inhibitingthis processJudah Folkman returned to MGH to completehis training in 1962, and became ChiefResident. There, he jury-rigged materials tocreate a renal dialysis system for a patient withacute renal failure, and saved the patient’s life.He assumed his first faculty position as an AssistantProfessor of Surgery on the HarvardSurgical Service at the then Boston City Hospitalin 1965. In a tiny laboratory in the basementof the Sears Surgical Building, he beganin earnest his career-long study of tumor bloodvessels that would ultimately open up the newfield of vascular biology. Based on his keen intelligence,outstanding clinical skills and scientificpromise, Judah was soon selected tosucceed Gross as the Surgeon-in-Chief at Children’sHospital. However, he chose to acquiresix months of additional Pediatric Surgerytraining under Dr. C. Everett Koop at the Children’sHospital of Philadelphia, before he assumedthis position at the unprecedentedyoung age of 35 in 1967.As faculty member and surgeon at HMSand Children’s Hospital, Judah was known asa talented and caring surgeon, a gifted teacher,and a master of differential diagnosis. Crowdsof students and residents swarmed aroundhim on rounds because of his ability to meldmodern biology with clinical practice, and hewas the recipient of numerous HMS teachingawards for his introductory lectures to first andsecond year students. His devotion to patientsand families was legendary, as was their appreciationof his technical skills and personalwarmth. Judah even made time for those hehad never met but who sought his counsel, returningphone calls every day when he returnedhome from the lab late at night, to besure that he addressed each patient’s needs.When as a young man, Judah told his fatherthat he would become a physician instead of arabbi, his father responded, “then you will becomea rabbi-like doctor”; and that is exactlywhat Judah did.Despite his heavy administrative burdenand extensive surgical responsibilities, Judahremained passionate about his mission asphysician-scientist, and continued to expandhis research efforts focused on tumor angiogenesis.In 1974, Judah changed academicmedicine and Harvard University by acceptingthe first large industrial-funded research grantfrom Monsanto Company to support his cancerresearch. As a result, for the first time, Harvardpermitted its faculty to submit patentscovering medical inventions. Judah’s successfulexperiment in corporate funding also pavedthe way for industrial support of academic researchlaboratories at universities and researchinstitutions across the nation, which iscommonplace today.In 1981, Judah elected to relinquish clinicalleadership of the department of PediatricSurgery to work full-time in his burgeoninglaboratory. Although Judah lacked formal expertisein biochemistry or cell biology, he hadan uncanny ability to ask penetrating questions,and he had a single-mindedness andtenacity of purpose that was beyond description.He initially attracted HMS students, andgradually postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists,to work in his Surgical Research Laboratoryin the Enders Building at Children’sHospital, and systematically began to build thecase for the tumor angiogenesis hypothesis.Judah’s angiogenesis theory was initiallymet with great skepticism because he proposedthat cancers secrete a ‘tumor angiogenesisfactor’ to stimulate neovascularization,but it had not yet been identified or purified.He realized that the major obstacle was thelack of bioassays to identify this activity. As agreat innovator, Judah developed multiplenew experimental systems to measure andstudy angiogenesis factors, including the firstcapillary endothelial cell cultures, in vitro angiogenesismodels, and sustained release polymersfor testing of putative angiogenesis modulatorsin rabbit corneas. The availability ofthese assays led to the purification of the firsttumor angiogenesis factor, basic fibroblastgrowth factor in 1984. This discovery was followedby the isolation and cloning of multipleangiogenic factors by researchers around theworld, which confirmed the critical role of angiogenesisfor tumor growth as well as manyother diseases. Thanks to Judah’s perseverance,admonition quickly became admirationand, as he used to say, “my critics soon becamemy competitors”.Judah’s tumor angiogenesis hypothesislaunched an era of discovery and validation,during which his team at Children’s Hospitaldiscovered numerous additional angiogenicfactors, as well endogenous molecules that inhibitcapillary growth, including angiostatin,endostatin, and angiostatic steroids, and theybegan deciphering the molecular basis of angiogeniccontrol. This work led to developmentof numerous anti-angiogenic drugs,some of which entered human clinical trials,including TNP-470, Thalidomide, and Endostatin.There are now multiple angiogenesisinhibitors approved for clinical use, which arebenefiting more than one million peopleworldwide. Judah’s impact on cancer alonewas impressive in that the FDA now recognizesanti-angiogenesis as an entirely newmodality for the treatment of cancer, alongwith chemotherapy, radiation therapy andsurgery. Equally impressive is that angiogenesisinhibitors have restored sight in patientswho are blind due to age-related macular degeneration;these drugs have become the clinicalstandard of care in Ophthalmology.Judah authored some 400 peer-reviewedpapers and more than 100 book chapters andmonographs. Over 38,000 articles have beenpublished on angiogenesis, the field that he pioneered.He received scores of awards andhonors for his distinguished research, includingthe National Institutes of Health’s ChristopherColumbus Discovery Award in BiomedicalResearch, American Cancer Society’sMedal of Honor for Basic Science, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Award For DistinguishedAchievement in Cancer Research, HMS’s WarrenAlpert Prize, Canada’s Gairdner FoundationInternational Award, Israel’s Wolf FoundationPrize in Medicine, Germany’s ErnstSchering Prize, the Italian Association of CancerResearch in Rome’s Gold Medal, the UnitedKingdom Society for Endocrinology’s DaleMedal, and Switzerland’s Dr. Josef SteinerCancer Research Award. Judah also was electedto the National Academy of Sciences, Instituteof Medicine, American Academy of Artsand Sciences, American Philosophical Society,and membership on the President’s CancerAdvisory Board, in addition to receiving numeroushonorary degrees from leading universitiesaround the world. The research lab hefounded with a single assistant when he arrivedat Children’s Hospital in 1967 had, by thetime of his death, grown into a 125 scientiststrongVascular Biology Program. And, morethan 1000 labs around the world are now pursuingangiogenesis research, yielding thousandsof angiogenesis-related publicationseach year.Judah’s contributions in the laboratoryhave permanently transformed our thinkingabout cancer and many other diseases, andthey have pointed the way to novel strategiesfor their treatment. But Judah also was knownfor illuminating lectures that left his listenersspellbound, whether experts or novices, andthat created innumerable new scientific convertsas he traveled around the globe spreadinghis vision. His lecture style was enthralling,his enthusiasm contagious, and his self-deprecatinghumor a foil for the seriousness of hissubject. Judah always shared his latest insightsand unpublished data because he did not seehis scientific competitors as enemies, but aspotential allies. To Judah, the enemy was thedisease he was trying to cure, or the technologyhe strived to develop to overcome obstaclesthat stood in his way.Judah Folkman was an inspirational leaderin everything that he did. For those of us whowere blessed with the chance to work closelywith him, we remember Judah best for hiswarmth, his humor, and his incredible mentoringskills. He mentored from the first lightof day until his head hit the pillow and probablythereafter in his dreams. Most of all, however,Judah mentored by the example of hisperseverance, his willingness to move in differentdirections, and his sheer boyish delightin discovery. Whereas most people saw a lumpof coal and spurned others who strived to lookfurther, Judah walked forth boldly, turned itover and found a diamond. He did this with experiments,but more importantly, he did thiswith people, whether patients, students, technicians,workmen, colleagues or competitors.His death on January 14, 2008 was a terribleloss to our community, and to the entire world.We will all miss him greatly.Donald Ingber, MD,PhD (Chair, FolkmanMemorial Minute Committee)Patricia Donahoe, MDMichael Gimbrone, MDW. Hardy Hendren, MDMichael Klagsbrun, PhDMarsha Moses, PhD

May 28-June 3, 2009 Harvard University Gazette/ 27GAZETTE: By all measures, this has been anextraordinary year in the markets. How wouldyou characterize your first 10 months at thehelm of HMC?MENDILLO: The markets during this timehave been unprecedented in thestrength of their movements and thesuddenness of their corrections.We’re fortunate that the Harvard endowmentis very well diversified, bothglobally and with regard to individualasset classes and strategies. We’realso fortunate that the strong teamhere at HMC was able to very activelymanage the portfolio, throughout thiscrisis. The Harvard portfolio was certainlynot immune to strong marketforces over the last year, and we havefelt their impact. But over the longterm, the endowment has done verywell and we’re confident it will continueto do well in the future, given thestrategies and the plans we have inplace.GAZETTE: Back in December, theUniversity reported that the endowment wasdown at least 22 percent through the end ofOctober and that you’re anticipating a negative30 percent return for the fiscal year. Dothose predictions hold?MENDILLO: We’re still estimating a negative30 percent for the fiscal year, but given thevolatility in the markets and the many assetswe hold that are not traded on the public markets,it is difficult to predict with total accuracywhere we will ultimately end the year. Itis important to keep in mind that over the 10years ending June 30, 2008, the average annualreturn on the endowment was 13.8 percent.It was 14.2 percent over the 20-yearperiod ending June 30. Those returns are significantlyhigher than what we expect on averageover the long term. So it stands to reasonthat returns going forward may well belower than they have been over the last coupleof decades. But we believe that we arewell positioned, with a good mix of assets andstrategies for facing the future.We should note that although our returns duringthe economic crisis have been negative,they are not as sharply negative as many ofthe markets in which we participate. Duringthis time period we have been very active inour management of the endowment — withthe goal of increasing the flexibility of the overallportfolio and incrementally taking advantageof new investment opportunities. Wecontinue to beat the returns generated bymany other investors and believe our returnsare in line with those being experienced bymany of our peer universities. Many of theasset classes that gave us exceptional returnsover the last decade have experiencedstrong reversals in the last several months,and we’re all experiencing similar things.GAZETTE: What have you learned as an investorover the past year?A conversationwith Jane MendilloTo read the full interview, visit www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2009/05.28/mendillo.htmlMENDILLO: I think all investors have gottena lesson in how fast and how far the marketscan move. In recent months the value of ourhybrid model of money management has becomeeven more apparent — we are able tohave a very close feel for the markets, tradingevery day here at HMC, and we can reactto opportunities and threats on a more immediatebasis than the average endowment.The combination of our team of internalmoney managers, who work exclusively forHarvard, with a set of carefully chosen externalmanagers in different markets andasset classes across the globe is immenselypowerful. The depth of understanding andthe close feel for the markets we gain throughthe internal staff, and the breadth and globalperspective we get through our externalmanagers, give us a perspective that we thinkis unique to endowment management. Thehybrid model really gives us the best of bothworlds.GAZETTE: Some have raised concerns aboutaggressive investment strategies pursued byHMC. How would you respond?MENDILLO: The Harvard portfolio was positionedvery well for the market conditions ofthe last several years. We benefited from significantpositive returns from areas such ascommodities and private equity, which contributedsignificantly to the total return of ourendowment for many years running. Yes,some of these investments caused us somepain this year — but this needs to be viewedin the context of the long-term positive thathas been gained by these strategies. As thefinancial crisis has evolved over the last year,we have further developed our thinking aboutflexibility, risk, and diversification. This thinkinghas led us to new considerations and additionalfactors that we will be weaving intoour long-term strategy and our active managementof the portfolio going forward.GAZETTE: Did diversification fail?MENDILLO: First, let’s remember that diversificationis not a guarantee of positive annualreturns — it can only work over the longterm, and I would argue that over the longterm, diversification has done very well forHarvard and many other investors. Second,I would not advocate that any investor pursuediversification simply for diversification’ssake. The combination of assets and strategieswe put into place must offer real value,through risk control and return potential.To your question, over a short period this year,in the extreme market conditions that we experienced,all asset classes moved togetherin a financial wind shear. Such a sudden andabrupt correction isn’t something that we canstructure our portfolio to avoid. In most marketconditions, wisely constructed diversificationwill provide a good degree of protectionand benefit to the endowment portfolio.This past year, despite the fact that all assetclasses moved in the same direction at thesame time, we did get some benefit in the portfoliofrom tail risk hedging strategies that weredesigned to gain from outlier events in the financialmarkets. So, as we saw some of thesevery unusual outlier events come to fruition,our tail risk hedges worked to help counterbalancesome of the negative forces we werefeeling throughout the rest of the portfolio.GAZETTE: Some blame the level of leveragein Harvard’s portfolio for its current challenges.Is this fair?MENDILLO: Our endowment’s exposure tothe markets provided exceptional gains overthe last several years, but also involved investmentstrategies that decreased the flexibilityin the portfolio. When I started at HMCin July, the board had already begun to increasethe endowment’s cash position, inorder to increase flexibility. I accelerated themove in this direction over my first fewmonths in the job, the early part of the fiscalyear. Feeling that there were some disruptiveelements in the markets and that we wouldsee significant positive and attractive opportunitiesfor new investments coming out theother side of the financial storm, we felt it wascritical to create more flexibility for the portfoliogoing forward.GAZETTE: Is there anything in hindsight thatcould have been done to prevent the marketmeltdown?MENDILLO: From where we stand today, wecan see there was a lot of mis-pricing of riskin many markets over the last several years.Investors simply were not being paid a veryhigh price to assume risk, and so many overlyeager investors across the world added increasinglevels of risk to their portfolios, asthey attempted to earn higher returns. Thesense of balance between the expected returnfrom those incremental investments andthe amount of risk that was being added tothe portfolios was lost. Some of Harvard’stail risk hedging strategies were based on thisimbalance. After many years, the marketsreached a tipping point this past year — riskwas suddenly apparent everywhere — andprices dropped precipitously as investorssought to curb their losses. Looking back,such a meltdown was probably in the cardsfor many reasons, whether we cite easy lendingpractices, inadequate credit ratings, oran excess of capital, on a worldwide basis.The trade-off between return and risk wasclearly out of kilter.GAZETTE: HMC’s compensation practiceshave received a great deal of scrutiny in recentyears, and in the past year, executivecompensation in the finance industry has receivedmuch wider scrutiny. Can you talkabout the compensation structure andwhether you think you’ll be making changes?MENDILLO: The compensation structure atHMC is based on the principle that managersare eligible for incentive compensation if theybeat their market benchmark through activeportfolio management. If they’re able to beatthe market, they receive a bonus that is partlypaid out in the first year and partly held backfor potential underperformance in futureyears. So we pay for outperformance, but onlyif it is sustained over time. Market-beatinginvestment performance that canbe sustained over time is rare, andadds much, much more value tothe portfolio than the associatedcompensation costs.Photos Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News OfficeGAZETTE: What is an appropriatelevel of compensation for investmentmanagers?MENDILLO: Harvard University’senduring excellence is due in largepart to its ability to attract the bestof the best. That is as apparent atthe Harvard Management Companyas it is at the University. In truth,however, the cost of investmentmanagement at HMC, where weuse internal managers to activelymanage a good portion of the endowmentportfolio, is significantlyless than the average in the field of investmentmanagement, and our performance issignificantly better,. The HMC board also reviewsthe HMC compensation system regularlyto ensure that it is consistent with thetrends in the industry and appropriate for theUniversity.Unlike employees at a traditional investmentcompany, our top managers are attracted toHMC because they want to help support theUniversity’s goals of education and research.I am continually impressed by those who arewilling to forgo top-dollar compensationarrangements in order to be a part of thismission and team.GAZETTE: HMC announced layoffs at the beginningof the year. Are you shrinking the sizeof the endowment management unit to reflecta shrinking endowment?MENDILLO: No. The recent staffing changeswere part of a rebalancing plan that I implementedas the new CEO, a plan that wasformed beginning in the first days after I returnedto HMC. Remember, I had 15 yearsof prior experience with the company, and withhow we managed the portfolio and thestaffing and support related to the variety ofasset classes in which we operate. As a result,I already had some thoughts on how thecompany should be organized when I returned.I developed a plan for optimizing thestructure of the company with the new COOof HMC and the heads of our internal and externalmanagement teams. The staffing plancurrently reflects a strategic balance betweeninvestment strategy and support functionsthat we think is very appropriate to the portfolioand the management activities we anticipategoing forward.GAZETTE: What advice would you give an individualinvestor reading this interview? Whatlessons can be learned from the last year,and how should we think about the year oryears ahead?MENDILLO: For an individual investor, I thinkthat the most valuable lesson of the last yearis that none of us can predict where the marketsare going to go next week or next month,and so we should avoid positioning ourselvestoo aggressively for one set of conditions versusanother. Keep your focus on the long-termgoal — positive long-term average returnswith tolerable volatility. If we maintain the principlesof balancing risk and return, lookingfor market inefficiencies and investing in assetsthat hold growth potential for the future,our portfolios, over time, will recover andflourish.

28/ Harvard University Gazette May 28-June 3, 2009Evolution(Continued from page 1)for the Study of Latin America JonathanLosos; the evolution of mammalian earbones from analogs in reptilian jawbones,on which former Museum of ComparativeZoology Director Fuzz Crompton worked;and Anthropology Professor MaryellenRuvolo’s work on the molecular roots ofhumankind.The exhibit tackles several major topicsin evolution, including variation, whichit terms the “raw material” of natural selection,natural selection itself, adaptive radiation,and convergent evolution, amongothers. It also presents a timeline of life,showing the progression from microbe tosimple animal to complex animal to — verynear the timeline’s end — humans.The exhibit unequivocally highlightsevolution’s central role in modern biologicalscience, stating prominently that “evolutionis a fact” and calling it “an essentialtruth supported by overwhelming scientificevidence.”The evolution gallery is the first that visitorspass through when they enter the Museumof Comparative Zoology (MCZ), oneof the HMNH’s three parent museums.Though that location is partly due to availablespace, HMNH Executive DirectorElisabeth Werby said the location is importantbecause “Evolution” underlies theexhibits visitors will find beyond, in galleriesdedicated to the development anduse of color in nature and to the enormousdiversity of arthropods, and in halls dedicatedto fossils, mammals, and other creatures.The exhibit was paid for with a gift frommembers of the Class of 1958, which lastyear celebrated its 50th reunion. MCZ DirectorJames Hanken, Agassiz Professor ofZoology, said there was tremendous interestfrom class members in having Harvardweigh in directly on the issue, which hasbeen under scrutiny in broader society.“The enthusiasm was really overwhelming,”Hanken said.Michael Margolies, a member of theClass of 1958 who spearheaded thefundraising effort, said the donation to themuseum was separate from the Class Gifttypically made at reunion time and that asignificant number of those approachedagreed to give.“What resonated a good deal — and surprisedus — was that many people felt it wasan important statement to make in the culturewars in this country,” Margolies said.“I was delighted to have the privilege to bepart of it.”Werby said the new permanent exhibitis the museum’s most significant achievementduring Darwin Year, a celebration ofthe 150th anniversary of the publication of“On the Origin of Species” and the 200thanniversary of Charles Darwin’sbirth.In addition to specimens fromthe MCZ’s collections, the exhibitionincludes interactive video terminalsand a small theater space,where visitors can hear Harvardfaculty members talk about majortopics in evolution and in their ownwork. Werby said the space will alsoserve to give the museum a place tohost gallery talks on other topics.The exhibit includes several displaysthat are designed to bechanged, allowing the HMNH exhibitsstaff to update the gallerywith new developments or to highlight thework of different faculty members.“It will evolve,” Hanken said.The executive director of HMNH Elisabeth Werbyleads a walk-through of the new exhibit on evolution.A detail image of a Devonian period starfish (Asteroidea) found in Germany.MCZ Director James Hanken (above) guides visitorsthrough the exhibit. A detail (above, right) of somemembers of the Hominim family tree.A detail image of Liguus fasciatus — the Florida treesnail (above).Photos Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News Office