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Meanwhile, Medaling in Arts and Humanities…
President Obama honors the recipients of the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of the Arts, including six Harvard graduates, honorary-degree holders, and former fellows.
3.1.10
Canada Takes the Gold in Women's Hockey
The Canadians edge out the U.S. women’s team, in a contest that featured Harvard alumnae on both sides.
2.26.10
Crimson Women, Olympic Ice
Five former ice-hockey stars from Harvard are on the U.S. and Canadian Olympic teams competing at Vancouver.
2.9.10
Dandy "Bandy" Captain from Harvard
Harvard ice hockey alumnus Rick Haney captains the American national team for the little-known sport, which resembles hockey but uses a ball, not a puck.
2.5.10
Harvardian Plays in Oxbridge Rugby Showdown
Will Johnson ’06 tackles a different sports rivalry.
12.11.09
Fred Ho ’79 to Receive Harvard Arts Medal
Recognizing a saxophonist and self-described “revolutionary artist”
10.19.09
Harvard Headlines: John Adams, Brian Casey, Lawrence Summers
Recent articles from the New Yorker and the New York Times feature people with Harvard connections.
10.9.09
President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama, a Law School alumnus, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, particularly for his work on nuclear weapons.
10.9.09
Harvard Ph.D. Thomas A. Steitz Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Three scientists, including a 1966 Harvard Ph.D., are recognized for fundamental work on the ribosome.
10.7.09
Physics Ph.D. Appointed President of Williams College
Adam F. Falk brings a young new presence to the President’s House in Williamstown.
9.29.09
Paul G. Kirk Jr. ’60, LL.B. ’64, Named Interim Senator from Massachusetts
Kirk fills the seat left by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ’54, LL.D. ’08.
9.24.09
A Gift from Iwo Jima
After 64 years, World War II veteran Franklin Hobbs ’46 was able to return chance-found battlefield keepsakes to a Japanese family.
9.22.09
Vogue Revealed: "The September Issue"
A new documentary by R. J. Cutler ’83 takes viewers behind the glamour of a fashion powerhouse.
9.11.09
Lester Named New Yorker Managing Editor
Amelia Lester ’05 is a former Ledecky Undergraduate Fellow at Harvard Magazine.