World’s largest flower evolved from family of much tinier blooms
The plant with the world’s largest flower – typically a full meter across, with a bud the size of a basketball – evolved from a family of plants whose blossoms are nearly all tiny, botanists write...
View ArticlePoor fall behind in birth control
Modern contraception has come a long way in the past 20 years, what with diaphragms, hormones, implants, intrauterine devices, condoms, spermicides, and sterilization. But the boom in birth control...
View ArticleEconomics in the apple heartland
A Harvard doctoral student has traveled to the wild apple’s home in the mountains of Central Asia to lend a hand to an international nonprofit working with local apple farmers to improve how they...
View ArticleFriendly wave hits Asia
Six years after sweeping across Asia, the Korean wave hit Cambridge with a crash on Friday (Feb. 16) during a panel at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. “Korean wave” – or Hallyu – refers to the...
View ArticleChinese diarist opens door to history
Liu Dapeng (1857-1942), the subject of Henrietta Harrison’s book “The Man Awakened from Dreams” (Stanford University Press, 2005), seems an odd choice for a biography. A Confucian scholar and teacher...
View ArticleHarvard-Yenching Institute names visiting scholars, fellows
The Harvard-Yenching Institute recently welcomed 33 visiting scholars and fellows to the institute for the 2007-08 academic year. The scholars are faculty members in the humanities and social sciences...
View ArticleNobel laureate Yunus gives Wiener Lecture
On Oct. 13, economist and microfinancing pioneer Muhammad Yunus stood in front of a cheering capacity crowd at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. One year earlier, to the day, he had received the 2006...
View ArticleCultural Survival to bring world’s wares, tastes to Cambridge
Nonprofit organization Cultural Survival will celebrate 28 years of bringing native art and crafts to the University community with an upcoming holiday bazaar Nov. 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at...
View ArticleVictor Cha looks at Olympic politics
Victor Cha, director of Asian affairs on the National Security Council from 2004 to 2007 and a former Olin National Security Fellow at Harvard, returned to campus last week (Feb. 14) to talk about the...
View Article‘Asia: The Next Ten Years’
The view of Asia from the Norton Woods was especially clear Friday afternoon (May 2). Despite the rain and drear outside, inside at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, participants in a two-day...
View ArticleHKS Asia Programs joins the Ash Institute
The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Asia Programs at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) will announce a new partnership. Under the leadership of new institute director Tony Saich,...
View ArticleAsia Programs offers master’s in public policy degree
Asia Programs of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation recently announced (Oct. 16) the launch of its two-year master’s in public policy (M.P.P.) program at the Fulbright School...
View ArticlePost-colonial wars parsed at Radcliffe
Last week, a two-day interdisciplinary conference on post-colonial wars got under way at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The Oct. 30-31 event was the capstone of two years of private...
View ArticleFalling in love with South Asian music
As a young boy, Richard Wolf, professor of music, liked to sit at the piano in his grandparents’ home and invent short musical ditties. “My grandfather would listen and shout, ‘Oh! It’s Bach! Oh, just...
View ArticleKennedy School’s Ash Institute welcomes Asia Programs fellows
The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) recently announced 11 new fellows for the spring 2009 term. As representatives from academic, government,...
View ArticleHarvard-Yenching Institute’s 22 visiting scholars, fellows
The Harvard-Yenching Institute has selected 22 visiting scholars and fellows from major universities in Asia. Established in 1928, the Harvard-Yenching Institute is an independent foundation dedicated...
View ArticleHarvard-Yenching Institute selects 10 for 2009-10 scholarships
The Harvard-Yenching Institute has selected 10 students from major universities in Asia as fellowship recipients in its Doctoral Scholarship Program, Harvard-Yenching Institute and Regional...
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KITA and Harvard connect to advance Korean Scholarship
Harvard University and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) recently announced an agreement (Dec. 10) to advance modern Korean scholarship at the University. KITA, through its...
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HKS receives $20.5M for Asia studies
Echoing a period of tremendous economic growth and political transformation in East Asia, the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has announced a $20.5 million gift to launch an important initiative designed...
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The Spectacular State: Culture and National Identity in Uzbekistan
Laura L. Adams, a lecturer on sociology and co-director of the Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, delivers an insightful look into nation building in Central Asia during the post-Soviet era.
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Reducing malnutrition
The world is unlikely to reach the international goals set to reduce malnutrition or maternal and child mortality by 2015, authorities on global health and nutrition say. They believe that improving...
View ArticleHarvard China Fund supports student efforts
Established in 2006 under the Office of the Provost, the Harvard China Fund (HCF) is a University-wide “academic venture fund” with three core objectives: partnerships, students, and presence....
View ArticleAsia Center to support travel for 66 students from Harvard
The Harvard University Asia Center was established in 1997 to reflect Harvard’s deep commitment to Asia and the growing connections between Asian nations. An important aspect of the center’s mission...
View ArticleSouth Asia Initiative offers grants for summer
Since its inception in 2003, the South Asia Initiative (SAI) has raised the profile of South Asian studies at Harvard and internationally; generated interdisciplinary research; sent faculty and...
View ArticleAsh Center welcomes 2010-11 student and executive fellows
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) announced its 2010-11 student and executive fellows. The center welcomed both graduate and postdoctoral...
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Gordon Brown’s prescription
In his first major address since departing as Britain’s prime minister in May, Gordon Brown used a Harvard lecture Thursday night (Sept. 23) to call for “a fundamental shift in the way the world...
View ArticleHKS establishes professorship of U.S.-Asia relations
At a time when U.S.-Asia relations are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring stability and economic vitality for both regions, the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is establishing a...
View ArticleAsia Center to support summer travel for 68 students
The Harvard University Asia Center was established in 1997 to reflect Harvard’s deep commitment to Asia and the growing connections between Asian nations. An important aspect of the center’s mission...
View ArticleAsia Center to support summer travel for 75 students
The Harvard University Asia Center was established in 1997 to reflect Harvard’s deep commitment to Asia and the growing connections between Asian nations. An important aspect of the center’s mission...
View ArticleFletcher Awards announced
The Committee on Regional Studies — East Asia (RSEA) announced the recipients of the 2012 Joseph Fletcher Memorial Awards. The award was established in 1985 in honor of the late Joseph Fletcher,...
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Mapping a megacity’s metabolism
This is the second in a series of articles about Harvard’s interdisciplinary work at the Kumbh Mela, a religious gathering that every 12 years creates the world’s largest pop-up city. ALLAHABAD, India...
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Harvard-Asia: Ties deep and broad
First in a series about Harvard’s deep connections with Asia. On April 11, 1925, a portable phonograph began blaring the Italian opera “Rigoletto” through the dusty village of Ch’ing-shui, China,...
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Indonesia, front and center
This is the second in a series about Harvard’s deep connections with Asia. In May 1998, widespread food shortages and stubbornly high unemployment led to massive riots across Indonesia. More than...
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Stability amid revolution
Part of a series about Harvard’s deep ties to Asia. JINAN, China — As a German diplomat in Africa, Daniel Koss saw his share of unstable governments. But given the continent’s poverty, factionalism,...
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Harvard’s hand in shaping education
HONG KONG — On the first day of a weeklong visit to Asia, Harvard President Drew Faust on Monday called knowledge “the most important currency of the 21st century,” highlighting faculty research,...
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More opportunities for women
SEOUL — Speaking in South Korea to conclude a five-day visit to Asia, Harvard President Drew Faust urged greater worldwide educational opportunities for women, telling an audience of more than 500 at...
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From Hong Kong to South Korea
During a historic visit to Hong Kong and South Korea, Harvard President Drew Faust participated in an array of academic activities and alumni events. Faust met with dignitaries from local...
View ArticleAsia Center supports summer travel for 65 students
The Harvard University Asia Center was established in 1997 to reflect Harvard’s deep commitment to Asia and the growing connections among Asian nations. An important aspect of the center’s mission is...
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Citizen of the world
This is the last of four reports echoing key themes of The Harvard Campaign, examining what the University is accomplishing in those areas. Scholars who study the last financial crisis and others who...
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A mark on modern Europe
The stock of modern Europeans, thought to arise from ancient hunter-gatherers and late-arriving Near Eastern farmers, also bears the mark of a mysterious third ancestral population, representing a...
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EALS accepting submissions
The East Asian Legal Studies (EALS) program of Harvard Law School (HLS) is accepting submissions of papers for the Yong K. Kim ’95 Memorial Prize. The prize is awarded to the author of the best paper...
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During Vietnam visit, Drew Faust stresses importance of remembrance in healing
Even decades after the Vietnam War, the United States and Vietnam are still surveying the conflict’s aftermath, seeking understanding and healing of wounds physical and spiritual, individual and...
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