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	Harvard University Gazette: Top stories
	Top news stories from Harvard University © Copyright 2008 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Drug trial shows dramatic reduction in hidden heart disease

A Harvard-led study shows that the risk of heart attack and stroke among subjects with 'silent heart disease' - and normal cholesterol levels - can be dramatically reduced by the use of an already widely prescribed class of drugs.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:01 EDT

Shore Fellowship affords breathing room

The weekend was hectic for physician Rhonda Bentley-Lewis: two full days of activities, including her son's birthday party. Then came the trip to the emergency room, not to attend to a patient, but to Christian, the 11-year-old birthday boy, and his broken wrist.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:01 EDT

HKS gives $10M boost to program

The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University will allocate an additional $10 million to an innovative program that trains emerging leaders from developing nations with the help of funds from the Ford Foundation. The announcement was made at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Edward S. Mason Program, which was held at the Ford Foundation in New York Nov. 5 and hosted by the foundation, Harvard Kennedy School, and Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the 35th president of the United States, for whom the School is named.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:01 EDT

Redressing five centuries of injustice: A start

On May 4, 1493 - less than a year after Columbus set foot in the New World - Pope Alexander VI issued 'Inter Caetera,' a papal bull that still resonates more than five centuries later.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:01 EDT

Tanner lecturer, peacemaker Nusseibeh in search of the improbable

Prior to delivering the first of this year's Tanner Lectures, political activist Sari Nusseibeh gave the audience a laugh - and a cheat sheet.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:01 EDT

Rights champion Goldstone speaks

In human rights terms, Richard J. Goldstone, the 70-year-old veteran of South Africa's highest courts and a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, has walked the walk and talked the talk - chiefly by having a role in a number of this generation's most important humanitarian events.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:01 EDT

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