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Feb 22, 2008

The physics of the familiar

A Harvard Magazine cover story profiles L. Mahadevan's physics of the familiar, from how paint dries to how Nature discovered origami (Harvard Magazine)

Feb 15, 2008

SEAS dean to step down

Venkatesh "Venky" Narayanamurti will step down as Dean of SEAS effective Sept. 1, 2008

Feb 14, 2008

Stuart Shieber spearheads open scholarship at Harvard

Computer Scientist Stuart sponsored a proposal, passed by the members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, to post scholarly research online for free

Feb 13, 2008

Jessica Shang '08 awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Engineering sciences concentrator will study at the University of Cambridge

Feb 9, 2008

Xuanhe Zhaoh wins American Academy of Mechanics Founder's Prize

Ph.D. candidate in Zhigang Suo's group recognized for his essay on soft active materials

Feb 9, 2008

Three faculty elected to the NAE

Barbara Grosz, Frans Spaepen, and Zhigang Suo recieve one of the highest professional distinctions for engineers

Feb 7, 2008

Researchers build mini-NMR system

Yong Liu and Nan Sun in collaboration with Hakho Lee at HMS build what may be the smallest complete system (Electronics Weekly)

Feb 6, 2008

E. Allen Emerson '81 wins 2007 Turing Award

Applied Mathematician alumnus honored for co-developing model checking

Feb 5, 2008

Two computer science students named Microsoft Research Fellows

Rohan Murty and Ece Kamar among "the best and the brightest academics and researchers"

Feb 1, 2008

Loving math

Christopher R. Coyne ’99, Sam A. Yagan ’99, and Maxwell N. Krohn ’99 turned to their applied math skills in creating a new online dating site (Crimson)

Jan 30, 2008

Life in the lab

Following postdoc Adam Feinberg and faculty member Kit Parker in their quest to engineer heart tissue (Technology Review)

Jan 30, 2008

Nanophotonics expert Kenneth B. Crozier wins NSF CAREER award

Grant will support research on near-field optical forces

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