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Oct 18, 2007

SEAS faculty among participants of the IPCC report

Daniel Jacob and Steven Wofsy helped to author assessment of climate change research, for which the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded

Oct 17, 2007

Solid start

SiEnergy, a spin-off co-founded by Shriram Ramanathan received $500k in funding from Allied Minds

Oct 16, 2007

Two alumni share 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics

Eric S. Maskin '72 '76 Ph.D. (Applied Math), Roger B. Myerson '73 '76 Ph.D. (Applied Math), and Leonid Hurwicz honored for developing mechanism design theory

Oct 11, 2007

Harvard scientists predict the future of the past tense

Mathematicians apply evolutionary models to linguistic standardization

Oct 11, 2007

Legal power

A Harvard Law School professor is using grid computing to analyze the often hidden complexity of redistricting (iSTGW)

Oct 6, 2007

Good fun

L. Mahadevan was presented with an Ig Nobel award for the study of wrinkle patterns on sheets, saying, "there's no reason good science can't be fun."

Sep 28, 2007

Visually arresting

Grad student Adam C. Siegel and his colleagues received honorable mention in Science's Visualization Challenge for their entry "Tiny Metal Pathways"

Sep 26, 2007

Superheroes

Bioengineers David Edwards and graduate student are Ling Wong among the superheroes fighting global disease (Newsweek)

Sep 20, 2007

Staying ahead

Bioengineer and Army Reservist Kit Parker provides first-hand knowledge and technical expertise about head trauma injuries on the battlefield (ABC News)

Sep 19, 2007

Virtual hours

Besides being cool, David Malan's use of virtual office hours in CS50 is convenient (Inside Higher Ed)