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Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Happy Endings

Harvard Gazette, July 23, 2012

Harvard Professor and former Radcliffe Institute fellow Maria Tatar led a group of teachers in a summer seminar sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, “Golden Compasses as Moral Compasses: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Fairy Tales and Fantasy.”

Mushroom Relations

Harvard Gazette, July 20, 2012
Anne Pringle and Ben Wolfe, [Photo by Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer]

Harvard researchers are using one of the most comprehensive fungal “family trees” ever created to unlock evolutionary secrets.

Professor Awarded Fellowship in USA

This is Nottingham, July 5, 2012

Nottingham Trent University Professor Carole Perry will start a year-long fellowship to pursue work on the interaction between organisms and materials. 

Camera Instead of Test Tubes

EMBOencounters, July 1, 2012
The concept of stem cells homeostasis can be illustrated by showing how starter yeast dough in a bakery is used. In both cases, the source is maintained while employed in parallel to generate the final product. [Photo by Benny Shilo]

EMBOencounters Q&A with Benny Shilo who took up a camera instead of test tubes in September 2011, when he left active research to concentrate on photography as a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute.

Commencement Confetti

Harvard Magazine, July 1, 2012
[Photo by Tony Rinaldo]

Commencement happenings around Harvard—from Radcliffe's Fay Prize Winners for most outstanding senior thesis to Radcliffe Day ambiance.  

Commencement: At the Mic

Harvard Magazine, July 1, 2012

On 2012 Commencement, journalist and author Fareed Zakaria, Ph.D. '93, LL.D. '12, gave an upbeat assessment of world affairs. But Phi Beta Kappa orator Derek Bok and Radcliffe Medalist Margaret H. Marshall detailed serious concerns about American democracy. Medical and dental graduates heard a searing call to service. And there were lighter moments, too. 

Novel Coating that Repels just about Anything Receives R&D 100 Award

phys.org, June 21, 2012

A novel coating that repels almost every type of liquid and solid, from blood and crude oil to ice and bacteria, has received a 2012 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. Called SLIPS, the coating was developed by the Radcliffe Institute's Joanna Aizenberg and was inspired by the slippery surface of the carnivorous pitcher plant. 

The Strange Career of Juan Crow

The New York Times, June 17, 2012

The depth of my alienation from home hit me last January, when Alabama shut out Louisiana State for the college football championship. Even in the familiar afterglow of 'Bama's second title in three years, I had to ask myself, what right did my state have to brag, about anything? 

Tony-Winning Twosome

Harvard Magazine, June 13, 2012

The Broadway musical ONCE took eight Tony Awards at the American Theatre Wing's annual ceremony, held on June 10. John Tiffany, director of ONCE, received the Tony for Best Director of a Musical; he was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute during 2010-2011. 

Harvard-incubated Shows “Porgy,” “Once” Win Tony Awards

Harvard Gazette, June 11, 2012

Two Broadway shows with origins at Harvard cleaned up at the Tony Awards on Sunday night. "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Once" took home 10 awards in total, including the prizes for best musical revival and best musical, respectively. 

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