Harvard UniversityNews and information about Harvard University. News and information from the best feeds offered by Harvard University.Wall Street Upheaval May Sap Economy, Spurs Rate-Cut Pressure - Bloomberg- September 16, 2008 Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Wall Street convulsions that took down two of the largest investment banks in 24 hours threaten to make it harder for consumers and companies to borrow, push unemployment higher and put pressure on the Federal Reserve to ...http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601208&sid=aFGVJXfpHuCw&refer=finance Geithner Cajoled Banks to Help Each Other, Too Late for Lehman - Bloomberg- September 16, 2008 Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- In late 1997, facing the risk of an economic meltdown in South Korea, a young Treasury official named Timothy Geithner pushed a novel idea: cajole banks into keeping credit flowing to the country as part of an overall rescue ...http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601208&sid=ak7j4omwJlCA&refer=finance President's office hours 2008-09- September 11, 2008 President Drew Faust will hold office hours for students in her Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates:http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2008/09.11/02-preshours.html Houghton sets sights on reception- September 11, 2008 Houghton Library will host an opening reception on Tuesday (Sept. 16) from 5 to 7 p.m. for its major fall exhibition, "To Promote, to Learn, to Teach, to Please: Scientific Images in Early Modern Books." The exhibition examines how images in early modern European books of science (1500-1750) not only were shaped by the needs of scientific communication, but also were deeply influenced by economic, social, and cultural considerations. Through representative examples, drawn from the collections...http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2008/09.11/38-houghton.html Sackler hosts 'Re-View' exhibition- September 11, 2008 In June, with an ambitious renovation in mind, Harvard closed the doors of 32 Quincy St., a stately fixture on campus since 1927.http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2008/09.11/19-review.html |