Professor Erez Manela was named one of eight of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Visiting Scholars for 2009.  During his residency in Cambridge, Manela will be working on a project titled, “The Eradication of Smallpox: An International History.”

For more information about the fellowship, please visit: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Professor Robert Darnton’s article “Google & the Future of Books” appeared in the February 12, 2009 edition of The New York Review of Books.

Yonatan Eyal (PhD. 2005) was interviewed by the University of Toronto’s Research. The article entitled “Historian Yonatan Eyal on the pageantry and meaning of the presidential swearing-in” was posted on Friday, January 16, 2009.

Yonatan Eyal is currently an Assistant Professor of American History at the University of Toronto at Mississauga.

Professor Lizabeth Cohen’s article, “Hearing echoes of 1933 in 2009” ran in the January 18, 2009 edition of the Boston Herald.

Lizabeth Cohen photographed by Ted Fitzgerald

A memorial service for Professor Angeliki Laiou is scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2009, at 2 p.m. in Memorial Church. A reception will follow the service, at 3 p.m. in the Great Space of Robinson Hall.

Those who wish to make a charitable contribution in the name of Prof. Angeliki Laiou may make a donation to ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association. The association is dedicated to the support and education of thyroid cancer survivors. If you do make a gift, please donate to the ThyCa Thyroid Cancer Research Fund by selecting this option in the first pull-down menu on the donations page.

One or two research internships will be awarded to Harvard undergraduates to accomplish an important scholarly mission in Europe this summer. Under the general supervision of Dr. Helena Hamerow, Professor of Medieval Archaeology, Oxford University, between ca. June 1 and July 30, the intern(s) will work on an important medieval archaeology research project for approximately one month; a second month will be spent working on an archaeological excavation. Based in Oxford’s Institute for Archaeology, the summer interns would meet and work with archaeologists, have opportunities to visit sites and excavations on their own initiative, and perform an invaluable scholarly service to the broader archaeological and historical community. By the very nature of their work, they would be exposed to some of the leading scholars in England, and gain unique insights both into a new and rising field, and into the academic and other aspects of life in a major intellectual and cultural center abroad. The successful interns will need some background in medieval studies and/or archaeology, and some basic understanding of scanning, databases, and general computer skills, as well as the ability to conduct independent work within a foreign institutional and academic environment. The Harvard-Oxford Summer Medieval Archeology Internship qualifies for support from the David Rockefeller International Experience Grants. Applicants for the internship should therefore apply to the Rockefeller Program specifying that they are candidates for the Harvard-Oxford Medieval Archeology Internship. You may not have graduated at the time that you will hold the award.

Each intern will receive a grant sufficient to cover airfare and living expenses for eight weeks. Students will find their own lodgings.   At the conclusion of the summer, interns will submit a three-page report to Professor McCormick and to the OIP on their experience.

Please send by noon February 13 a personal statement of why you should be chosen for the award (1 page maximum) and why this is an important opportunity for you, a list of relevant medieval studies and archaeology courses you have taken, a transcript, specify the foreign languages you can speak and/or read, and have a Faculty member who knows you and your work well submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf to Prof. McCormick, c/o Mr. Jesse Halvorsen: jrhalvor@fas.harvard.edu.