January 24, 2001

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Researchers now able to stop, restart light
Lene Hau and her colleagues created a new form of matter to bring a light beam to a complete stop, then restart it again.

Teaching medicine Western-style
Physicians and scientists from SPH and HMS will travel to Nepal to help establish the first Western-style medical school in the country.

Civil War soldiers fought with pen as well as sword
Graduate student Chandra Miller finds that regimental newspapers offer an important perspective on the thoughts and attitudes of Civil War soldiers.

Educating a new generation of Nepalese doctors Doctoral student Mark Hickman, along with others from the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical school, is taking part in an effort to improve the quality and accessibility of medical education in Nepal. Full story

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