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...high school I was intimidated by computer science,” she said. “It was just a bunch of guys.”Nationally, Cohoon said her center is making an effort to highlight aspects of occupations in computer science that are attractive to women, such as the flexibility to work in a number of different fields and locations, as well as the creative aspect of the job—a trait that she called characteristically feminine. While there has been no organized effort to attract more female students into computer science at Harvard, Malan said...
...little bit, and the number of visitors is reduced. People are coming less often to the stores. During these times we have to be more creative when it comes to promotions and price reductions. For example, we're running promotions where we reduce prices on top-selling products to attract people to the stores. We're also using our restaurant to attract visitors with things like free breakfast. It's strange that people will go all the way to Ikea for $5 or however much a free breakfast is, but the reality is that people actually do that...
...Professors hope that the greater flexibility to craft a plan of study in the concentration will attract bigger numbers...
...Starting this year, more students may have opportunities to follow in Ju’s footsteps. As the concentration evolves within the changing college environment, it has undergone two main adaptations that are intended to attract more students to the history of science department...
...endorsement of these changes, students harbor mixed reactions. Urvesh M. Shelat ’09, a member of a student-faculty committee that discussed the changes last year, said he is ambivalent about the changes. While he said that the amendments are interesting ideas that will definitely attract more students to the department, Shelat said that it may also change the concentration’s demographic...