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...post-doctoral fellowship study at the Jonas Salk Institute for Biological Studies.To support himself through medical school, Crichton wrote medical thrillers under pseudonyms such as Jeffrey Hudson. But when his 1969 book “A Case of Need” won that year’s Edgar Award for Best Novel, Crichton’s cover of anonymity was blown.Crichton’s part-time job soon became his lucrative livelihood; heavily influenced by his medical training, Crichton’s unique brand of science thriller has sold over 150 million copies worldwide. Thirteen of his novels have...
...field. From astounding football ability to academic prowess, Berry has been a standout his entire Crimson career. Now the entire country will know of Berry’s talents as he joins the ranks of Peyton and Eli Manning in earning the National Football Foundation (NFF) National-Scholar Athlete Award. With the award, Berry will be one of 15 finalists who are in contention for the Draddy Trophy. Often called the ‘Academic Heisman’, the trophy goes to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service and on-field performance...
...implementation of renewable energy technologies on our campus,” she said. For each pledge, Harvard will contribute $1.50 toward renewable energy projects on campus. The pledge rates of each Harvard school will help determine the location of the funded project, and a contest between undergraduate houses will award points for the Green Cup. Dunster House is currently in the lead with 49 percent of its residents having already signed the pledge. “It’s a great way to get your House excited to talk about sustainability,” said Karen A. McKinnon...
...produced live election specials in past years, but this year’s edition will feature live reporting by student correspondents on campus and call-in cameos by big names in journalism, academia, and politics, including Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent; presidential biographer Douglas Brinkley; award-winning author and political commentator Doris Kearns Goodwin; and John Harris, the editor-in-chief of The Politico, among others...
...shooting a health-care documentary - obviously Moore's Sicko - in Cuba. He's thrilled to be in an island paradise. The locals, not so much: they fight to get on the boat taking Malone back to the U.S., where a critics' group gives him the coveted Leni Riefenstahl Award for his films Die You American Pigs and America Sucks the Big One. But the auteur is not as popular with "real" Americans. He is called a "fat, ignorant, America-hating traitor," a "sack o' shit" and, by the ghost of J.F.K., "a douche...