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One of the survey’s most significant findings is that almost half of the parents polled do not intend to get their children vaccinated, according to Gillian K. SteelFisher, a HSPH researcher and the assistant director of the research program. The main reason cited by the parents concerned...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman and Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Fear of H1N1 Has Abated, Poll Says | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

In turn, Christakis’ Roybal Center for Translational Research on Aging will explore the relationship between social networks and health problems, including obesity and cancer. Christakis’ lab director Thomas Keegan said that the research is based upon the premise that knowledge alone is insufficient, and must be...

Author: By Nadia L. Farjood, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professors Win Grants To Promote Quality of Life | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

Climate change has converted Henry David Thoreau’s beloved Walden Pond into a battle site between native and non-native plant species, and it seems as though the non-natives—particularly invasives—are emerging victorious, according to a study published by Harvard researchers last...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Plant Species Invade Walden Pond | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

The key factor behind such stark contrasts between the two countries is the difference between their respective college entrance systems. In China, a student has only one shot at entering college every year through the Gaokao, a college entrance examination held annually in June. My teachers used to tell us...

Author: By Zhongrui Yin | Title: Reflections On Five Years in the U.S. | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

I suspect that there is a deeper and more fundamental cultural difference between American and Chinese education. Historically in China, going to school was about acquiring knowledge. Students memorized passages from ancient authors like Confucius over and over again until students fully grasped the underlying meanings of the texts and...

Author: By Zhongrui Yin | Title: Reflections On Five Years in the U.S. | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

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