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...efficient too. The Union of Concerned Scientists has come up with a design that achieves 35% better fuel economy than the best-selling Ford Explorer. For only $760 more, that green SUV could be on the road. Combining the usual body-on-frame design into a lighter "unibody" would boost fuel economy as much as 8%. Add a sixth gear to the transmission, lower-friction lubricants and electronic valve controls, and you would be up another 17%. Even redesigning side mirrors to cut wind resistance would help. If automakers improved the fuel economy of SUVs and pickup trucks...
...chest. Princeton’s Jay McCareins recovered at the Harvard 33-yard line. “We struggled at times on our kicking game today and we paid the price,” Murphy said. TYED UP The Crimson’s wounded receiving corps got a boost Saturday with the return of senior Ryan Tyler. Despite missing the past two games with a shoulder injury, Tyler was still tied for the team lead in receptions with 14, thanks to injuries to starters Corey Mazza and Rodney Byrnes. Saturday, Tyler had just three receptions but all were for substantial...
...Harvard in 2001. Under the direction of the University Committee on Human Rights Studies, the Harvard program has thus far invited 10 scholars to Cambridge. This year, the program will fund an unprecedented six scholars, whereas previous years saw two scholars at most. The Harvard program received a financial boost this year after receiving a $1.2 million donation from three supporters, two of whom are Harvard alumni. Two of the six Harvard fellows for the 2005-2006 academic year are returning to the SAR for the second consecutive year. Of the six scholars, the identities of only three have been...
...published by two Harvard School of Public Health professors shows that they may be good for more than just their health—children in developing countries who receive regular immunizations may also earn more during their adult lives. In the study, researchers concluded that immunization programs can help boost the economies of developing countries and that the international community should recognize these added benefits.“There is a strong case, therefore, for a renewed international commitment to vaccination,” the study, which was published in World Economics, says.Authors David E. Bloom, Gamble professor of economics...
...living wage activist and associate counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice, puts it, living wage activists have “economics on their side.” This seems to be true. In Santa Fe, business leaders and their in-house economists argued that a living wage would boost unemployment. They were wrong. The job growth rate in Santa Fe for the past year was 2 percent. This puts Santa Fe in line with the rest of New Mexico, which had the 13th best job growth record in the nation. More importantly, the hospitality industry, arguably the most affected...