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...Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)—the brainchild of Harvard professor emeritus Edward O. Wilson—launched its first 30,000 entries yesterday, making a small dent in the 1.8 million species the online database intends to chronicle...
...Harvard is not the only college to benefit from Riverton’s brainchild. Harvardwood has held joint events and programs with other universities, and has even contributed to the start of similar groups at Brown, Columbia, and the University of Virginia...
...tourist and speaker. Nesson isn’t opposed, however, to swindling poor, unsuspecting law school students out of a few bucks. Indeed, Nesson says he plays with students “whenever they invite me to a good game.” GPSTS, Nesson’s brainchild, sponsors team poker matches between law, business, and other professional schools. In its attempt to spread the joy of poker to universities around the world, GPSTS has already claimed 366 students at the University of Michigan, 100 students at Cornell, and 65 at Harvard. But don’t think it?...
...brainchild of Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78, the Massachusetts Life Science Initiative would allocate $500 million for construction of research facilities, as well as $250 million for fellowships and grants and $250 million in tax incentives over ten years...
With Valentine’s Day looming, students looking for a date can turn to OkCupid, the brainchild of three math-savvy alums. Christopher R. Coyne ’99, Sam A. Yagan ’99, and Maxwell N. Krohn ’99, three dorm-mates from Straus Hall, have lead numerous online ventures in the decade since their graduation. In 2004, the trio turned their creative energy to the Internet dating market when they launched OkCupid.com. The rudimentary pairing service, says Coyne, was inspired by a classmate’s software to help seniors seeking their hook...