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...philanthropist Eli Broad and led by economics professor Roland G. Fryer Jr., will open soon at Harvard, the Broad Foundation announced yesterday at the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York.The $44-million effort, called the Education Innovation Laboratory (or “EdLabs”), will bring together economists and educators to study strategies for improving K-12 public school education. Research will focus on three test cities, New York, Washington, and Chicago.Different schemes will be implemented in each city, allowing researchers to test controversial programs like compensating students for high test scores, a practice Fryer has tried...
...field recordings of Westerners exploring Tibet in search of musicians—may capture the imaginations of many. The experience of listening to these recordings is unlike any other. While chaotic, grating, and even annoying at times, the recordings of the Sublime Frequencies label not only bring awareness and enjoyment of otherwise essentially overlooked cultures, but does well to remove, in a small way, that culture from the context of contemporary history. And like those decals on the walls at Twisted Village, there is a beauty and a fascination with art that, ripped from its context, has taken on newer...
...Four Harvard physics professors—John Huth, Joao Guimaraes da Costa, Masahiro Morii, and Melissa Franklin—remain intimately involved with the $8 billion collider, which stands as the most expensive scientific experiment ever attempted, and, when fully operational, may help bring to light particles and forces hitherto unseen...
...growth in SEAS faculty from about 70 professors to 100 will bring in more “sponsored research”—where professors fund their own work through grants—which Dumay said will be one of SEAS’ main sources of revenue...
...harm. Part of this is to gently persuade the candidates to be totally relaxed and natural while simultaneously being very careful not to really be themselves. When Joe Biden squares off against Sarah Palin on Oct. 2, Biden must be cautioned to avoid his powerful urge to bring a laminated copy of his sat scorecard to the podium or to toss any well-meaning compliments at his opponent that include the word gams. It's probably a good idea to strip him of his beloved 4-lb. cuff links before he launches into any working-class-hero stuff as well...