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...newfound focus on bringing student art to the forefront of campus life is due in large part to the work of the University-wide Task Force on the Arts, whose December 2008 report included a recommendation that more spaces on campus be dedicated to the arts in addition to broader suggestions for arts-oriented curricular and instructional changes. “We are looking for spaces throughout the campus where we can showcase students’ talent and artistic energy. For me, daily encounters with the student work in Mass Hall have been a welcome reminder of the artistic vitality...
...American College of Medical Genetics recommended uniform and broader screening for the entire catalog of conditions, including amino acid deficiencies, oxidative disorders and blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia. The March of Dimes and the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed that recommendation, and lobbied states to legislate mandatory newborn screenings. That same year, a March of Dimes survey found that only 38% of babies were getting sufficiently screened, with at least 21 of the 29 available tests. "These are rare conditions, but they can be devastating and catastrophic if not detected," says Dr. Jennifer Howse, president of the March...
...trillion, and the public portion is growing fast. "Medicare and Medicaid on their current trajectory cannot be sustained," Obama told a group of columnists aboard Air Force One. "And the only way I think we're going to fix it is if we see those two problems in the broader context of bending the curve down on health-care inflation." Obama's betting the future of the U.S. economy--and a lot of his own political capital--that this is even possible...
...will France's return actually mean much for NATO and its members? Is France likely to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan? Not really, and no. French activity in NATO has grown broader and deeper over the past few years already. France participated in a growing number of alliance-led missions including Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan. Those operations erased most of the significant divisions created by de Gaulle's partial withdrawal in 1966, and rendered France's special status largely symbolic. (See pictures of Kosovo...
...even if it’s cold out and they don’t want to cross the bridge,” Delany-Smith said. “Just go to the game, paint your face, and cheer them on.” Speakers said the lackluster attendance reflected broader issues discouraging participation in women’s sports, which they said suffer from a false comparison to male athletics, leading to lack of female athlete role models. Panelist Wendy Healy, general manager of recreation at Harvard, said female participation in athletics is also affected because some women are self...