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...will no longer be required. “We have an obligation to train students who are interested in a solid experience in the natural science, but don’t necessarily want to go to graduate school and become research scientists,” said James M. Moran, chair of the Department of Astronomy, in an e-mailed statement.The Educational Policy Committee’s Kenen said she was pleased with how thoughtful the department had been in their concentration revisions, allowing the EPC to approve them without reservation.“They really sat down and, from scratch...
...stroke with them. That was one of our best defensive games of the year.”Trailing 4-1 going into the second half, Harvard scored twice with shots from Kennifer and Purcell, while co-captain and goaltender Nicola Perlman, who is also a former Crimson magazine chair, made nine saves in net. “We need to do a better job of sticking the [goal] in the net,” Farrar said. “But that was a magnificent effort. They are starting to come together in a very happy way.”Despite...
...Business School. In 2001, the HBS Business Plan Contest added a social enterprise track, and attendance at the school’s Social Enterprise Conference has grown consistently. And with the economic downturn limiting traditional job opportunities, more students have begun to explore social causes. Faculty Co-Chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Herman “Dutch” B. Leonard ’74, who served on the selection committee for the fellowship, said that the committee was impressed by the volume of worthwhile projects submitted for consideration. “We had a number of really...
Seated on a wooden chair inside his dilapidated shack in the Harare township of Mbare, primary school teacher Moses Majuru, 40, is both anxious and excited about the week ahead. Life has become a bit easier recently thanks to the Zimbabwean government's decision on Jan. 29 to abandon the Zimbabwean dollar for a raft of foreign currencies, including the U.S. dollar and the South African rand. "I am earning in real money. It feels good," says Majuru. "I can now put food on the table and feed my family." A smile spreads across his face...
...study suggests that a better approach for ADHD kids (at least those who are not hyperactive to the point of breaking things) is to let them move all they want. That's because many kids use their movements - like swiveling in a chair or folding a leg underneath themselves and bouncing in a desk seat or repeatedly lolling and righting their head - the way many adults use caffeine: to stay focused. In other words, it may be that excessive movement doesn't prevent learning but actually facilitates it. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...