Word: clay
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...Department of Mathematics formally thanked the donor, Landon T. Clay '50, at a Friends of Harvard Mathematics dinner held in his honor last Tuesday...
Although the donation was made almost a year ago, the department waited for "an auspicious occasion" to publicize it, said Department Chair Arthur M. Jaffe, who holds the professorship in mathematics and theoretical science that Clay endowed...
...Clay, who concentrated in English during his undergraduate years, called the mathematics department "a vibrant place" in remarks at the dinner and said that he was making the gift because "mathematics is the key to understanding science, [and] compared to many scientific projects, in mathematics you get more bang for the buck...
...Clay emphasized the importance of boycotts as a means for consumers to accelerate reform. "We need to be consumers concerned with not only what the package is made of, but also what is in the package," Clay said. "We need to question ourselves, 'Does [the product] support a living environment...
Panelist Doug Scott, associate director of the Sierra Club, agreed with Clay. "The greatest challenge we have is to empower the people," Scott said. "We don't want environmental advocacy to result in panicked people. We need to empower them to rally to the cause more effectively...