Word: conant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...next five years or so--during which Strominger says the idea of a building "was dormant"-Biochemistry professors remained in their scattered offices. Some were in the well-equipped Conant Labs, but others were forced to work out of the crowded. Biology facilities--which professors say suffer from water, heating and air-conditioning problems...
...then, of course, another retrograde idea was dusted off and heralded as the next great undergraduate breakthrough--and in 1975, 30 years after Conant's committee had prepared the Red Book, the Core was formulated. When Dean Rosovsky's committee came to the conclusion that Gen Ed had degenerated into a gut-filled abyss, it formulated a plan which divided knowledge into not three but five general areas of study; Literature and Arts, Historical Study, Social Analysis and Moral Reasoning, Science, and Foreign Cultures. By the time it is fully implemented for the class of 1986, each student will have...
...Loring Conant, Jr., assistant Physician at University Health Services, treated Howe. Conant believes that Howe's "incredible determination and positive thinking" were indeed important factors in his recovery. "The most distressing aspect of any illness is the feeling of a loss of control that the patient experiences," Conant says, adding that having "concrete objects to deal with," such as Howe's athletic goals, can have an important effect on the patient's illness...
...Conant too emphasizes the impracticability of using Howe's experiences as a yardstick for all cancer patients. The nature of the disease, he notes, makes it impossible to diagnose the same treatment for all cancer patients...
Both Howe and Conant agree there is a need for tenderness and communication in dealing with cancer patients. Both doctors and family members must keep "a sense of the total person" in mind, says Conant. It is easy, but often harmful, to think of a patient only in terms of his illness, Conant believes, saying, "It's important to remember that you are dealing with a person, not just a platelet count." Howe stresses the need for all those involved with a terminally ill patient to show humor and perspective. He believes that his emotional state, as much...