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...worrying enough. "The article says that the more of this chemical you have, the greater the risk," says vom Saal. "We understand how BPA causes these problems in animals, and the human study follows that." A recent study by the Yale School of Medicine provides even more cause for concern, showing that tests in primates found that BPA "causes the loss of connections of brain cells" that could lead to memory problems, and even depression...
Though the FDA has ruled BPA safe, not everyone in the government agrees. Earlier this month the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a federal agency that gauges the safety of chemicals, reported that its research shows "some concern" about the effects of BPA on the brain development of fetuses and young children. (Children are considered particularly vulnerable to the chemical, which is thought to interfere with development.) Critics note that the FDA's report relied on a small number of studies funded by industry groups that manufacture BPA, while the NTP took in a wider range of science. "The FDA says...
...Harvard has been revamping its fundraising operations to emphasize cross-school gifts and support less wealthy schools such as the Harvard School of Public Health and the Divinity School. The shift has at times ruffled feathers at wealthier schools like the FAS amid concern the new priorities may lower their school’s take...
...Mathematical Reasoning. The deadlock was due in part to Gen Ed’s central claim to focus more on subject matter than “ways of knowing,” as well as the indefinite nature of the United States in the World category. There was also concern that since over 900 students take Ec10 every year, the class might monopolize a Gen Ed category. But the Gen Ed committee, stewarded by Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris, was able to reach a solution over the summer. The decision comes just in time for freshmen to take...
...greater sense of social responsibility. His focus, he says, is on "welfare, schools and families. If you want to mend the broken society, these are the things you have to try to get right." There's much debate about how broken Britain really is, but Cameron taps into widespread concern about deepening poverty, overstretched public services and a rise in violence, especially among teenagers. Champagne memories and social deprivation could make for an uneasy juxtaposition, especially in such tough times. Can someone marinated in plenty viscerally understand what it feels like to be poor or excluded? He brushes the question...