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...Congressional committee has launched an investigation to determine whether Harvard received “favorable treatment” when the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the University a $40 million research contract in March...
...letter sent on Monday to University President Lawrence H. Summers, the investigation will look at whether Dr. Richard Klausner, the director of the NIH’s National Cancer Institute from 1995 to 2001, “personally and substantially participated” in the decision to award the contract to Harvard at a time when he was a candidate for the presidency of the University...
...Klausner’s schedule shows he attended meetings to discuss the contract during this time, and “it appears [he] had detailed personal knowledge about this subcontract and its status,” according to the letter, which was also sent to NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni...
...letter raises questions about the terms of the contract, pointing to the fact that the contract’s funding sources typically support research at NIH headquarters in Maryland, but this money was used to support a lab at Harvard...
...hype--and the $100 million contract--certainly set up Lebron James for a fall. But the high school phenom's NBA debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers silenced most doubters. The teen had 25 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds against Sacramento, followed by a 21-point, 12-rebound, 8-assist game in Phoenix. Hoopheads and NBA vets alike were impressed. Only the Cavs were a bit let down; they lost both games...