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...Soviet Union and managed military planning during the U.S.’s response to North Korea’s growing nuclear program in 1994. Carter also oversaw the Department of Defense’s Counterproliferation Initiative and managed the reform of DOD’s national security export controls. His colleagues at the Kennedy School said they were optimistic about his upcoming tenure in DC. “The Belfer Center [for Science and International Affairs] and Harvard Kennedy School will have a difficult time filling the void Ash will leave, but he is setting such a wonderful example...
...you’ve probably heard that the world as we know it is spiraling out of control, and no one—not even Savior-In-Chief President Obama—knows what to do. Everyone, from salt-of-the-Earth Middle Americans, to class of 2006 Harvard economics graduates, is losing his job. That more than a few current seniors will likely be spending the coming year living in Mom’s house, “working things out,” has gone from an unspoken reality to a common experience. Who knew a little banking...
...treat this cancer by targeting genes that support harmful mutations, a method originally proposed in 2005 by Medical School Professor William G. Kaelin, Jr. Harlow is focusing on genes supporting MITF—a gene critical to melanoma growth—and hopes to find a way to control the gene in order to stunt tumor growth. In collaboration with David E. Fisher, the chief of dermatology and director of the Melanoma Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harlow plans to screen about 500 genes to identify which ones MITF depends on. “In our experiment we?...
...shift here where the city is kind of stepping up and saying, ‘We’re going to take some control of this process here,’” Berkeley said, noting that in the past residents “had to sit back and wait” to react to Harvard’s construction plans and goals. He added that he thought the Mayor was “not being a bully,” and appreciated the Mayor’s recognition of the on-going working relationship between the City...
...Bajaur. The military believes it has the Taliban on the ropes in Bajaur and says the truce there is simply to give Taliban members an opportunity to surrender their weapons. The cease-fire in Swat, however, comes at a moment when four-fifths of the area is under the control of the forces of local jihadist Maulana Fazlullah, which have yet to lay down their weapons. Indeed, when the new government administrator took his post in the area on Sunday, he was kidnapped by local Taliban forces and held hostage to secure the release of a handful of their imprisoned...