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...dilemma of whether to kill the killers comes up in only a small fraction of all U.S. homicides. The criteria for capital murder vary from state to state and even, inevitably, from case to case. In general, there must be "aggravating circumstances." These can be as specific as the murder of a fireman or one by an inmate serving a life sentence; as common as a homicide committed along with a lesser felony, like burglary; and as vague as Florida's law citing "especially heinous, atrocious or cruel" killings. It is estimated that about 10% of U.S. homicides currently...
...major universities. The Conference Board of Associated Research Councils, composed of a number of learned societies, this week offers a tentative guide to scholarly excellence. In the chart below, which covers six of the 32 disciplines that were evaluated, TIME combines the board's ratings on two basic criteria of the 16 used in the study: the quality of the faculty, and how well the program trains students. Because of the difficulties of making overall comparisons, the board decided against picking the top institutions. In TIME's interpretation of the board's two key criteria, the University...
According to a mid-December draft the most recent of several that have emerged since last spring the rules spell out proposed policy in four major areas conduct of research, discussing criteria for accepting grants motivation for research, including conflict of interest rules for Faculty members, quality of research covering the review and evaluation of projects and the commercial applications of research defining the touchy issues involved with patenting and licensing "any invention deriving from university-based research...
...decision to terminate life support for my patient so that another may live, I feel unclean. I decry the dehumanization of our profession today. We are being asked to place the welfare of the next patient on a recipient list above the best interests of our own patient. The criteria for brain death can be too loosely applied these days, especially if there is a publicity campaign for the transplant of a vital organ, such as a pediatric organ. Richard G. Nilges, M.D. Chicago
...pumping one liter of blood per minute, one-fifth the normal rate. Surgery was set for 8 a.m. Thursday. Clark had already been approved by the hospital's selection committee. In addition to suffering from a fatal heart condition with no alternative treatment, he more than met the criteria for psychological stability and a strong will to live. "This man was worth waiting for," said Committee Member Peg Miller...