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...revised set of requirements for the Astrophysics concentration will make the field more accessible to students interested in the topic, taking the focus off of graduate-level preparation and emphasizing flexibility, according to professors familiar with the changes. The overhaul of the concentration centered on the department??s realization that “we didn’t have to make our requirements embody everything we would expect to see of an applicant to grad school,” said David Charbonneau, a professor of astronomy and the director of undergraduate studies.As a relatively small concentration to begin...
...Club sports teams do have options for funding assistance built into the Harvard extracurricular net—most notably the UC grants available to all clubs. Ultimate Frisbee applies for the UC retroactive grants, and it gains some support from the Athletic Department??s club sports fund. However, the latter source only covers two tournament fees for the frisbee team, and for cheerleaders, the budget is exhausted after traveling to (required) away football games. Whether it be selling frisbees or advertising cheergrams, club sports teams must therefore find some way to provide for their hefty costs...
Although Melton argued that the new concentration is not preprofessional, many HDRB classes will be taught next fall by Medical School professors. The SCRB department??itself a joint venture of FAS and Harvard Medical School, begun in 2007—is currently offering courses that will count toward the nascent concentration’s requirements...
...Korea’s latest moves with extremely diplomatic, cautious expressions of concern. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for North Korea to end its threats during a trip to the South Korean capital, Seoul, in late February. And after North Korea’s latest threats, the State Department??s special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, has taken his turn, calling the threats unproductive, especially as the United States was willing to reach out to the North Koreans and continue to build relations. These relations would presumably start with the negotiations from which Kim?...
...University. “But now, unfortunately, since we cannot grow, the situation involves making choices.”The delay has compelled the University to plan to relocate stem cell researchers originally bound for Allston to a Cambridge facility currently occupied by faculty members in the MCB department??a move that has triggered backlash from professors who object to the administration’s apparent prioritization of stem cell research at the expense of their own discipline.‘NETHERLAND’Harvard’s stem cell researchers, who are dispersed across Boston, have long...