Word: development
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...College could also improve advising for juniors by encouraging them to take small classes whenever possible, Pilbeam said. Students in classes of 10 undergraduates or less would have the chance to develop good working relationships with faculty members, Pilbeam said...
...Harvard's aegis, the patent for the new chemical belongs to the University, and the two professors will receive a huge cut of any future roylaties. And profits from the discovery will soon flow in, as Cambridge Bioscience, a biotechnology firm in Worcester, has already bought a license to develop and market GP120. This seems to have all gone according to the book--the redbook containing Harvard's research and patenting policies, that...
...states that failed -- Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Virginia -- must take certain steps by year's end. One requirement in Virginia, for example, will be to complete buildings already under construction at some all-black campuses, while Georgia must develop a plan to encourage students at a largely white junior college to transfer to a traditionally black...
...Bone mass reaches its peak in the 30s for both men and women, then begins to drop by about 1% a year. In women the rate surges for a few years after menopause. About 24 million Americans, the vast majority of them women, develop osteoporosis, a condition in which the bones become dangerously thin and fragile. Brittle bones are the major cause of the fractures, particularly of the hip, that cripple many of the elderly. Alcohol and tobacco use accelerates bone thinning. Another reason to stop smoking: women who use tobacco reach menopause about two years earlier than women...
Miller said the health center has created the post of "substance abuse coordinator" to oversee the health services programs looking at patterns of alcohol and drug abuse. In addition, Miller has worked with the IFC to develop an informational course on alcohol which students can take for credit this spring...