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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Because of this rule, Gilbert last March announced that he will leave the Faculty in order to devote himself full time to Biogen, a company he founded several years ago. Gilbert had tried to balance his teaching responsibilities with his duties as chief executive officer of the firm, but admitted...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Coming to Grips With Biotechnology | 6/10/1982 | See Source »

Faculty members disagree about what conflicts occur when they take-on responsibilities beyond the walls of Harvard. Frederick Ausubel, associate professor of Biology and a consultant for the nine-month-old Biotechnica, Inc. says a potential conflict of spirit can occur. "Can one devote all that much time to creative...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Coming to Grips With Biotechnology | 6/10/1982 | See Source »

Tsomides has lingering doubts about his future--he's still not sure he wants to spend his life in a lab, and he "hopes" he made the "right decision" in accepting the Marshall. "The main temptation is to devote oneself to totally achieving goals. I guess I get caught up...

Author: By George P. Bayliss, | Title: Stroke, Stroke, Stroke, Organic Chemistry | 6/10/1982 | See Source »

Nearly 3000 undergraduates signed a petition apologizing to McNamara for the disruption, still and all, the demonstration marked the birth of a third Harvard, a short-lived, hot-burning era that lasted until 1972 or thereabouts but whose effects linger still. This Harvard closed down spring after spring as students...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Four More Years | 6/9/1982 | See Source »

WISCONSIN. A witty, flamboyant former college professor who won office in an upset four years ago, Lee Dreyfus, 55, decided not to run again even though he was the odds-on favorite for reelection. Dreyfus, whose trademark is a red vest, cited "personal reasons" and constant battles with the Democratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hard Times in a Soft Underbelly | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

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