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While Kirshner called talk of the Nobel “presumptuous,” he didn’t dismiss the possibility...
It’s easy enough to dismiss Fukuyama as an out-of-touch academic. But as a member of the President’s Council of Bioethics, he has already made good on the chance to impose his curious worldview on scientists. This summer, he voted for a ban on research cloning and thereby blocked those who are trying to cure disease using this powerful tool. The scientific advances that could help save lives have already been subjugated to the narrow ideology of a political philosopher...
Attorneys representing the University, Economics Professor Andrei Shleifer ’82 and former Harvard employee Jonathan Hay were in court to defend their arguments that the judge should dismiss, on the basis of undisputed facts, a fraud suit brought against them by the U.S. government...
Yesterday’s hearing represents the parties’ first protracted engagement in front of the judge since Woodlock considered Harvard’s motion to dismiss the case...
...might be easy to dismiss this safety concern by listing off campus services such as the shuttle as an alternative to walking. But this overlooks the real issue. The late night shuttle only comes every 25 to 30 minutes, again leaving a student alone and vulnerable on a street corner. Many students ignore this option because they cannot afford to waste half an hour waiting for the next pick-up. The reality is, students will continue to make the walk regardless of other options; they need and deserve convenient, timely access to all areas on campus...