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University President Drew G. Faust spoke in favor of increased funding for the biomedical sciences before a U.S. Senate committee this morning...
University President Drew G. Faust spoke in favor of increasing federal funding for biomedical research before a U.S. Senate committee yesterday.Faust’s testimony capped a Harvard-led effort to reverse a recent real-dollar decline in research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).Working as part of a larger consortium of universities, Harvard spearheaded the lobbying push, which began with a report and congressional appearances last spring.Yesterday’s testimony, as well as a second report, ”A Broken Pipeline?,” released at a press conference immediately preceding...
...problem though, is that I kinda like the muscles. Hell, I say the more recruited athletes the better—especially if they’re the hunks that Amaker is recruiting. I am highly in favor of the toned, 6-foot-plus men that he is desperately trying to bribe into coming to our less-than-stellar athletic school. We’re all about diversity, right? And trust me, we need a little more of it in the looks arena...
...from the top of the key. But, it was too little too late for the Crimson.Yale’s lead soon ballooned to 20, before Amaker pulled his starters—including captain Brad Unger (six points, five rebounds), playing his final Harvard basketball game—in favor of his bench in the final minutes.Lin finished with a game-high 19 points, five rebounds, and four steals. Fellow guards Pusar and Housman added 14 and 12, respectively. The trio finished with eight steals, but they also had nine turnovers.“I thought Jeremy in particular, he?...
...best when it focuses on the specific. In the last thirty minutes Dunn abandons her focus on the battle over Barton Springs to examine the issue of urban sprawl more generally. The end of the film loses its momentum as Dunn neglects her human subjects in favor of familiar generalizations about environmental conservation. The soundtrack switches from the bluesy sounds of Patty Griffin and Jeff Beck to generically-epic instrumentals.A more serious flaw is Dunn’s failure to fully explore the larger implications of Barton Springs’ story. Not all of those who transplanted to Austin...