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...Press publishes about 200 manuscripts a year. Standards are high. Representatives of the press often scour academic conventions for the newest and freshest ideas. The nine acquisition editors follow scholars whose work might one day prove promising. Each is an expert in his or her field...
...Stack-Babich, who had already started to make up for a slow day at the plate with a highlight-reel leaping catch in right field earlier in the game, shut down Yale in the seventh and final frame to nail down the save and the first win of the day for the Crimson...
...Bock’s head. Sloan looked to get into scoring position easily, but Bock had other plans, as she scrambled to the ball and gunned it to second to throw out the streaking Sloan. It was just one example of Harvard’s great play in the field, keying its important victory.“I turned around and it was in my mitt,” Bock said. “But we’ve been playing strong defense all year—it wasn’t just today.”Harvard tallied...
...This attitude is also inconsistent with President Obama’s pronounced goals in domestic policy. The idea of withdrawing funds that support the most cutting-edge research by the nation’s best and brightest in a field in which the U.S. has perhaps the largest lead over any other in the world—advanced technological development—is questionable at best. It goes directly against the ideals he has promoted domestically of stimulating our economy, supporting science and technology, and providing opportunities for young engineers and scientists to engage in the most exciting and advanced...