Word: focus
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There is a sense of urgency. Clearly the science says that we are approaching a point where if we wait, things will get that much worse. But there is a bigger picture here that I think is really important to focus on. There are strong indications that our own industries and industries around the world see clean energy and the green economy as an enormous business opportunity, the next big thing for the economy. If we don't move to address energy and climate as two side of the same coin we will lose out. Our economy will lose those...
...four doubles en route to being honored as the Ivy League Player of the Week.But she wasn’t alone. Every starter had at least one hit, with the team combining for 43 on the weekend.“We’ve just been focusing on having quality at-bats at the plate, keeping our defense solid,” Bock said. “Our offense has really picked up—scoring 23 runs in a day is indicative of the kind of hitting we’re capable of, and we’re just...
Howe also added that “a big focus of the event” will be to highlight some of Harvard’s efforts to promote sustainability—in July 2008, University President Drew G. Faust committed Harvard to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent below 2006 levels...
...accommodate the disparity in academic focus between the human evolutionary biology concentration within anthropology and the rest of the department, the Faculty Council—the 18-member governing body of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—passed a proposal yesterday to make human evolutionary biology a separate department. Under the plan, the anthropology department—which currently offers concentrations in human evolutionary biology and anthropology, with three separate tracks—would divide into two separate departments. The human evolutionary biology concentration offered by the anthropology department is essentially a life science with some elements...
...from week to week and expect to see a certain crew,” captain Teddy Schreck said. “It’s not really what we expect to see, but it’s more about what we can do ourselves to race. Sprints is the focus, and that’s the focus all year.” With just two weeks remaining before Sprints, however, time is running out for coaches tinkering with lineups and boats looking for a rhythm. While the heavyweights have one race remaining before traveling to Sprints—next weekend?...