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...life-saving stem cell research. Now, with the University planning to temporarily house the Harvard Stem Cell Institute in its existing Cambridge campus, residents have come to question the University’s commitment to developing the neighborhood, saying they feel jilted by Harvard’s change of focus. “The Science Complex is a promise that was broken to us,” said State Representative Michael J. Moran, whose constituency includes Allston, Brighton, and Brookline. But the sharp turn of events, precipitated by an unprecedented economic downturn that has wreaked havoc on University finances...
...Eliza’s] been a scorer for us in the past,” Saretsky said. “She’s really rounding into form as we head into the heart of the outdoor season.”But it was clear that the main focus of the weekend for the track team was the HYOC matchup.“Theres something really special about it,” Saretsky said. “Our student-athletes recognize the importance of this competition, and had a lot of fun.”—Staff writer...
...loss to the Tigers hurts Harvard’s chances at the league crown.“We know that we’re still in the race for the Ivy League championship,” Crimson coach Traci Green said. “Right now our focus is on winning every match...for the rest of the season.”Harvard is now just a half game behind No. 60 Brown, No. 44 Yale, and Princeton, and likely must defeat all its remaining opponents, including challenging match-ups against the Bears and Bulldogs next weekend, to take...
Still, Obama can add the Posada indictment to the list of fence-mending planks he's taking to Trinidad - most of them involving Cuba, which has shaped up to be the central focus of the summit. Most Latin American leaders consider a change in Washington's Cuba policy - including the 47-year-old trade embargo - to be a sine qua non for improving hemispheric relations in general and the strongest indication that the U.S. is willing to deal with Latin America with the same multilateral, dialogue-based approach that Obama pledged at the G-20 summit this month in London...
...Napolitano's words and the official government inquiry that has been opened should be the focus not just in L'Aquila but throughout the country, which is crisscrossed by two major fault lines and experiences dozens of small earthquakes each year...