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...single image to think about, and they are all expected to think about that image as they do that reading. We spend much of that week’s discussion talking about that image­— I think it gives people something really concrete on which to focus their reading.” “She brings a unique perspective and a high level of scholarship that, when combined with her approachable nature, makes her an outstanding professor,” says Vanessa R. Dube ’10, a future senior thesis advisee of Roberts?...

Author: By Anna E. Boch, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Faculty Hot Shots: Jennifer Roberts | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...might seem rather esoteric—he uses noble gasses as geochemical tracers to study the Earth’s processes and history—his research findings may help scientists understand everything from global warming to desertification in Africa. Colleagues say that Mukhopadhyay is not the type to focus on one specific interest or area of research. Instead, he uses noble gasses—a group of inert, unreactive elements—as a tool to study a variety of geologic processes. “If he was just doing what he has been doing...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Faculty Hot Shots: Sujoy Mukhopadhyay | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

Kincaid’s primary focus is the skill of writing, which comprises her courses at Harvard...

Author: By Margherita Pignatelli, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: AAAS Taps 17 Profs as Members | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

Cohen launched his teaching career at Harvard last year and began teaching Chemistry 163 in the fall of 2008 to a group of sixteen students. Currently, he is taking a break from the classroom to focus on his lab work. The Cohen lab is devoted to investigating molecules and cells using physical tools. Tucked away in the maze-like halls of Mallinckrodt, his lab is the ultimate science nerd’s dream, filled with gadgets, robots, and a 2500 pound table floating on nitrogen filled air sacs...

Author: By Shereen P. Asmat, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Adam E. Cohen | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...Adderall does improve performance in normal, learning-disabled, and ADHD/ADD students, as measured by short-term improvements in tests and grades. The improvement comes as a result of more efficient test-taking and studying, in the form of more focus, deliberation, efficient methodology, and decreased fatigue...

Author: By Lawrence H. Diller | Title: A Misuser’s Guide to Adderall | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

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