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Four years ago, Harvard laid out an ambitious plan for a program to foster research at the intersection of computing and other scientific disciplines, then prepared for the initiative’s “rapid startup...
...natural resources, Japan can't afford to be profligate. That means it has something to teach other nations. The country is one of the most energy-efficient industrial countries in the world, and some of Japan's leading companies, such as Toyota and Sharp, are known for technologies that foster greener lifestyles. A conservation mind-set is ingrained into Japanese people from birth, and is apparent in little ways throughout society. Ten years ago, when I first visited Kyoto, I was shocked that public restrooms had no soap, no dispenser full of paper towels - sometimes no toilet paper. In their...
...concentrator in Health Policy. The difficulty of pursuing a special concentration is not a matter of poor departmental organization, but rather an attempt to ensure that all concentrations are well thought out and in keeping with the College’s aim of a liberal arts education. Deborah D. Foster, director of Undergraduate Studies in Special Concentrations, notes that special concentrations are appropriate only for students interested in a more in-depth interdisciplinary study of an area that isn’t addressed in existing concentrations like History and Literature or Social Studies.“We want students...
...some ways, Perry said, the children have "wonderful qualities - understanding of others, respect for their elders, kindness." But they have also been taught the outside world is filled with Satanic forces - movies, music, games - and as they are exposed to them in foster care, Perry says, they may well believe "My parents were right!" In some ways, Perry said, this situation highlights "fracture lines in our culture" about lifestyles and parental control. "But the state is not saying 'Don't wear those dresses," Perry says, referring to the legal basis of the Eldorado raid. "It's saying you cannot have...
...investigative caseworkers, but critics say it has not been enough. Additional conservatorship caseworkers are needed, according to Rebecca Lightsey, director of Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit social justice organization. The nationwide average is 25 children per caseworker, the Texas ratio is 43 to every one caseworker, Lightsey says, and more foster care is needed. To that end, TDFPS has set up a web page that lists all the ways the public and volunteer groups can help the children of Eldorado...