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...department, Deborah R. Clain, director of administration and finance at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, said the layoffs had been rescinded. But, she added, “this does not mean that there will be no layoffs due to the robotics automation of the cage washing function, but rather that an eventual decision about this will be made after further review and consideration.” The e-mail was forwarded to The Crimson by Bill Jaeger, director of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers. Clain referred questions to Mitchell. Jaime Moreno, an employee...
NHGRI—a leading player in the international effort to sequence the entire human genome, which was completed in 2003—has now shifted its focus towards “understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its role in human disease,” according to its mission statement...
...intellectual pursuit provides, as a matter of course, the knowledge, understanding, and analytical ability needed for long-term success in life beyond Harvard and as a citizen (those very few courses actually prerequisite to study in professional schools or to success in the business world naturally have an additional function). Extracurricular activities provide ample opportunity for devotion to other matters. One effect of the proposal would be to render the extracurricular curricular, thus undermining the curriculum. For these reasons, the proposal strikes me as anti-academic, even anti-intellectual. PETER J. BURGARD Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 15, 2006 The writer...
...says. “The actual countries are carrying out the actual work of the project.”Ury counts the just-completed study tour—conducted by bus—as a major milestone for Harvard researchers and affiliated countries alike. DIFFICULTIESA key function of the study tour, according to Ury, was to respond to the perceived danger of navigating the regions traversed by the path. “One of the reasons why we just took this trip was because there was widespread skepticism because of the images that we see of these countries...
...Grace”) and Paul Dano (“Little Miss Sunshine”) complete the fast food trinity as employees at the local branch of Mickey’s, infusing teen angst with lofty activist undertones or unchecked crudeness, respectively. While most roles have at least a hollow function in the film, the most over-hyped actors play characters with no redeeming value whatsoever. Ethan Hawke’s (“Before Sunrise”) pithy role lets him communicate several assertions of idealism before peacing out of the film entirely. Avril Lavigne plays a character whose defining...