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Harvard stem cell researchers hailed President Obama’s reported intention to lift restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research today as a decision that will change the landscape of biomedical research. The decision coincides with the recent passage of Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package, potentially making stem cell researchers nationwide eligible for some of the $10.4 billion earmarked for the National Institutes of Health, an unrivaled source of federal funding for biomedical research that gave Harvard researchers $351 million last fiscal year. Until today, federal funding for embryonic research—which...
...relationships have not died out.” The protesters—who, according to Provost, included alumni, students, and parents—held signs saying, “Stop the layoffs,” and “Worker’s lives are not your rainy-day fund.” The protesters chose the Harvard Club of New York for its symbolic value, Provost said. “The Harvard Club of New York represents the presence of Harvard in New York as well as the material presence in New York, as well as its connection...
...look at the millennial generation, they do more service than anyone before ever has,” she said. Both administrators also cited the financial crisis as a possible factor. “People are saying, ‘my family might not have the funds for a more expensive vacation,’” Corbin said. The rise in applications accompanies several notable changes in the program’s organization, including the replacement of three of last year’s trips with new programs. This year, students will be able to work at an animal...
Daniel V. Kroop ’10, co-chair of the Communications Committee and a co-sponsor of the bill, said, “I think at the end of the day, people had questions over whether the UC should actively fund an organization that is designed for Harvard students with no cost for Harvard students.” [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...bill that had to be overhauled by the Obama Administration this week," the Senator says, referring to the Administration's changes to the housing program created by Dodd's bill last summer. The changes, which did not require congressional approval, were badly needed to loosen up the $300 billion fund that had been choked by conditions Congress placed on the money. "We created a bill that did a lot of good things but made it cumbersome to deal with foreclosures," Dodd concedes, adding that his committee held 82 hearings "on the foreclosure issue" in the 110th Congress...