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...taught before as an associate professor at Harvard. Shankar G. Ramaswamy ’11, who is taking the class this semester, described Melitz as “energetic” as well as “very accessible and patient.” Ramaswamy said that Melitz has given the course a strong “global perspective” and has “laid the foundation for some of the more specific models” that will be used later in the semester. Melitz has written two papers with International Trade Economics Professor Elhanan Helpman...
Most of the $36 million figure resulted from cost reductions in utilities, operations and maintenance, faculty expenses, and funds given to FAS units. Smith said that the school also raised $12 million in additional revenue culled from research grants, tuition revenue from the Harvard Extension School due to higher enrollment, and alumni donations...
...married. He said police were hoping to compare DNA taken from Clark’s hair, fingernails and saliva to more than 150 pieces of evidence collected from the crime scene. That evidence may also be compared at a state lab with DNA samples given voluntarily from other people with access to the crime scene. “We’re going to narrow this down,” Lewis said. “We’re going to do this as quickly as we can.” Police have collected more than 700 hours of video...
...language background in a career in the State Department. She said, “With the ever-increasing ease of world-wide communication and international cooperation, it is more important than ever for students to become well-versed in foreign languages.” Chaput added, “Given that Harvard is a training ground for people who will become some of the top specialists in their fields, it is essential that Harvard retain diversity in language offerings. Specialists can’t be specialists if they don’t know the languages of the areas they study...
...sports teams—ice hockey, baseball, and basketball—would be cut and re-emerge this fall at club-level status. Tran said club team representatives attended a mandatory scheduling meeting last Tuesday in an effort to collectively negotiate a new schedule. He said that precedence was given to groups that occupied a particular time slot last year and wished to keep it. “Each club has its own requirements—some need mats to practice, dance groups need mirrors, and so on. Everyone understand the situation and is trying to be accommodating...