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Both Siebel Scholars expressed their excitement and gratitude for the award. “I’m very honored, not only because the Siebel Foundation is very prestigious, but also because the other awardees are all so accomplished and intelligent,” said Shteremberg. “To be associated with people who are the top in their fields is a great honor...
Shteremberg, who graduated summa cum laude in computer science from Tufts this past spring, said that his undergraduate activities were probably the reason for his nomination as a Siebel Scholar. At Tufts, he organized a research symposium as the president of Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical and computer engineering honor society, and also helped to found the Tufts Wireless Laboratory, where he developed the Body Sensor Network, which can detect human activity...
...Gates and journalist Charlie Rose, and network at social events in the greater Boston area. Though the Business School held a celebration for current students on April 8 to commemorate the day when Harvard officially voted to establish the Business School, this weekend’s summit is in honor of the beginning of the school’s first academic year. For the alumni event, Quelch noted that the main objective will be to engage faculty with alumni on issues including leadership, globalization, and the financial markets. “We want to bring them back to campus...
...former Serbian province, he drew up a plan for its independence. That plan was ultimately vetoed by Russia in the U.N. Security Council. But many of its recommendations for power-sharing and administration are currently being implemented by the new government in Pristina. The Norwegian committee's decision to honor Ahtisaari is, in fact, a clear indication of support for Kosovo, which remains in a kind of legal limbo, thanks to the refusal of Serbia, Russia and other countries to recognize its unilateral declaration of independence earlier this year...
...dried before they were on the phone to political reporters declaring that the GOP nominee had long believed it would be inappropriate to raise the Wright issue. But McCain's current sensitivity is much more related to his running mate's own pastor problems than to any newfound campaign honor code...