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...Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, echoed those sentiments at the showcase. “Men will hear things differently from other men than women,” she said. “When men are welcomed into the conversation, we can see what kind of impact this outreach will have on the issue of gender equality.” The Web site also comes as part of a recent resurgence for Harvard Men Against Rape, which was founded in 2003 but only recently became more visible on campus. Speakers at the event said they would push for this...
...shutting down the almost 2,000-mile-long U.S.-Mexico border would be a disaster of a different sort. While anti-immigration groups focus on the impact of illegal entrants to the country, there is little attention paid to the goods that flow both ways: wheat (vital for production of the Mexican staple, tortillas) and other food commodities head south, while assembled goods made from U.S. components head back north. In that mix are some products that could be essential if the flu spreads. Dr. Carlos del Rio, chairman of the global health department at Emory University, wrote...
...James Adelstein, a professor of medical biophysics at HMS, said that while this is an exciting project, it is too early to assess its impact on the field...
...adolescents who have witnessed violence may be more likely to suffer from adverse health effects later in life. The study, which observed 15 boys and 28 girls ranging from 7-13 years old, was conducted in an unidentified urban neighborhood in Boston. The study aimed to gauge the stress impact of exposure to violence by testing the levels of cortisol—a hormone that is secreted at higher levels in high-stress situations—in each of the subjects. Suglia and his team took saliva samples in order to compare cortisol levels to parents’ descriptions...
...left the New York Mets after the 1990 season as a free agent, and signed with your hometown Los Angeles Dodgers. How did that decision impact your career? It was nightmare. I was accustomed to the atmosphere in New York. I was accustomed to playing under the pressure. I was accustomed to people yelling and booing when you weren't playing well. I thought it would be great to go home to California. It's baseball, but it's not intensity baseball. It's more laid back. The fans come late and leave early. I was like...