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"Once the virus has spread beyond its initial focus, travel restrictions just aren't effective," says Ira Longini, a biostatistician at the University of Washington. With 4,000 flights a day between the U.S. and Mexico, "it's not worth the social disruption it would cause."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Border Controls Can't Keep Out the Flu Virus | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

That's not to say that very strict restrictions wouldn't have some effect on slowing the virus. In a 2006 study, Harvard epidemiologists John Brownstein and Kenneth Mandl examined the effect of the sharp reduction in air travel after the Sept. 11 attacks on that year's flu season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Border Controls Can't Keep Out the Flu Virus | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

2 | Washington Shelter for Homeowners The U.S. Treasury Department announced an expansion of the Obama Administration's Making Home Affordable housing program, aimed at helping struggling homeowners manage their mortgage payments. The new provisions offer cash incentives of $500 up front and up to $250 a year--as long as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

In spite of his initial uncertainty, there has been a high demand for Throntveit’s teaching. This year alone, he introduced two new courses to the history department, History 1452: “American Politics and Society, Reconstruction to the Present” and History 1461: ?...

Author: By Katie Kuzma, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Trygve V.R. Throntveit | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

A group of Harvard and MIT affiliates are suing the developers of their planned residential community for preventing them from moving into an apartment complex in Kendall Square. Though the affiliates have already submitted their deposits, they allege that the developers have failed to take the necessary steps towards reaching...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Affiliates Sue Developers | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

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