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...this room have enormous sympathy for the challenges you have faced in this past year,” said Government Professor Robert D. Putnam. “I don’t think any of us would want to change jobs with you.” But Smith, who kept his cool during the meeting and even broke into a smile several times, appeared to be taking the financial crisis in stride, even if it has captivated his own interest. “I might pull it up,” he said as he searched his computer...
...study took advantage of the university's unique Biosphere 2 research facility. The 7.2 million-cubic-foot dome - famous for an experiment in the early 1990s when eight people lived inside it for two years - allows scientists to recreate almost any climate on Earth. Adams and his collaborators kept two groups of piñon trees inside Biosphere 2 in nearly identical conditions. One key difference: for the experimental group, researchers ramped up the temperature 7° Fahrenheit (4° Celsius), the rough midpoint of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's business-as-usual predictions for warming in this...
...What activities were you involved in as an undergraduate. As most Harvard undergrads, I kept busy: I was the founder of 5 clubs and 2 student publications, published a book, was the captain of 3 varsity sports teams, briefly served as President of a small developing nation my junior year, started a hedge fund, and composed symphonies on weekends...
...nightcap, rookie starting pitcher Conner Hulse kept Harvard in the game with a gutsy two-run, eight-inning performance, and captain Harry Douglas gave the Crimson its second win of the day with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth...
...conducting more rigorous training to respond to pirate attacks. The crew of Phillips' ship, the Maersk Alabama, for example, indicated that they had trained for precisely this scenario and attributed their success to training that Capt. Phillips had given them before their latest trip. They said they were kept on the ship well after it arrived at port in Mombasa after escaping the pirates, not only because the ship was classified as a crime scene, but also so that the crew could document the precise steps they took to rebuff the attack, which they refused to disclose to reporters...