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...Harvard administrators suggest that the three weeks can be used to “encourage individual interests outside the University or provide enhanced educational opportunities such as study abroad, lab experiences, internships, and mini-courses.” But if one goal of the calendar reform was to decrease student stress levels, this is not the way to go about...
Ants that are capable of reproducing naturally emit hydrocarbon-based odors, and the eggs they produce smell the same way. Ants that can't reproduce emit no such odor. Liebig and Smith produced a synthetic hydrocarbon in the lab that had the same olfactory properties as the natural one, then plucked a few innocent ants from a nest and dabbed the chemical on them. When they were returned to the colony, they were promptly attacked - never mind that they had essentially been framed...
...Wildlife Conservation Society's Deadly Dozen wildlife-diseases list, winnowing A. aegypti's numbers has become a bit more urgent. Since this study offers proof that females are not promiscuous - they won't mate for a day or so following an act of copulation - scientists can try using lab-sterilized males to edge out their fertile competitors. But because mosquitoes are sterilized using radiation, it's unclear whether they function exactly like untouched mosquitoes, so Hoy hopes that his team's findings can someday be used to acoustically test these lab-reared males to ensure they're as willing...
Oenology 101. Try an educational vacation with some kick. San Francisco's Bruce Cass Wine Lab is offering a three-session weekend wine class starting Jan. 16, at the Kimpton Harbor Court hotel, meeting two hours each day, Friday through Sunday. Couples can get two nights at the hotel, plus the class, for $695; if you're traveling solo, the rate is $545. Normally, the courses cost $229 without accommodations. If you can't make this weekend, the Wine Lab is working on five to eight more dates in 2009. E-mail the school at classes@brucecasswinelab.com for information...
...administrative effort to resuscitate the endowment that did not fully consider the impact on staff. “To me, this place always had the feel of an investment bank as opposed to an institution of higher education,” said Robert E. Holt, a lab administrator for the chemistry department. “The rub is that when times turn bad, we’re the first people targeted.” Since the freeze, the number of open FAS staff positions has dropped precipitously from over 100 at the time of the announcement to 32, according...