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...Nobel prize in economics on Monday for their work using game theory to explain the best method for allocating resources. The prize committee honored the trio of Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin ’72, and Roger B. Myerson ’73 for “having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory.” Myerson and Maskin are graduates of the College, and all three hold degrees from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Maskin and Myerson met during their undergraduate years at Harvard, where they concentrated in mathematics and applied mathematics, respectively. Maskin...
...think he laid out some intriguing proposals, although I wish he had given a fuller description of the system of social enterprise he proposed,” said Guy Stuart, an associate professor of public policy who specializes in microfinance at the Kennedy School of Government...
...specialist, was named director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute last week. Perry begins her new role July 1. She succeeds Harvard-Yenching Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy Tu Weiming, who has served as the Director since 1996. “I hope to build upon the strong foundation laid by Professor Tu to broaden further the activities of the Institute, both geographically and programmatically,” Perry, the Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government, said in a press release. “She is an internationally recognized specialist on Asia,” said Chair of the Board...
...Democrats on Capitol Hill are doing their best to lay the groundwork for a few upsets. In order to try and push legislation past the G.O.P.'s frequent filibusters, they have laid on the pressure, particularly on the four Republican incumbents from states trending Blue. The four - Maine's Susan Collins, New Hampshire's John Sununu, Gordon Smith of Oregon and Norm Coleman of Minnesota - are constantly on the spot, whether it's because of near-weekly votes on President Bush's strategy in Iraq or popular legislation to expand stem cell research and children's health care. The strategy...
...Leopards’ chances.With the Crimson clinging to a 20-17 advantage in the late stages of the fourth quarter and Lafayette deep in Harvard territory, Leopards quarterback Mike DiPaola dropped back to pass on a third-and-one. Junior linebacker Glenn Dorris burst through the line and laid a big hit on DiPaola, who avoided a sack by making an ill-advised and wobbly throw that came up well short of the nearest receiver.“I started running after him, and as soon as I grabbed onto him, I knew he still had the ball, and then...