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...MacArthur grant is the largest one received by the Murray Research Center, said Colby. The center recently received a $3.2 million gift from an anonymous donor which was the largest sum it has ever received...
...MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private funders of mental health research, according to Hearne. Although he was unable to comment on why Radcliffe College in particular was chosen for the grant, Hearne cited the foundation's general interest in longitudinal studies...
Until the grounding of the Exxon Valdez on March 24, the largest U.S. oil company had been cruising along with a good reputation and 1988 profits of $5.3 billion. But now Exxon faces not only a public outcry but also a financial liability that could dent its earnings and preoccupy its managers for years. Some 20 class-action lawsuits have already been filed on behalf of Alaskan fishermen and businesses. The company is even getting something of a cold shoulder on Wall Street, where last week it ran into unexpected trouble selling a $110 million issue of two-year bonds...
Exxon's liability could be aggravated by its apparent negligence in putting one of its largest tankers in the hands of a known alcoholic, Captain Joseph Hazelwood, who may have been drunk at the time of the accident. Last week Exxon's failure to keep tabs on Hazelwood was underscored by Bruce Amero, a former employee, who went public with claims that the captain was often drunk on duty. Amero, who worked under Hazelwood as second mate from 1980 through 1982, is suing Exxon for $2 million in damages in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. Charging that Hazelwood...
Harvard has the largest endowment of any university in the United States...