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...first J-Term next winter will feature limited housing for select individuals, encouraging students to explore off-campus options and to use the period for rest and relaxation.The January programming once expected from calendar change has been overshadowed, as administrators reassess the College’s financial priorities in light of economic turmoil and prioritize what they consider more critical elements of the undergraduate experience, such as General Education. In the four years since planning commenced, J-Term plans were allowed to fall by the wayside, as administrative and later financial turmoil forced the College and University to adjust their...
...unheeded.“People have a tendency to ignore that and to say, ‘Well, just clean up the numbers,’” Brown says. “If the model never surprises you, the market surprises you instead.”In light of these problems in the risk management process, Merton argues for more education in quantitative techniques, instead of shying away from them altogether.“One of the things I think comes out of this is a greater need for modern financial training and knowledge...
Harvard University Health Services is suggesting that the Harvard community forgo “the traditional handshakes and embraces that accompany graduation ceremonies” in light of a recent uptick in the number of students presenting flu symptoms. Donna Campbell, a UHS nurse practitioner and infection control surveillance officer, said that while there have been no recently-confirmed H1N1—“swine flu”—cases at Harvard, “you make a presumptive diagnosis based on symptoms.” She said she could not give a precise number...
...Nobel Laureate Physicist and the current U.S. Secretary of Energy. He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics for his work developing methods to cool atoms using laser light...
...windows and doors), electrical appliances (such as refrigerators and washing machines), spare parts for cars and machines, fabrics, threads, needles, candles, matches, mattresses, sheets, blankets, cutlery, crockery, cups, glasses, musical instruments, books, tea, coffee, sausages, semolina, chocolate, sesame seeds, nuts, milk products in large packages, most baking products, light bulbs, crayons, clothing, and shoes...