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...guidelines require professors to notifygraduate students of available teaching positions,declare an application period for the openings andset criteria for the hiring of TFs. Departmentswill also be asked to inform graduate studentsabout the likelihood of their getting...

Author: By Tara H. Arden-smith, | Title: Committee to Study Defense Grants | 2/19/1994 | See Source »

...respondents also put their finger on what may prove to be the most worrisome development of the genetic age: the likelihood that the secrets hidden in people's genes will someday be used against them. A drop of blood or a lock of hair contains all the genetic information a potential employer or insurer would need to determine whether someone is at risk of contracting a long list of debilitating diseases. Of those polled, 90% said they thought it should be against the law for insurance companies to use genetic tests to decide whom to insure. Yet such practices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Genetic Revolution | 1/17/1994 | See Source »

Tradition, though, is not the only thing holding up calendar reform. There are questions of logistics, faculty support, and the likelihood that students would compromise on other issues in order to have exams before break...

Author: By James W. Fields, | Title: Reinventing the Calendar | 1/12/1994 | See Source »

...prosecution acknowledged yesterday that the likelihood of a conviction is slim. A source close to the case said that assistant district attorney Mark A. Eichler had offered to continue the matter without a finding. The defense, confident of victory, declined the request...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Water Coolers: Defense Presents Case | 12/18/1993 | See Source »

...addition, many believe that, in all likelihood, Clinton's tax hike will force them to hire fewer employees in the future. Only the most die-hard Keynesian still believes we can tax and spend our way to economic prosperity. Nonetheless, Clinton seems to fall into this category as even his health care plan involves higher taxes...

Author: By George Wang, | Title: Reckless Clintonomics | 11/23/1993 | See Source »

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