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...respond to the report—two of whom were former Deans of the College—expressed no disapproval for the committee’s recommendations. “When Dean Hammonds gives you the call, I hope you will all accept,” said math professor and former Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 after Hammonds’ presentation. “This is really a part of your responsibility, and I hope you will respond with alacrity.” —Staff writer Bonnie J. Kavoussi can be reached...
...lifelong interest in science and technology remains a challenge. Some blame the school system. "My daughter is in second grade, and they're not taught anything," says Olga Fyodorova, visiting from St. Petersburg with her daughter Asya. "The biggest problem is that our children are not being taught history, math, chemistry and physics...
...People who fear that they will soon be out of work and have friends, relatives, and neighbors who are out of work are being told that the only way that the recession will end is if the government buys its way out of economic trouble. With unemployment rising, the math that taxpayers face is that fewer people will have to pay more to keep the nation from a depression and worsening unemployment. In addition, they are being told that the future of American social services is also in their hands...
Harvard’s math department ran into difficulty drawing Kisin away from the University of Chicago after U. Chicago presented him with a more appealing counter-offer, according to math department chair Shing-Tung...
Kisin said he is excited to be coming to Harvard because Harvard’s math department has a strong tradition in number theory dating back to the 1960’s. But he added that he will miss the University of Chicago...