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...can’t seem to get enough of Roberts. Last fall, her seminar on pop art attracted three times the class’s capacity. No doubt Roberts’ methods had a great deal to do with the popularity of the course, as well as the subject matter. “The readings can be very difficult, like readings about theories of modernism,” Roberts explains. “But every week, I give the students a single image to think about, and they are all expected to think about that image as they do that...
...really tries to engage the class even though it’s really difficult to do so considering the subject matter,” says Sisi Pan ’11, who is currently enrolled in Tian’s Foreign Cultures 68: “Authority and the Claims of the Individual in Chinese Literary Culture.” “She’s so incredibly supportive,” Pan adds...
...while he states this matter-of-factly, as if to suggest that these opportunities for undergraduates are a must, Sebastian Velez, who is a teaching fellow for Giribet and has worked in his lab for the past two years, asserts that Giribet’s dedication is not particularly common. “I don’t know many professors who will sacrifice their Spring Break to teach students,” he says, referring to the trip to Panama that Giribet has offered yearly to the students enrolled...
...thorough review of the report, and at this point we [have to] review the recommendations and come up with a prioritization,” said Steven G. Catalano, a HUPD spokesperson. “Some of the recommendations have already been implemented, and it’s just a matter of strengthening them...
Kassis’ test looks to circulating tumor cells—any tumor, no matter how small, sheds tumor cells into the bloodstream. These cells typically die on their own, and are cleaned up by phagocytes—a type of white blood cell. The test examines whether markers of ingested tumor cells are detectable in the patient’s phagocytes. The results are then compared to an non-phagocytic white blood cells, such as lymphocytes. Kassis said that he conceived of this approach due to his background in immunology. While this field is typically far removed from radiology...