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...class we can build on. I’m really excited to see what we can do. We’ve been improving our rankings at NCAAs each year since 2006. We want to move forward from that—we not only want our boat to be a medal contender, but we want all the boats to be medal contenders. We have to back it up, but No.1 is in the realm of possibility.”—Staff writer Elizabeth A. Joyce can be reached at eajoyce@fas.harvard.edu...
...recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal, which is given every other year to "that economist under 40 who is adjudged to have made a significant contribution to economic knowledge...
...holds, Macaulay said, “After doing this for six years, I don’t want to do another monster book. So I’m going to do the Earth.” Macaulay has been widely honored for his previous work, having won a Caldecott Medal and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In 2006, he was awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious “Genius Grant.” His appearance at the Brattle was hosted by Harvard Book Store...
Upon being informed of the prize, which includes a gold medal and $1.42 million, Ahtisaari told Norwegian TV that he was "very pleased and grateful." In previous interviews he has said the attention generated by such an award would help sustain the work of his nongovernmental organization, the Crisis Management Initiative. The career of this northern diplomat has not always produced the hoped-for outcome or held the spotlight. But it demonstrates the value of a cool and steady hand in turbulent times...
...American fencing in Beijing also saw a silver medal in the women’s team foil event—a win that came as a complete surprise to most who follow fencing. Then again, even Harvard students unfamiliar with the sport might have been unsurprised at the win once learning that it belonged to Emily R. Cross ’08-’10, a member of the Harvard fencing team who has long proven her ability to perform under stressful conditions...