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...early October, citing the effects of the frozen credit markets. International students typically have a higher probability of defaulting on their loans than American students, a Citibank spokesman said at the time. The bank had also canceled similar agreements with other schools including MIT and the University of Michigan. The abrupt termination of the program left Harvard administrators scrambling to find ways to maintain their commitment to financial aid across the University. University President Drew G. Faust has repeatedly said that Harvard will sustain current levels of graduate student financial aid for the next year—which...
...what psychologists couldn't determine for sure is why we're so drawn to brevity. Is it nothing more than laziness - why master Salvatore when Sal will do? - or is something else involved? To study that, University of Michigan psychologists Norbert Schwarz and Hyunjin Song devised a test. (Read "Are Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Doomed...
...Crimson men’s tennis team traveled to the mid-west this weekend for a pair of testing match-ups against two top Big Ten teams. On Friday evening, No. 48 Harvard (4-3), traveled to chilly Ann Arbor to take on No. 19 Michigan (6-4), where the Crimson failed to overcome the Wolverines for the fourth consecutive year. The team then drove 200 miles through a snowstorm to play Northwestern (10-1) in Evanston, Illinois, where Harvard could not earn a point against the Wildcats.“The weekend was really challenging,” Crimson...
...authoritative.” To ensure that content is accurate, Medpedia requires writers and editors to verify their medical credentials before participating. Professors from the Medical School, Stanford’s School of Medicine, UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, and the University of Michigan Medical School have all contributed to the Web site. Medical professionals who have signed up to edit the site have praised Medpedia for its potential to bridge the gap between doctors and patients. Michael N. Strong, a post-doctoral fellow at HMS, said the Web site’s distinguishing feature...
...public and - here's the "fairness" part - to give multiple perspectives while doing so. Now, more than 20 years later, a group of Democratic legislators are calling for it to be brought back to life. "I absolutely think it's time to be bringing accountability to the airwaves," said Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow...