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...lack of commitment to the health care crisis last Wednesday when he vetoed the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). In a country where the number of people lacking health insurance rose in 2006 for the sixth year in a row to 47 million??€“almost one in six Americans–and the number of uninsured children stands at 8.7 million, this veto is inexcusable. SCHIP was founded in 1997 to help provide subsidized insurance for poor children. As the number of uninsured adults has climbed in the past decade, SCHIP...
Despite a year of uncertainty as Harvard searched for its 28th president, the University raised $614 million??€”an increase of 3.2 percent over fiscal year 2006—marking the most successful year for fundraising since 2001, according to a statement released today...
...January, The Crimson reported that the University maintains indirect holdings—a total of more than $12 million??€”in these companies through certain funds in its investment portfolio...
...companies paid Emory University $525 million??€”about 12 percent of the value of the school’s endowment at the time—to purchase rights to an anti-retroviral drug discovered by three researchers there. The drug, marketed as Emtriva, is used to treat...
...enjoyed a spectacular improvement in humanity’s general well-being. Worldwide life expectancy has spiked from 31 to over 67 since 1990, while global average annual income has tripled since 1950, and the number of people living in extreme poverty has fallen by 400 million??€”more than a quarter—since 1981, despite rapid population growth in the developing world...