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...continues to pioneer novel methods of conservation, which it then describes in its own journal. The Straus Center provides analysis and treatment for the over 150,000 objects, from all times and places, throughout Harvard’s museums and grounds. “Our primary mission is to preserve the collection,” says Henry Lie ’72, Director of the Straus Center. “We have to make sure that it doesn’t deteriorate. There are some things that will deteriorate, there are some that may never deteriorate, so there...

Author: By Andres A. Arguello, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Keeping Up Appearances | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...effective in the high crags of Central Asia. Indeed, apart from sending 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan, the U.S. is looking to redesign their equipment - from the gear they carry to the vehicles they drive to the drones that spot trouble ahead - as they pursue the mission Barack Obama has called the "right war." (See pictures of a mountainous outpost in Afghanistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pentagon's Shopping List for Afghanistan | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...women - sometimes referred to as the "Knocked Up" phenomenon - caught the attention of researchers a few years ago. The numbers were sufficiently alarming that the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, knowing that 7 of 10 pregnancies to single women in their 20s are unplanned, decided to expand its mission to include young women in this vulnerable age group. Says Sarah Brown, CEO of the newly named National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: "We first started to notice this trend [because] when teen birthrates went down, those for women in their 20s were going up. Historically, those rates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Boom in Adult Single Motherhood | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...cousin and I against the stranger." It didn't hold true in Iraq for long. Three years after the 2003 U.S. invasion, Sunni brothers and their Shi'ite cousins were slaughtering one another while also fighting against the American stranger. The U.S. is now winding down its mission and preparing to withdraw, but has Iraq's family feud been settled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Six Years of War, Iraq's Future Remains Clouded | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...that with enough people, the program is going to keep going.”In his eyes, the willingness and work ethic of each individual are the most important pieces of the puzzle and lay the foundation for a successful program and team. According to Harvard’s mission statement, Crimson wrestling is unique because diverse individual goals combine to advance the common mission of the team. Through wrestling, Harvard grapplers acquire the tools together to face adversity and navigate through life.“Coach Weiss has helped me in pretty much every part of my athletic career...

Author: By Kerry E. Kartsonis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Weiss Brings Sense of Fun to Harvard | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

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