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...impact for Harvard and beyond is modest, but [it] is an example of successful technology transfer to one of the key companies in the field of genetic variation,” Church wrote...
...handful of student clay-workers and professional volunteers guided novices through the steps of throwing a pot on the wheel and then molding it little by little into a bowl, a modest vase or perhaps an all-purpose change dish. Hand-builders relied on their play-dough instincts to roll and coil the clay, crafting an incredible array of figures and vessels. Everything made at Clay All Night is left behind with an identifying email address attached so that once the piece is fired, its crafter can be notified and come back to glaze the piece...
...Toss in Greek charm and an eagerness to succeed, and the Greeks may have the formula for a happy and successful Games. With a population of 10.9 million, Greece is the smallest country to stage the Summer Games since Finland in 1952, when the Olympics were a considerably more modest affair. "We are determined to prove that Greece, a small nation, can deliver a set of games as good as any big nation," says Theodore A. Couloumbis, professor of international relations at the University of Athens. Will it all work? It has to, says Couloumbis. It's a matter...
Still seeking to find its way following the departure of numerous key members at the end of last year, the Harvard sailing team posted modest results over the weekend...
...many contributions to Harvard, Hunt was impeccably gracious and modest. The many visitors he hosted, as well as those of us who live here immediately, appreciated his deep appreciation for Harvard traditions and his mastery of protocol. But his greatest legacy may well be the integrity and commitment he brought to quietly moving Harvard into academic policies and public practices more respectful of our religious diversity...