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...could--if rainfall and other conditions are right--result in larger mosquito populations at higher elevations in the tropics, which could in turn contribute to the spread of malaria, dengue and other insect-borne infections. Early indications are not encouraging. The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that even the modest increases in average temperature that have occurred since the 1970s have begun to take a toll. Climate change is responsible for at least 150,000 extra deaths a year--a figure that will double by 2030, according to WHO's conservative estimate. As with so many public-health issues...
...think, on the other hand, that many scientists are spending too much time trying to figure out the effects of possible changes in the ocean's circulation. Europe, and the U.S., will not freeze over or get colder if the Atlantic circulation slows down. Global warming overwhelms the modest effects of reduced heat transport...
...speech, Summers made reference to Harvard School of Public Health Dean Barry R. Bloom’s pioneering efforts in the study of immunology in India. Twenty-five years ago, Summers said, Bloom traveled to India to teach the country’s first immunology course to a modest 28 students. In 1996, that number had grown to more than 3000 registered immunologists in the country, according to Summers. —Staff writer Javier C. Hernandez can be reached at jhernand@fas.harvard.edu...
...Kopko said. “They have to really earn their credibility, which is required of all businesses.“ It is unclear what policies, if any, will change with the review. According to the Handbook for Students, “Harvard permits undergraduates to undertake modest levels of business activities on campus.” Kopko said he did not know what the committee might discuss, although he hoped that it would outline “a much more clearly defined path of approval” for student businesses. “Their policies are fine...
...Harvard junior, who stands at 6’1 and whose pitches top out at 83 mph from the mound—modest numbers in collegiate ranks dominated by smoke-throwing giants—learned how to throw underhanded not long...