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...described his remarkable life [Oct. 22]. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded his innovative research for nearly 40 years. As the Essay noted, when Capecchi submitted a grant application for studies that included the work leading to the Nobel Prize, the scientists evaluating the proposal expressed skepticism. Nevertheless, the evaluators gave the application an outstanding overall score, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the grant in 1981. The flexibility of the NIH grant system made it possible for Capecchi to use the funds, in part, for his Nobel Prize-winning work. American taxpayers...
...formed. Kenneth Zucker, a child psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, notes that his studies indicate that comparatively few gender-variant children--about 12% of girls and 20% of boys--grow into transgender adults. "Gender development is a multifactorial process that evolves," he says. Nevertheless, Dr. Norman Spack, who spearheaded the Boston clinic and has assessed 50 children under age 21, says, "I've not had one change their mind...
...population but of Mother Nature at her worst [Nov. 5]. We're very grateful that the loss of life was far less this time than in previous fires. I praise the local authorities for using reverse-911 calls and making sure people were out of harm's way. Nevertheless, there was a lot of property damage, thanks to the Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions. You cannot win against Mother Nature--whether you're confronting hurricanes in the East or fires and earthquakes in the West. You can only do your best to save people and the things...
...course, it is somewhat unfair to reference all of these problems in relation to a simple student fashion show with ultimately good intentions. Nevertheless, in its aspirations towards the designer stratosphere, Project East calls into question some of the complications that surround the high cultural valuation of elite brands and designer labels. As the self-designated spokesperson for Asian designers, perhaps it should seek awareness of fashion consumerism’s impact on the Asian region as well. After all, it is the priority of developed and developing economies worldwide to fulfill the needs of the societies they reflect...
...like this because Judaism has a lot to say about these issues,” says contestant Ari Hoffman ’10. But the underwhelming attendance—a mere 13—seemed to indicate that it wasn’t a priority for many Hillel members. Nevertheless, organizers were not disappointed. “Any time you can get people to come on a weeknight to discuss religion, it’s a good turnout,” says Rabbi Ethan Linden, advisor to Hillel’s Student Conservative Minyan and host of the game show...