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Strugnell was born in a suburb of London and had always shown an aptitude for ancient and modern languages. Fresh out of Jesus College at Oxford, Strugnell began working on the Dead Sea Scrolls project...
...Even so, police are right to turn their attention from traditional hot spots like pubs and town squares to virtual gathering sites like Bebo and Facebook, according to Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University. They are fertile ground for petty criminals. "One drawback is that there's so much antisocial behavior to choose from, like fishing in a spot where the fish bit as quickly as the bait is lowered," he said...
...three Harvard students won Rhodes Scholarships this year, Lowell House resident Megan E. Galbreth ’08 is the only Harvard undergraduate to have bagged the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Galbreth, who is interested in the poet Geoffrey Chaucer and will use the funds to study medieval literature at Oxford, said in an interview that she was “overjoyed” when she heard the news on Monday. “I am so excited to live in England—to experience a new culture and a different atmosphere,” she said. Galbreth, who studies...
...field of anthropology specializing in the study of indigenous people in the Americas. His work concentrated in Brazil and was recognized in 1997 with the Grand Cross of the Order of Scientific Merit, Brazil’s highest academic award. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Oxford University in 1952, followed by his Ph.D. in anthropology four years later. He observed the cultural survival of tribal people and ethnic minorities, authoring several books on the subject. He also received the Anders Retzuis gold medal of the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography, granted by the King of Sweden...
...heart is in psychology. He is finishing a book on aging and memory for Oxford University Press, so fiction must wait. "I'm completely exhausted. Omega Minor said it all; I have nothing left." Still, Verhaeghen finds his new surroundings intriguing. "Atlanta is a different kind of history - the Civil War, the civil-rights movement. Things are starting to move in my mind. If you see me in a seedy part of town, don't panic. I'll just be doing research...