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Just two weeks ago, CES hosted a career panel where three Harvard alums who spoke about their experiences studying and working in Europe. Craig attributed the CES’s increased efforts at organizing such European-oriented events to Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers and Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby’s advocacy for providing students with international experiences...
...disheartening case of politics trumping science, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently repudiated its own expert advisory panel and rejected over-the-counter sale of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, more commonly known as the “morning after pill.” We have long supported the over-the-counter sale of Plan B, and we hope that the FDA will reconsider its unfortunate ruling...
This year, the FDA’s expert advisory panel voted 27 to 0 in favor of allowing Plan B to be sold over-the-counter. Despite the overwhelming support for widespread access to emergency contraception, however, the FDA’s handlers claim that the drug has not yet proven safe for younger teenagers. This unexpected decision came right after President Bush received a letter from 49 conservative Congress members pleading that the proposal be rejected—access to emergency contraception without a prescription would undoubtedly increase promiscuity among America’s daughters, conservatives claimed...
...accused from Abu Ghraib? If their cases proceed to trial, their guilt must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Rules of evidence in a court-martial are similar to those in the civilian system. But aside from capital crimes, it takes only a two-thirds majority of a jury "panel" (composed of at least five military members) to convict. The prisoner-abuse suspects could face decades behind bars if convicted. U.S. military officials plan to try them in Iraq to show Iraqis that U.S. law can be applied fairly on their turf. That alone won't restore confidence...
Last month, the government implemented this recommendation by establishing the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, a panel of 25 experts that will provide oversight for institutional projects under governmental aegis...