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...concern among Texas conservationists echoes a wider anxiety about "The Fence" along the Rio Grande, which has a long symbiotic relationship with Mexico. One environmental advisor to the Bush Administration who serves on a border issues panel established after NAFTA was passed told TIME there has been a "heartening response" in border communities to its recommendation that DHS conduct a national outreach program on the environmental and cultural impact of "The Fence." But, he adds, DHS is so focused on security that it has so far has failed to reach out adequately to both environmental groups and Mexican neighbors...
...Later in the weekend, celebs in the Star Wars world will be popping in, including Carrie Fisher and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO). And Lucas's special-effects gurus will dish some behind-the-scenes dirt on a panel...
...committee at the Medical School’s teaching hospitals reviewed the proposed transfer. It took about a year before the panel approved the plan. By that time, the postdoc had returned to France...
...also unclear what exactly Counter’s organization does. The Harvard Foundation’s supposed commitment to promoting intercultural and racial understanding did not stop it from pulling sponsorship of a 2006 panel featuring Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the former Dutch parliamentarian and human rights activist whose 2004 film, "Submission," detailing mistreatment of Muslim women in the Netherlands, triggered the murder of its director, Theo Van Gogh. Despite the fact that Hirsi Ali was set to appear with several other panelists, including Ahmed Mansour, a leading scholar and defender of Islam, many students, including members of the Harvard Islamic...
...Ethics, celebrated its 20th anniversary this weekend, and its graduates, benefactors, and current members turned out in force to eat, drink, and—of course—debate. A keynote address on Friday by Lamont University Professor Amartya Sen, a former fellow at the center, and two panels on ethics drew prominent guests and speakers alike, including former Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine, Harvard Corporation member Nannerl O. Keohane, and University President Derek C. Bok, who was a driving force behind the center’s creation in the 1980s. After presiding over a vigorous question-and-answer session...