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...study by two social psychologists. Students in one discussion section were offered chocolate before filling out teaching evaluations, while those in another section completed the evaluations without the candy. Of the 98 students in three lecture classes, those offered chocolate gave responses that were on average approximately 4 percent more positive, even though the sections were taught by the same teaching assistant. “Based on our results, I think it’s really unfair if instructors are compared against one another where some have been impacted by these [factors],” said one of the study?...
...substantial majority of department chairs at U.S. medical schools and training hospitals have ties to the medical research industry, according to a survey conducted by doctors at Harvard Medical School (HMS) to determine the extent of those relationships. Sixty percent of department chairs who responded to the survey, published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, had some form of personal relationship with private companies, ranging from collecting research funding and paid consulting to receiving free food and beverages. The findings raised concerns about research bias at academic medical centers. “These ties do impact...
...just a case of holding the Americans off,” senior stroke George Kitovitz said. “It’s something we’re all really happy with—holding off the best boat in the world for 99 percent of the race.”Harvard’s strongest and most experienced rowers typically comprise the championship four, a tactic of coach Harry Parker’s that differentiates the Crimson from the majority of collegiate rowing programs that focus their efforts on the championship eight entry. “It?...
...medical schools across the nation set records for first-year enrollment, Harvard and other Ivies are holding out. According to figures released last week by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a record-breaking 17,759 students enrolled in medical school this fall, a 2.3 percent increase from last year. A study conducted in 2005 by the U.S. Council on Graduate Medical Education indicated that the nation faces a deficit of around 85,000 physicians, or roughly 10 percent of the workforce, by 2020. In 2006, the AAMC recommended a 30 percent increase in medical school enrollment...
...group about problem-solving. He presented a case study on how ConAgra, facing stagnant sales with its Hebrew National kosher beef hot dogs, began marketing the product to non-Jews by saying that they were healthier than regular hot dogs. Sales for Hebrew National went up 8 percent for fiscal year 2007.“The true test of a company is not whether it has problems, but what the company does when it has problems,” he said.Amid thunderstorms, the Harvard group also mingled with major business executives at a reception at Rick’s Caf?...