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Zellmann-Rohrer, a Classics concentrator in Mather House, says he plans to pursue a PhD in Classics after graduation and does not foresee a future in lighting design. “I don’t think I’m committed to do it professionally,” he says, “but I still intend to see as much theater as possible. I’ll definitely miss it.” And the Harvard theater community is sure to reciprocate the feeling, says Shields. “Whenever Michael isn’t doing the lighting...

Author: By Paula I. Ibieta, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer ’10 | 4/27/2010 | See Source »

...idea is that if we have a number, we can compare the costs and benefits of efforts to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere," says Frank Ackerman, PhD, an economist specializing in climate change at the Stockholm Environment Institute's center at Tufts University. "If, say, we value CO2 damages at $20 a ton, then $15 per ton is considered an acceptable cost to ameliorate it. If the SCC is $2, spending $15 seems out of line." The other key statistical variable is the "discount rate," which establishes how to account for future costs and benefits in today's currency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting a Price Tag on the Melting Ice Caps | 4/3/2010 | See Source »

Recent Harvard PhD graduates are being tapped to relieve teaching responsibilities formerly covered by visiting faculty across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, as departments cut back on the high costs of employing professors from outside the University...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Post Docs Compensate For Fewer Visiting Profs | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

Finding a more accurate way to obtain these measurements was the subject of Kirby’s PhD thesis...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Star Nearly As Old As Universe Found | 3/26/2010 | See Source »

Ellison has since traded his gun for a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard and a passion for learning and teaching...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Ellison Takes Winding Path to College | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

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