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Sandra M. Faber is one of two academics running for a position. She earned her PhD in astronomy in 1972 and is currently a professor of that subject at the University of California, Santa Cruz...

Author: By David adam Lorch, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Overseers Election Gets Heated | 4/14/2006 | See Source »

...apples” continue, those who cultivate them are honored with speaking engagements. But the evident shame of everyone involved in the Bybee appearance may be an indication that the scandal of torture cannot survive its disclosure forever. Curtis M. Brown is a seventh-year English PhD student and a member of the Alliance for Justice in the Middle East...

Author: By Curtis M. Brown, | Title: Whitewashing Torture | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Theda Skocpol announced a number of new initiatives within the GSAS at yesterday’s meeting, including the creation of a secondary field in film and visual studies for PhD students and the availability of $15,000 to $25,000 in seed grants to fund planned improvements in graduate education...

Author: By Evan H. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Faculty Refocuses On Curricular Review | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

Students at a development economics panel were surprised to learn yesterday that 75 percent of condoms dispensed in India are not used for sex. Sandip R. Sukhtankar, a PhD candidate in the economics department, told a group of about 30 undergraduates at a forum on “action research” that condoms, often distributed by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for free in India, provide highly-valued lubrication for use on spindles in the sari-making industry. Sukhtankar’s point served to underscore the importance of quantifying the sometimes-uncertain impact that NGOs have on the developing world...

Author: By Abigail W. Darby, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Forum Probes Impact of Social Programs | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...Islam 101,” geared toward non-Muslims seeking to learn more about the religion. A similar seminar, held during Islam Awareness Week from Feb. 22 to March 3, drew about 60 students and was met with much enthusiasm, said Martin T. Nguyen, a third year PhD candidate in Middle Eastern studies and history who will be leading the biweekly seminars. The program was inspired by a series of “Judaism 101” seminars offered by Harvard Hillel last year, Nguyen said. HIS has been considering the idea of an introductory seminar for about a year...

Author: By Mathieu D. S. Bouchard, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Islamic Society To Unveil ‘Islam 101’ Seminars | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

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