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...their final meets before the Heptagonal Championships at Princeton next weekend, the Harvard track and field teams proved up to the task in two states.Several competitors headed to Philadelphia for the fabled Penn Relays, while the rest of the team spent the weekend at UMass.PENN RELAYSAt the 113th Penn Relays, freshman Eda Karesin led Harvard on Thursday with a second-place finish in the college women’s javelin on the strength of a personal-best throw of 44.75 meters.The throw was also the second-best in Crimson history, qualifying Karesin for NCAA regionals.Teammate and senior co-captain Julia...
...After former Philadelphia Eagle Andre Waters, whose extreme brain damage has been attributed to repeated concussions, committed suicide this past November, the NFL promised to “begin studying retired players later this year.” Embarking on a study that may cost as much as $3 million over several years, co-chairman of the NFL’s Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) Committee, Dr. Ira Casson, said the study aimed to determine “whether or not a career in the NFL results in any kind of chronic brain injury...
...blessings associated with my secluded Union-dorm retreat (and, next year, my happy commute from the Quadrangle) is the chance to encounter so many of these hapless drivers several times per day. I have been behind the wheel in Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston, and Cantabridgians are the worst drivers I have had to deal with. Each offense they commit serves as a glaring reminder of this dubious distinction...
...limbic region, which controls violence, reflection and defensive behavior, can shut down internal governors and trigger all manner of unregulated behavior. "Somebody who had damage to both regions would be a bad player for sure," says forensic psychiatrist Neil Kaye, a faculty member at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia...
...fruits of academic research. For Harvard students en route to a multitude of careers, Kim said that “having the experience right now of getting involved and watching the change happen is really something amazing.” During the event, UAEM members circulated the Philadelphia Consensus Statement, a policy statement that the group released last year urging schools to “promote equal access to university research,” “promote research and development for neglected diseases,” and “measure research success according to impact on human welfare...