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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Buell attended the morning portion of the conference and then left for Switzerland...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, | Title: Scholars Discuss Ethnic Studies | 11/13/1995 | See Source »

...many respects, studying transsexuals would seem to be the most difficult undertaking of all. Not to be confused with transvestites or cross dressers, true transsexuals are rare. By some estimates, no more than 1 person in 350,000 believes he or she was born the wrong gender. Moreover, the portion of the brain that seems to be different in transsexuals is smaller than a pinhead. Even advanced imaging techniques, like the pet scan or mri, cannot detect such tiny variations. To do their research, the Dutch team, led by Dr. Dick Swaab, had to dissect the brains of transsexuals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAPPED IN THE BODY OF A MAN? | 11/13/1995 | See Source »

Seven professors addressed more than 800 alumni last weekend about financial aid, information technology and the humanities as part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' (FAS) ongoing effort to raise their portion of the $2.1 billion University Capital Campaign...

Author: By Elizabeth T. Bangs, | Title: Professors Speak to Alumni | 11/6/1995 | See Source »

...said Folktree will donate a portion of the proceeds to a battered women's shelter...

Author: By Leigh S. Salsberg, | Title: O.J. Attorney To Speak | 10/31/1995 | See Source »

...play was a freak accident. Roy was finishing a check on a North Dakota player in the corner, when the rookie from Yarmouth, Maine stumbled and fell face-first into the metal portion of the boards before slumping down...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Life Just Isn't Fair | 10/27/1995 | See Source »

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