Word: predictabilities
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...Adams said. Although he was not familiar with the NACE survey, Adams said that he “heard things were looking promising” for his graduating class. NACE will begin its job-outlook survey for the Class of 2007 late this summer. While it is impossible to predict its results, Koncz said she is optimistic. “I’d like to think that this trend will continue...
...knows, she understands and she forgives.” The movie says everything that everyone wishes they could say to everyone in your life. See it and whip out this line next time a ridiculous double date begins: “A pleasant little foursome. I predict a hatchet murder before the night’s over.” —Reviewer Scoop A. Wasserstein can be reached at wasserst@fas.harvard.edu...
...isolated a group of stem cell--like cells in lungs that seed the abnormal growth of small-cell lung cancers. Scientists at Stanford University took the concept even further. They were able to isolate stem cells from breast-cancer tumors and identify a genetic signature that allowed them to predict the progression of the disease. "Everybody wants to talk about cancer stem cells now," says John Dick, a University of Toronto professor and one of the leading researchers in the field. "From funding agencies to institutions to scientists, people are recognizing that this is probably the game...
Doctors may soon be able to better predict whether breast cancer patients will respond well to chemotherapy, the results of a recent study conducted in part by Harvard Medical School affiliates at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute suggest. The study, which appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association last week, “add[s] to a growing body of evidence that breast cancer is not one homogeneous disease, but rather a disease with many subtypes and requires a variety of new treatment approaches,” lead author Eric P. Winer, who is associate professor...
...whose tenure is set to be the shortest of any Harvard president since the Civil War—said he is most proud of his efforts to revamp undergraduate education, boost science and interdisciplinary initiatives, and expand financial aid to more students. But he was reluctant to predict his legacy as Harvard’s 27th president. “I think it’s for others to judge,” he said. —Staff writer Nicholas M. Ciarelli can be reached at ciarelli@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Javier C. Hernandez can be reached...