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...while most agree the new policy will ease the demand for advisors, they say it will not likely solve the problem completely. They say one institutional constraint--the inability to predict undergraduate interests and the need to maintain a diverse set of specialities among tutors--will always make finding thesis advisors more difficult...

Author: By Philip P. Pan, | Title: Dealing With Institutional Problems | 4/21/1990 | See Source »

...increase in credit costs has prompted economists to predict a slowdown for Japan's growth. While only a few predict a recession, many economists believe high interest rates could dampen consumer spending. High rates and the depressed stock market could also discourage capital investment by Japanese corporations. Virtually all equity financing planned by major Japanese firms was suspended temporarily last week in an effort to prevent bogging down the market. Companies ranging from Sumitomo Metal Industries to Matsushita Electric Industrial postponed major plans to raise funds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop! Goes the Bubble | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

...predict that Erika Elmuts will explode in doubles with Nicole," Krass said, "When it comes down to it, our doubles are rearing...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: Netwomen Host Wake Forest | 3/17/1990 | See Source »

...Most colleges are moving toward the [computer systems]," says Clark E. DeHaven, executive director of the National Association of College and University Food Services. "It gives you a better feel on what is eaten and can help predict costs. In the end, I think it's worth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Computerizing Dining Halls | 3/14/1990 | See Source »

...joint British-American study, more than 1,000 people have subjected themselves to a common cold virus in the most comprehensive such investigation ever undertaken. The objective: to see how accurately researchers can predict who will get sick based on a psychological profile and measurements of immune function before infection. "Assuming that stress puts people at higher risk," asks Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, "will people who have social support in confronting stresses be protected ((from contracting disease))?" The results are being analyzed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Can The Mind Help Cure Disease? | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

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