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...recent survey of UCSD undergraduates, conducted by Horgan and Talamini, the majority of female respondents said they would choose transvaginal surgery over the traditional alternative, given the benefits of less pain, shorter recovery and no scarring. Talamini plans to present the results of the survey this week in Philadelphia at the annual conference for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, of which he is the newly appointed president...
Brought in after a bribery scandal to present a fresh face of reform to German engineering firm Siemens, former Merck executive Peter Löscher has ratcheted up accountability and cut down on management committees. He talked with TIME's Bill Saporito about the challenge of change...
That observation captures an often ignored side of the German-born Pope Benedict XVI, 80, on the eve of his first pontifical visit to the U.S. The trip, which begins in Washington on April 15 and ends in New York City on April 20, will present most Americans with their first opportunity to take the "new" Pope's measure. Some American Catholics already feel they are familiar with Benedict and his values and coexistence is not an association that immediately crops up. Benedict clearly lacks his predecessor's charismatic affability and sense of the dramatic gesture. His conservative writings suggest...
...present, I maintain my disagreement: I have found among our student body a not unhealthy proportion of brilliant, entertaining, and well-grounded college kids amid that small but vocal class of mercenary careerists and social climbers, the oft-derided Golems of Goldman Sachs (are any investment banks still solvent...
...medical school sees higher debts as the impetus behind a trend that has seen a decrease in the proportion of the school’s graduates who enter primary care. This number has declined from 57 percent in 1999 to 44 percent this year. The move seems to present an early indication that the strategic planning initiative of medical school Dean Jeff Flier is on the right track. University President Drew Faust’s statements that she will prioritize financial aid in future fundraising efforts provide further cause for optimism. Of course, whether future graduates—still...