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...dependency, Chu’s speech presents a unique opportunity to engage students with the pressing issue of global climate change. As director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chu positioned the search for sustainable energies at the top of the institution’s agenda. The former Stanford professor also played an instrumental role in the creation of the Energy Biosciences Institute, a research and development organization dedicated to the emergent and multidisciplinary field of energy bioscience. With the aid of Chu’s scientific proficiency and leadership skills, the institute’s work in the production...
...fated drive to capture 29 percent of the automobile market to Ford’s disregard for warnings about the combustibility-prone Pinto in its disastrous determination to win back market share. What goes for business goes for life—Bennett quotes Adam Galinsky, a professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, who warns that goal-setting in general “can focus attention too much, or on the wrong things; it can lead to crazy behaviors to get people to achieve them...
...collar also-ran to the more urbane coastal centers. And the city's mayor, Richard M. Daley, clearly views winning the Games as a capstone of his nearly two-decade rule. "The Olympics is the No. 1 showcase on the world circuit of mega events," says John R. Gold, professor of social sciences and law at Britain's Oxford Brookes University, and co-author of Olympic Cities: City Agendas, Planning, and the World's Games, 1896-2012. He adds, "Even to be on the short-list is a major achievement - it puts you right up there with the world...
...Partai Aceh, the political vehicle established by separtist supporters, could be the surfacing of new internal feuds between former rebels. Others aren't as sure. "There has been some violence and harassment but I'm not sure they can be associated with politics," says Humam Hamid, a sociology professor at Syah Kuala University in Aceh."They could also be purely criminal acts, which happen everywhere." Regardless, many Acehnese are predicting victory for the Partai Aceh, one of six local parties joining 38 national parties in the legislative elections on April 9. "I think Partai Aceh will get the majority...
...fear that unchecked government spending will lead to rampant inflation. But Aso dismissed German Chancellor Merkel's caution about fiscal stimulus before heading to London. "The fact that he picked a fight with Merkel plays very well - like he's one of the big boys," says Gerald Curtis, a professor at Columbia University who has written extensively about Japanese politics. "He looks like a leader. Even though people are nervous about increasing the deficit, he's coming across as a leader who has a view on what to do." (Read "Sony's Woes: Japan's Iconic Brands Under Fire...