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...their efforts “to ensure that universities understand when to apply export controls.” Harvard’s chief lobbyist responded favorably to the report’s recommendations. “The commission is striking an appropriate bound between regulation and allowing the rapid exchange of information that leads to innovation,” said the senior director of federal and state relations, Kevin Casey, in a phone interview. According to Casey, Harvard not only strongly adheres to export control policies, but it trains its students in compliance as well. “Over...
...Protocol] but on the other their economy is experiencing ridiculous growth. I think reconciling these two things will pose a huge problem for them.” Miller’s passion for the environment began back home in North Dakota. He said that the devastation caused by the rapid housing development in North Dakota and Minnesota made him “want to work for change.” “When I got here, I knew environmentalism was something I wanted to work on,” Miller said. “After my freshman year...
...country’s fragile nature. “Romania is still a very fragile country institutionally,” he said. “EU entry will bring some vitality, but it will bulldoze cultural identity.” The cultural loss would largely be attributed to rapid modernization, the consul said. Just outside Bucharest, the Romanian capital, billion dollar complexes and modern offices that are “ugly culturally” are already going up, he added. Dimancescu, a 1976 graduate of Harvard Business School, expressed further concern about the economic challenges the country would face. While...
Jonathan B. Losos ’84, a professor in the organismic and evolutionary biology department, observed rapid changes in a lizard species within a single generation due to natural selection. The findings, reported in Science this week, illustrate that “processes seen in the short-term can account for evolution over millions of years,” Losos said...
Though an inattentive reader looking for a cleaner chronicle of Hillary’s stint as first lady might be frustrated, Troy’s account does allow for a comprehensive look at the rapid ups and downs of White House politics...