Word: reactional
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...kind of a shock. My first reaction wasthat all of a sudden I wanted to cry," Personsaid...
...years, the pool of eligible Ph.D. candidates has not expanded enough for Harvard's liking--at least not enough to noticeably raise the number of its minority and female faculty. It's obvious the answer lies elsewhere--in direct and immediate hiring. This produces a beneficial chain reaction: if Harvard hires more minority and women in tenured posts, Harvard will be seen as a comfortable environment for such candidates, making recruitment of more minorities and women easier. These minority and female faculty will then act as role models for undergraduates choosing academia as a profession...
That has enraged Ohio Governor Richard Celeste, who has demanded that the plant be permanently closed. "If a terrorist had buried it there, there would be an extraordinary and prompt reaction. In this case, it was our Government that buried the time bomb," he declared last week. "They have lied to us. Without a mechanism to oversee what they're doing, we can't trust them." Charges Ohio EPA chief Shank: "The U.S. Government is the single biggest polluter in Ohio and probably the nation...
...techniques to analyze the atomic structure of life's most basic components, scientists have been able to unlock astonishing mysteries. Focusing on a bacterium that uses a simple method of photosynthesis, Michel concentrated on a cluster of proteins that spans the organism's outer membrane, called the photosynthetic reaction center. These so-called membrane-bound proteins are like plants themselves: antennae protrude from cell surfaces, anchors hold them in the membrane, and rootlike tentacles reach into the cell's interior. But the molecules resisted study...
...union's reaction to this step in the campaign is similar to what it has been at other crucial tactical moments: mobilize public opinion to pressure the University...