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...central clearinghouse for this kind of data, and the Army hasn't consistently asked about prescription-drug use, which makes it difficult to track. Given the traditional stigma associated with soldiers seeking mental help, the survey, released in March, probably underestimates antidepressant use. But if the Army numbers reflect those of other services - the Army has by far the most troops deployed to the war zones - about 20,000 troops in Afghanistan and Iraq were on such medications last fall. The Army estimates that authorized drug use splits roughly fifty-fifty between troops taking antidepressants - largely the class of drugs...
...Harvard just forgot to turn in its homework. The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) released a report yesterday evaluating conflict-of-interest policies against industry influence at 150 medical schools. The study breaks down the assessment in 11 categories—including gifts, free samples, and other compensation, which reflect possible areas of conflict with pharmaceutical companies. The Medical School was given an automatic F for not submitting its policies for evaluation, according to AMSA President Brian Hurley. “We assumed that Harvard had no policy on pharmaceutical company advertising,” Hurley said...
...might blame the impotence of the Faculty these past several months on the Faculty Council, which decides determines both meeting dates and agendas. However, these decisions ultimately reflect the entire Faculty’s apathy, whose abysmally low attendance characterized the few meetings that were held. The Faculty are entrusted with a tremendous responsibility with the power to vote on all of these issues. If they were willing to commit a few hours every month to issues of such import, there would be no need for quorum to be even as low as one-sixth, let alone one-eighth...
...allowing it to recruit and admit students that would be otherwise unable to attend. The trend toward expansion of financial aid was also seen in initiatives at Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, which all expanded their financial aid programs. These decisions reflect a University-wide commitment to the principles of accessible education at every level and make Harvard one of the national leaders in financial...
...Regardless of what we choose to concentrate in, this liberal arts curriculum purports to challenge us to confront different cultures and beliefs, to parse through ethical dilemmas, to reason with empirical evidence, to learn about the sciences of the physical worlds, and to reflect upon our country’s relationship to the rest of the world. To equip us to tackle these subjects, we are required to take Expository Writing in our first year, in addition to a foreign language—both of which allow us to better engage with most areas of Gen Ed?...