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...ambitious:It called for Radcliffe to maintain a large rolein undergraduate education and to have 15 or morepermanent faculty members. The new Institute wouldhave an annual budget of about $50 million, morediscretionary money than all but the largest ofthe University's faculties--or tubs, as they'reknown in Harvard-speak...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: How the Deal Was Done | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

Considered an expert in experimental design, Hauser is also reknown for analyzing how animals respond to mating calls and how they communicate to each other...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: `Sex' Professor Hauser Tenured in Psychology | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

Miller also wrote volumes on the Peale family of artists. Her scholarly attention greatly augmented the reputation of the Peales, leading to the $4 million sale of a portrait painted by Rembrandt Peale in 1986. Before Miller's work, the Peales had enjoyed little artistic reknown and recognition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Renowned Historian Lillian Miller Dies at 74 | 12/3/1997 | See Source »

...name a few? How about the 1990 women's lacrosse national champions? How about multiple consecutive national titles for the men's and women's squash teams? Of course the most visible title of all is that of the 1989 men's hockey team, which brought world hockey reknown to Bright Hockey Center...

Author: By Bradford E. Miller, | Title: Miller Time! | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...Secret of Roan Inish" succeeds if viewed as a myth, the kind of far-fetched tale for which Ireland is reknown. Its problems arise only when director John Sayles is unwilling to let it be just that. The movie's realism leaves the audience unsure how to react when the more fantastic elements take over...

Author: By Joyelle H. Mcsweeney, | Title: Fairy Tale Made Real on Sayles' 'Inish' Isle | 3/3/1995 | See Source »

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