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...overcast afternoon in the tony New Jersey enclave of Short Hills, dozens of patrons have packed into the Wentworth Gallery to celebrate an art opening. Glasses of chilled chardonnay are served in the white-walled space as a battalion of gallery assistants respond to customer queries about abstract works in shades of blush and marigold. But make no mistake: this is not your average academic art exhibit. A quick scan of the attendees reveals lots of big hair, tight jeans and hints of rocker-girl décolletage. The sound system throbs with the refrain "Lick it up, lick...
...this study suggests people should be focusing... on counting calories,” said Stephen D. Anton, a professor at the University of Florida who trained the dietitians who helped conduct the study. “It’s hard to predict how the weight loss industry will respond,” The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, assigned over 800 overweight adults to one of four diets, each composed of different ratios of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Results from the two-year long clinical trial showed that all four diets led to clinically significant weight...
...brain growth takes place before kindergarten, so it's critical to teach new parents what to expect as a child develops not only during pregnancy and early childhood but also as the child matures. A large part of nurse home visits are designed to teach parents how to respond to their children as they age and help them manage the extra burden of parenting with few resources. Says Olds: "Learning to understand children's motivations and abilities helps parents treat them more sensitively and responsively, and that makes it easier for children to accept guidance and not respond provocatively...
...their treatment at the hands of University administrators.Tom Maniatis, an MCB professor renowned for his work in molecular cloning, has made plans to leave Harvard to chair Columbia’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, according to his lab administrator William C. McCallum.While Maniatis did not respond to repeated requests for comment last week, two colleagues confirmed that the University’s decision on Allston had cemented his departure plans. Once slated to become a centerpiece of the new Allston Science Complex as early as 2011, the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology will now occupy...
...transistor radio. They even claim that she told the guerrillas that the Americans were CIA agents. Asked to elaborate on Betancourt, Stansell told TIME: "That's an infection I lived with for many years. I'd just like to be inoculated and move on." Betancourt has yet to respond to the Americans' accusations...