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...weight than non-Caucasians. Since most dosing regimens are calibrated to the Western body, some doctors in Singapore report having to adjust quantities in up to 30% of their patients to avoid adverse side effects. "Local scientists must do their own research and find their own regimens," says Dr. Richard Love, scientific director for the Wisconsin-based International Breast Cancer Research Foundation...
...Richard Stengel, Managing Editor
...should call General Petraeus "General Betray Us," it is also true that most Americans found the ad offensive [Oct. 1]. And Michael Kinsley's defense of the ad was equally offensive. People can disagree with the general, but he deserves respect for his service and high position. Richard Kapanka Greensboro...
That said, problems with the SAT are not limited to score gaps based on race and socioeconomic status. As Richard C. Atkinson, former president of the University of California school system, said to the American Council on Education in 2001, the SAT also tends to “[distort] educational priorities and practices…is perceived by many as unfair, and…can have a devastating impact on the self-esteem and aspirations of young students.” While some argue that the SAT is an important tool for large state schools to comb through their many...
...Richard P. Chait, professor of higher education at the Graduate School of Education, notes that opting for senior scholars rather than junior faculty for tenured positions can potentially lower morale among the younger set. “ If you tenure from outside,” he says, “from the vantage point of junior faculty it can feel as if someone is cutting in line ahead...