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...Genomics seems like it’s now finally engaged in a partnership with infectious disease,” he went on. “This is just the very beginning.” Lander called on students, particularly undergraduates, to work together for the sake of scientific progress. A mathematician by training, he encouraged students “to get a sense of the derivative... how fast things really can move.” Shiv M. Gaglani ’10, who recently founded a student group for interdisciplinary science research called the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association, said...
...organizers of the Green Village deny they are sacrificing local color for the sake of municipal homogeneity. "It's impossible to please everyone", says Sylvain Garel, who claims residents' opposition has more to do with political rivalry than concerns about local heritage. "Besides, there'll always be people who refuse to move with the times...
...organizers of the Green Village deny they are sacrificing local color for the sake of municipal homogeneity. "It's impossible to please everyone", says Sylvain Garel, who claims residents' opposition has more to do with political rivalry than concerns about local heritage. "Besides, there'll always be people who refuse to move with the times...
...similarities end there. Mann's is a slim volume, an extended essay skewering what he sees as the hypocrisy of U.S. politicians in dealing with China. For the sake of maintaining good trading relations, Mann argues, American leaders have ignored the inconvenient fact that China is run by a repressive, sometimes brutal regime that stands against everything they profess to hold dear: democracy, human rights and freedom. They excuse this behavior with what he calls the "soothing scenario" that China will eventually come around to sharing their values, based on the assumption that democracy is a necessary byproduct of economic...
...discrepancies are jarring. One year after graduation, female business majors are earning 81% of what male business majors earn. Among biology majors, women get paid only 75% as much as men. Even in traditionally male-dominated fields, in which women are theoretically sought after for diversity's sake, women still earn less than men. One year after graduation, female engineers make 95% of what male engineering majors do, and women who majored in math earn only 76% of what their male counterparts earn...