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A Stem-Cell Breakthrough? Michael Kinsley's commentary about stem-cell research was disappointing, especially in that he let emotional rhetoric overshadow scientific evidence [Dec. 10]. Many cures and treatments have been derived from stem cells - but none from embryonic cells. Ethically sound adult stem cells, which have been studied...
At a time when interdisciplinary and campus-wide collaboration has been identified as a priority, Brandt, appointed last week as the dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, will likely find his greatest asset to be his capacity to humor and unite the far-flung, autonomous, and occasionally...
Colleagues point to his joint appointment as a historian of science at both the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and Harvard Medical School as good preparation for the job.
Brandt’s diverse resume will be particularly important at a time when Harvard is emphasizing cross-school collaboration in the sciences as it expands into Allston, noted History of Science Professor Peter Galison.
Harvard’s plan, which was announced by President Drew G. Faust and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith, focuses on increasing aid to middle- and upper-class families. The plan includes reducing the amount that families earning under $180,000 will have to...