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When he stepped into office in 1991, Knowles was the first scientist to serve as Dean of FAS. At the start of his deanship, Knowles was faced with a faculty that was running $12 million deficits. He managed to bring it back to solvency while aggressively expanding space for the Faculty and students, including the opening of the Barker Center for the Humanities and the renovations of Memorial Hall after a fire destroyed large parts of the building. Knowles also spearheaded the massive renovation of first-year dorms in the Old Yard, improving a crucial part of freshman life...
...like I did too many sit-ups," she said. Schlamadinger said she opted for transvaginal surgery after Dr. Horgan outlined its potential post-operative benefits - and assured her that he had similarly removed 12 gallbladders. That the surgery was experimental was another selling point. "This appealed to the scientist in me," Schlamadinger said. "I was really interested in being a part of something that could help other women in the future not suffer as much...
...hear that his military is skeptical of entry into the European Union. Meanwhile, investors are spooked, leading Turkish unions are on strike over a proposed social security reform law, unemployment is over 10%, and the Kurdish conflict is brewing. "This is a struggle in the palace," says political scientist Hakan Yilmaz. "It has nothing to do with the people." But if Turkey's polarization increases further, it could have profound consequences both inside and outside Turkey...
...professor Alexander Farrell, whose 2006 Science article calculating the emissions reductions of various ethanols used to be considered the definitive analysis. The experts haven't given up on biofuels; they're calling for better biofuels that won't trigger massive carbon releases by displacing wildland. Robert Watson, the top scientist at the U.K.'s Department for the Environment, recently warned that mandating more biofuel usage--as the European Union is proposing--would be "insane" if it increases greenhouse gases. But the forces that biofuels have unleashed--political, economic, social--may now be too powerful to constrain...
...Nature Conservancy scientist would like to see green groups take more aggressive steps to diversify their workforce, identifying promising young minorities who are still in school and actively recruiting them. That's worth pursuing. As America itself grows more diverse, the environmental movement risks irrelevance if it remains largely white and elite. "We need to communicate to all of our constituents," says Sanjayan, "and we'll do a better job of that if we have a range of voices in our own organization." Diversity becomes even more important as the environmental movement tries to tackle truly global threats like climate...