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...idea of pre-Christmas exams would probably sound pretty good to most undergraduates in Lamont doing pre-Christmas work in the middle of January. But supporters of the most recent attempt to change the academic calendar stress not only the psychological benefits but also the savings in energy a six-week mid-winter vacation would produce...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: The Calendar Reform Waltz | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

Sacks will announce Bell's resignation today in a memo to the faculty of the Law School. Bell will return to Harvard this summer to teach a six-week seminar on "The Jurisprudence of Race" as part of a series of seminars for law teachers funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oregon Law School Names Bell Dean | 3/7/1980 | See Source »

...excitement builds as students board the Westward. They gradually take charge of the schooner's scientific activities, which include round-the-clock net tows to analyze ocean life and water samples daily at depths up to two miles. They hone their seamanship on the six-week voyage, navigating by sun and stars across the open ocean, guiding the vessel through changing weather under the watchful eyes of the ship's mates and captain. Says Captain Sidney Miller, 52: "At first the students can't believe we'll let them make mistakes. But we do, as long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Going to School at Sea | 1/28/1980 | See Source »

...response to a shrinking job market for Ph.D's, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) will offer a six-week program next summer to teach Harvard doctoral candidates how to apply their skills to jobs in the business world...

Author: By Suzanne R. Spring, | Title: GSAS to Offer Business Training Program To Increase PhD Employment Opportunities | 10/2/1979 | See Source »

...census of 17,000 households containing 50,000 residents within a five-mile radius of the crippled plant. The six-week census, to be funded by the Center for Disease Control and the National Cancer Institute, will collect names and medical histories, as well as the whereabouts of household members during the accident...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Questioning All | 6/11/1979 | See Source »

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