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...most widely held misconceptions, for example, is that dolphins have an authentic language. The mammals do exchange clicks and whistles in isolated laboratory tanks. But Sheri Lynn Gish, a Smithsonian research associate, points out that although the calls made by dolphins in captivity show definite patterns, it is not known if the patterns constitute a language. Moreover, says Gish, dolphins have not been studied in the open sea, where they may really communicate by nudges and scrapes...
That era, in all its extravagance and charm, makes an eye-and heart-catching comeback in two Manhattan exhibitions. The first, at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, runs through July 10; it is a handsomely displayed presentation of 213 objects from the collection of Britain's royal family and other English owners. The second, being held through May 21 by the venerable Fifth Avenue store A la Vieille Russie, is the largest collection of Fabergé ever assembled; many of the 560 pieces are being exhibited for the first time...
Most of Harvard's space-related research is under the aegis of the Center for Astrophysics, which includes the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory, both located adjacent to the Radcliffe Quad. Gregory said that research into X-rays and ultraviolet rays make up much of the Center's relationship with NASA...
Following his Ph.D. Hoffman received a string of fellowships that began with more gamma ray research at the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and eventually led to a three-year stint with a prestigious astronomical organization in England, where he met his wife, Barbara...
...commercial and militaristic emphasis of the shuttle project has to some extent come at the expense of pure research. When the plans for the shuttle were first unveiled, a half-dozen teams of scientists at the joint Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysics center in Cambridge received the thumbs-up to numerous projects designed for the shuttle. That number has dropped since then, with only one endeavor--an infra-red telescope--having a reservation for a trip in the near future and still receiving full NASA backing. Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian center are now anxiously awaiting the green-light on projects...