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...atmosphere, these gossamer giants (as tall as 60-story buildings) will remain aloft up to 100 days. That's enough time to look for such elusive phenomena as planets in other solar systems, black holes and remnants of the Big Bang. Says astrophysicist Josh Grindlay, leader of a Harvard-Smithsonian group that uses balloons to map distant X-ray sources: "For some science, they're going to give the shuttle or space station a run for the money...
Director of the Harvard Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Donald Menzel originated this approach to research in studying the 1973 eclipse of the sun, when he offered potential donors an opportunity to study the eclipse from Africa...
...disappointment," said Larry D. Gardner, a physicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. "The astronauts lost control and had to go back and get the instrument later...
Last Tuesday, we represented Harvard students at a conference on sweatshops at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor. The conference--called No Sweat University--brought together students, university presidents, licensing directors and apparel manufacturers. Several panels featuring representatives of the above groups discussed how universities could ensure that retail garments featuring school logos are not made in sweatshops--by adopting licensing codes of conduct...
However, several panelists did recognize the importance of students and student concerns during the day, and the presence of the students was felt by everyone there. Peter Liebhold, a speaker on the first panel and the curator of the Smithsonian's exhibit on the history of sweatshops, spoke about the importance of student activism in pushing for the protection of human rights through the power of the university. Mr. Liebhold specifically referred to student-activists at Harvard who pressured Harvard to divest from South Africa. In addition, Congressman George Miller (D-Calif.) praised students for their passion and expertise...