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...that animal law’s rise reflects the growing social ferment on animal issues. He predicts that animal law is just the “leading edge of human-animal studies” as the academy—from sociology to religion—catches up with society??s unease with our existing relationship with animals...
...increase in the number of animal law courses across the country has produced more attorneys and legislators focused on the issue. And though these laws still treat animals as property, animal lawyers argue the stautes could form the basis for ending that property status, and with it some of society??s most systematic abuses of animals...
...anthropology. She said her particular interests lie in the interactions between cultural beliefs and scientific and medical practice. According to Snider, how “social cultural beliefs and institutions interact with biology to shape human perception of illness, medical treatments, and medical practices that occur within a particular society?? interest her the most. Snider, who was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa her junior spring, conducts research with psychiatry professor Jordan W. Smoller at the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit at Harvard Medical School. Kathryn A. Brubaker ’09 said she was not surprised when...
...tumultuous historical events of the 1960s.In the film, former defensive back Patrick A. Conway ’69 describes his experiences on campus and in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Conway played alongside a member of the radical anti-war group Students for a Democratic Society??underscoring the role of football in uniting Harvard during an era of war and protest.Even though the ’68 Game took place four decades ago, its outcome still inspires disbelief.Skowronski, who saw the film on Wednesday night, says, “As I was watching the movie...
...them to play the disease over and over.” Because of the ease with which stem cells can be reproduced, they can also be easily used to test the effectiveness of certain drugs. Eggan’s lecture was part of the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Society??s monthly seminar series. “It is a great way of introducing undergraduates to the amazing research that the Harvard faculty does, and a great way for the faculty to interact with students,” said Dayan “Jack?...