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...universities selling the rights to market a technology invented through academic research to a private entity. The white paper, released Wednesday, urged academic institutions to consider crafting licensing agreements that make inventions that benefit impoverished populations, particularly in the developing world, less expensive. The points also stipulated that universities strive to prevent agreements from stopping research at other not-for-profit institutions, “If these nine points are widely adopted, the academic scientific community, commercial world, and, most important, the public will benefit,” University Provost Steven E. Hyman said in an e-mailed statement. Technology...
...only school that brought none of these was fourth-seeded Maine, which was also the only higher-ranked team to lose. Are you listening, Harvard?After watching four straight quality games in a quality atmosphere, I really hope the Ivy League adopts a tournament. The Ivy League should strive to be like America East and hold a similar tournament. Players love conference tournaments because of the chance to get to the NCAA Tournament and fans enjoy watching their team strive for that goal, while getting to watch other quality games as well. Basketball is a game meant for those...
...Obama also encouraged blacks to take responsibility for encouraging education. "Thinking if you read a book for do well in school is acting white - we've got to get over that," Obama said, adding, "We must strive for excellence...
...others are trying. Restaurants from Cinque Terre in Portland, Maine, to Mozza in Los Angeles are run by cooks who strive always to find local products first. Some chefs are not only buying locally but actually growing the food. The two Blue Hill restaurants in New York--one in Manhattan and the other in Pocantico Hills--buy less than 20% of their ingredients from outside the New York region, according to chef Dan Barber. Much of both restaurants' food (including all the chicken and pork) is raised on about 20 acres next to the Pocantico Hills location. In the 31/2...
...Memorial Church initiatives this school year strive to broaden the church’s accessibility to students at Harvard as well as to the community at large. A student discussion group called the Undergraduate Fellowship Program aims to provide a casual forum for theological discussion and debate, while the podcasting of sermons has broadened the availability of services to people across the globe. Since November, between six and 12 students have gathered in the basement of Memorial Church each Wednesday at 10 p.m. to discuss theology and ethics. According to Kent M. French, a seminarian and Epps Fellow at Memorial...