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...Ribes and Rafel Coma, suggests the phenomenon doesn't just occur on land. By focusing on the Gorgonia, one of the most emblematic and significant corals in the Mediterranean, Ribes and Coma have found that seas have their seasons, too - and with equally dire effects. Between 1974 and 2006, summer conditions in the Mediterranean expanded by 40%, meaning the season has grown on average one day longer each year. For the Gorgonia and other sensitive suspension invertebrates - the term refers to the organisms' habit of feeding on particles suspended in the water - the added length has made an already tough...
...Summer is already an unfavorable period for these invertebrates," says Ribes. "But now we're seeing mortality in as much as 50% of the population, depending on the area...
...resulting physiological stress, says Ribes, explains why there have been so many instances of massive mortality among suspension invertebrates in the past few decades. "Even though they're normally vulnerable during summer, these organisms can survive the average season. But when the season becomes abnormal, when you have these atypically high temperatures for longer periods of time, they don't have the energy resources...
...hallways.” Admission this year is likely to be more selective, Leopold said. Despite the increased interest, the school does not plan to admit more than about 100 students, the number accepted last year. The 2+2 program allows students to apply to HBS in the summer following their junior year of college. After graduating, admitted students enter the workforce for two years and then study for two years at the business school. Leopold and a panel of admitted students—currently seniors at the College—discussed the program with Harvard College students...
...favorites of mine, one of them is called “The Enlightenment Invention of the Modern Self” that I think began 12 or 13 years ago, and it’s been fine-tuned fairly well. I’m going to teach it again this summer at the Venice Summer Harvard Program. The other one is called “Wit and Humor.” It’s a kind of an eccentric course. It’s a subject that is totally neglected in my field, where it’s regarded...