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...times a year for parents' night and graduation but generally off limits to parents unless their kids got into trouble. Now you can't walk into schools, public or private, without tripping over parents in the halls. They volunteer as library aides and reading coaches and Mentor Moms, supplement the physical-education offerings with yoga and kickboxing, sponsor faculty-appreciation lunches and fund-raising barbecues, supervise field trips and road games and father-daughter service projects. Even the heads of boarding schools report that some parents are moving to live closer to their child's school so that they...
...health aside, students also need to know their grades as soon as possible for numerous practical reasons. Many applications for summer internships and other programs are due at the end of January, and usually require fall semester grades. Even if students can submit grades as a late supplement, doing so may decrease their chances of acceptance. Besides applications, knowledge of grades is needed for financial reasons: many scholarships are contingent upon the grades received each term, and lower drivers insurance is available for (documented) high-performing students. And in terms of coursework, knowing...
...supplement this practice, Neff, Davis, Shuyler, and Alexander P. Cole ‘08, another competitor in the “Wicked Good Men” category, took a January trip to go bouldering in Alabama...
...clear how folic acid does this, although the supplement is known to reduce levels of homocysteine, a blood component that can damage blood vessels. Women who got their folate eating foods naturally high in the vitamin--such as oranges, leafy greens and beans--didn't derive the same benefit as those who took folic acid supplements, perhaps because it's hard to eat enough vegetables...
...John Forman of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, the principal investigator, isn't ready to say that everybody should take 1,000 micrograms of folate a day. He wants to see his findings confirmed in a large, randomized trial in which half the subjects take the supplement and half take a placebo. Other scientists caution that early studies suggesting that large doses of vitamin E protect against heart disease haven't panned...