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...Hawkes—who has previously published work showing similarities in how humans and chimpanzees experience reproductive decline—said that determining whether chimpanzees experience menopause is a difficult task. Because chimpanzees are endangered, the sample sizes with which researchers like her and Emery Thompson work are almost always too small for definitive conclusions...
...involves issues of sovereignty and human rights," notes Robert Dujarric, director of Temple University's Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies. "The issue has taken on a life of its own." The government has called the kidnappings "acts of terrorism"; former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set up a special task force on the issue last year. Families of the victims have become national celebrities, and make regular media appearances not only to campaign for their cause but also to speak out on politics and nuclear disarmament. Hatsuhisa Takashima, special assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, says a recent poll shows...
...Valkenburgh is the man who saved Harvard Yard. In the early 90s, when the Yard’s canopy was slowly thinning due to Dutch elm disease, the task for replanting had become urgent. The University then convened a replanting committee, which van Valkenburgh led, one that is largely responsible for the way Harvard Yard looks today...
...report by a Stanford professor released this week encourages research universities to expand and institutionalize civic engagement on campuses. The report comes on the heels of an open letter from 13 members of the Class of 1967 asking University President Drew G. Faust to form a task force to address the “widespread apathy and political indifference of the student body at Harvard College today.” The report, “New Times Demand New Scholarship II: Research Universities and Civic Engagement - Opportunities and Challenges” details areas that are crucial for encouraging civic engagement...
...Task force member Harry Mattison also said that if planning for the school and health center didn’t begin now, he doubted that the projects would get off the ground. “There are things we can start now,” said Mattison, who is also a member of the neighborhood forum. “Instead of saying, ‘Oh, these are big and complicated, let’s wait and talk about them later,’ let’s get started. Let’s move forward...