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...social sciences, it analyzes economic concerns, international relations, and environmental politics centered on energy-related issues. Harvard’s center, however, should leverage its world-class resources in the sciences, design, law, business, and government—perhaps even collaborating with neighboring institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology??to address energy issues in a comprehensive manner. Energy sustainability is among the most pressing issues that our society faces today, and Harvard should capitalize on its potential to provide groundbreaking solutions...
...courses. This means affirming the goal of the university as the institution dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and reason. (There is certainly no shortage of forces in the world pushing toward ignorance and irrationality.)My first reservation pertains to the framing of the “Science and Technology?? requirement, which aims too low. I think the problem lurks in some of the other sections, but I will leave it to my colleagues in other departments to comment on those.The report introduces scientific knowledge as follows: “Science and technology directly affect our students...
...Life Sciences” and “Physical Sciences”—both under the general heading of “Science and Technology??—are designed to teach key scientific concepts and place them in the context of contemporary social issues...
...tank, ranks Harvard first in terms of the number of biotech papers published and cited—ahead of MIT, which is ranked 21st. However, MIT is much more successful than Harvard in “technology transfer”—converting ideas into applicable technology??and does particularly well in creating startup companies, the report found. Harvard ranks 18th in the “technology transfer” category. Part of the reason for this discrepancy comes from the different focuses of the universities, according to Erik Halvorsen, the director of business development...
...must be reckoned with,” which is surely true in my instance.So, I enter the building and proceed into the appropriate office. It is absolutely frigid, and I am well aware Tanzanians have lately been experiencing severe power rationing. Of course, Science and Technology??or rather, issuing the permits that make Science and Technology permissible, insofar as these materialize at all in Tanzania—needs the comforts only arctic climes can offer. The first words uttered by the relevant bureaucrat, Mama Gideon, order to close the door, lest any well-contained frostiness escape.Waiting...