Word: thimann
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...Faculty voted to convert the Biochemical Sciences concentration into an honors-only concentration, sparking extensive discussion among professors and students. The changes in the biochemical sciences fifty years ago in some ways mirror the changes that the concentration is undergoing today. BACK TO THE FUTURE The Thimann Plan, named after Professor of Biology Kenneth V. Thimann who chaired the committee that reviewed the concentration, would take effect for the Class of 1959. Ninety percent of the Biochemical Sciences concentration was comprised of premeds, only around half of whom qualified for the honors track. As a result, according...