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Despite the fact that cases outside Mexico haven't been serious, the situation is far from secure. For one thing, scientists still don't know why the virus appears to have caused more serious disease in Mexico. It could be that the virus has simply been there longer or that patients were not treated quickly enough with antivirals; or it could be that a more serious epidemic is still to come in other parts of the world...
...become sufficiently acclimated to the world of computer science, you do begin to see sexiness in lines of code and an elegance that someone who hasn’t taken a class like CS50 would never notice,” says Malan. When asked what he thinks the sexiest thing about working on computers is, he laughs: “We don’t really talk in superlatives.” As the instructor for Computer Science 50, Harvard’s introductory Computer Science course, Malan is on a mission to catapult computer science to the forefront...
...half of the semester. One of these students is African and African American Studies concentrator Tonia N. Branche ’10, who describes how much she enjoyed the class, last semester’s new addition to the department’s curriculum. “The new thing the African and African American Studies department is trying out is ‘social engagement’ and we’re learning to do medical anthropology research. The work we do makes an impact on the communities,” she says. “We really...
...comes a beautiful but deadly bronze pike head, from some indeterminate Chinese dynasty. One thing is for sure: Xiaofei Tian, Professor of Chinese Literature, is full of surprises...
...care. The business school was able to take sole ownership of the top spot after tying with Stanford last year. “It is great that Harvard was ranked so highly in the survey, as any time your school gets positive reinforcement it’s a good thing,” said M. Scott Daubin, co-president of the Harvard Business School Student Association. Patrick S. Chun, the other co-president of the association, said that the school is taking steps to stay relevant in the modern world. “It’s ironic that industry...