Word: touchings
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...lines.To ensure compliance, Hyman said, the HSCI has a set of “very detailed business and accounting processes to ensure that no federal funds are used for this research.” The rules cover everything from the purchase of equipment to what scientists can and cannot touch, Hyman wrote in an e-mail Monday night.Daley called the logistical protocols a “Herculean effort.”Harvard and Children’s Hospital have turned to private donors—including the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and several individuals—to help fund...
...Houghton’s view that mattered most. Unlike Keohane and Reischauer, he was a veteran of the Corporation. As the senior fellow, he had the reputation and clout to effect change. He had been in touch with Faculty members since early fall, but one individual who spoke with him says he did not realize the gravity of the situation until the final moments, hoping it would not mar what the sources say is likely his penultimate year on the board...
...most difficult decision of his life. Over the preceding week, he had withdrawn into a closed circle, including economist Gene B. Sperling—a friend from the Clinton administration—and Elisa New, the FAS English professor whom he married in December. He remained in close touch with Corporation members...
...very thoughtful, very detailed process,” according to Brodsky. In addition to the six current SIGs, Brodsky says the group Alumnae and Friends of Radcliffe College, created for alumni who share a bond with Radcliffe College, was recently granted SIG status.In addition, Brodsky says she was in touch with five to nine groups in various stages of the process of becoming SIGs, and she expects more groups to apply.“We definitely see this growing. It’s definitely a wonderful way to engage alumni,” she says.In addition to groups such...
...romanticized idea of what the Harvard experience once was, but I often think that I would have been forced—or at least allowed—to take a more thoughtful or contemplative approach to my time here. It has become so expected to be in touch and online that sometimes it seems the only reasonable explanation for a prolonged disconnect is a little bit of irresponsibility. So, the next time I’m sheepishly admitting that I’ve, once again, lost my phone or forgotten to stop by my Gmail, I hope it is understood...