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...some of the most prestigious schools on the planet: Harvard, Caltech, MIT, Cambridge. And the number of research fields the institutes address is even smaller. Universities can get the $7.5 million gifts only if the funding goes to one of three areas: astrophysics, nanoscience or neuroscience. Why this particular trio? Because that's what Kavli happens to be interested in. "The way he sometimes puts it," says David Gross, a Nobel prizewinner in physics and director of the first Kavli Institute, at the University of California at Santa Barbara, "is that he's fascinated by the very biggest, the very...
Today the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk witnessed one version of what an Iraqi Tet offensive might look like. At midday, a car bomb shook the city. Then came another blast, followed by one more. The coordinated trio of explosions left at least 75 people dead and offered a horrifying glimpse of the kind of organized assaults that American officials fear could unfold nationwide. Imagine a day in Iraq when catastrophic car bombs rip through not just one Iraqi city but several. Explosions coordinated to go off nearly simultaneously in places like Baghdad, Baqubah, Ramadi, Fallujah and Mosul, all places...
...press conference Thursday afternoon opposite the Capitol building, Sen. Mel Martinez appeared beside Democratic Senators Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Robert Menendez of New Jersey. A caravan of activists that had traveled from Los Angeles presented a million pro-immigration reform signatures to the trio. Sen. Kennedy made sure to make mention of two of the bill's main opponents, Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Jim DeMint of South Carolina. "I hope that my friend Sen. Sessions will sit down and read these letters," he said, motioning to several stacks of bound petitions at his feet. "I hope that...
...That doesn't mean he hasn't been working the phones, calling a trio of lawmakers - Sen. John Kyl, an Arizona Republican, Sen. Ted Kennedy, the Democrat from Massachusetts, and Colorado's Democratic Senator Ken Salazar - from Air Force One Monday at around 10 a.m. EST to discuss strategy, said White House spokesman Scott Stanzel. "The President understands there are strong emotions on this issue and he's going to go up and listen to the concerns of senators and talk with them about how this is our best opportunity to enact bipartisan immigration reform," Stanzel said. "We feel that...
...year and proving it could play without them by winning the ECAC Tournament and making an NCAA Frozen Eight appearance, Harvard had a lot to look forward to at the beginning of the season with the return of co-captain Julie Chu, junior Caitlin Cahow, and sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt.The trio made an immediate impact, helping the Crimson rattle off four straight wins out of the gate and adding a fast-paced, high-scoring dynamic to Harvard’s game.“It’s just great from a leadership standpoint,” Stone said...