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...were very few." So he left for an academic job in Britain. He now holds a chair in physics at University College London and also directs the London Center for Nanotechnology. "I've been able to start with a clean sheet of paper and create something unique in a world-class city," he says. "We doubt that could be done anywhere else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are We Losing Our Edge? | 2/5/2006 | See Source »

It’s easy to see how this benefit goes beyond the sports world, especially at a place like Harvard. Hosting events like debate tournaments, model UN conferences, or world-class physics conventions appreciably adds to the community’s involvement in these programs and is a great way to bring recognition to the university and its offerings...

Author: By Andrew R. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NEED I SAY MOORE: Making Over the Motor City | 2/3/2006 | See Source »

...capital boasts a second tier of smaller, more specialized museums that are equally fascinating and often possess distinct advantages over their bigger, better-known brethren. For starters, they are less crowded, and are often inexpensive or free. In these institutions, adventurous tourists can find colorful, offbeat exhibits highlighting world-class collections, in some cases the only ones of their kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capital Assets | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...capital boasts a second tier of smaller, more specialized museums that are equally fascinating and often possess distinct advantages over their bigger, better-known brethren. For starters, they are less crowded, and are often inexpensive or free. In these institutions, adventurous tourists can find colorful, offbeat exhibits highlighting world-class collections, in some cases the only ones of their kind. Los Angeles resident Mimi Donaldson, 57, regards herself as something of an aficionado of museums. But when, on a recent business trip, she toured Washington's International Spy Museum, tel: (1-202) 393-7798; www.spymuseum.org, she Loh and Behold Avant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capital Assets | 1/5/2006 | See Source »

...shining beacon of science. A world-class crossroads of commerce and academics. A spankin’ new hub for all things Harvard. All of it surrounding what is now no more than a barren intersection known as “Barry’s Corner,” where University planners hope to basically relocate Harvard Square someday. Such is the sweeping vision for the Allston campus unfolding before our eyes...

Author: By Michael Gould-wartofsky | Title: Who’s Got the ’View? | 12/6/2005 | See Source »

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