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...disruptive.”John M. Duffy, chair of the classics department, said he is similarly unsure of the meaning behind the phrase, calling it “a visionary approach without exactly having a clear vision.” Smith may be deliberately withholding details to stimulate discussion among faculty and staff—or Smith himself may simply not have enough details to dispense, Duffy said.“One thing was clear: the Dean doesn’t exactly know himself what this ‘reshaping’ will mean,” said Duffy...
...Harvard and other universities have increasingly funneled resources into promoting translational research. Last summer, the University received a $117.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to found the Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center. The center, part of a larger enterprise known as Harvard Catalyst, encourages collaboration among researchers and students throughout the University to understand disease mechanisms and devise new strategies to attack human illness. Bjorn R. Olsen, an HMS cell biology professor and Dean for Research at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, said that translational research is, in some ways, the ultimate...
...were negatively impacted by recession through basic social supports. According to MassBenchmarks Co-editor Alan Clayton-Matthews, the current index looks at gross state product, employment, unemployment rate, state withholding taxes, and state sales taxes, while the leading index takes into account consumer confidence and initial unemployment claims, among other indicators. —Staff writer Liyun Jin can be reached at ljin@fas.harvard.edu...
...September, the newly designed programming created a favorable buzz among students and garnered support and partnerships with many student clubs and organizations. The programs were designed to educate students about pathways, connect them with alumni, and make transparent the different strategies needed to connect to opportunities in disparate career areas...
...electronica. Emanuel Beica ’11, Nathan C.M. Leiby ’10, and Lev A. Shaket ’10 will use their music to test the audience’s capacity to hear “the truth” about politics and war, among other things. “I will rap about the Iraq War from the point of view of a soldier who was wounded in it,” Beica wrote in an email. “We will be talking about the true nature of Harvard and its numerous investment-banker wannabes...