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...field, however, is not broad.“Probably, one could write 5-10 names on a piece of paper today and be virtually certain that one of them will be named Harvard president,” writes Gardner in an e-mail. “The knowledge base and personal qualities desired are sufficiently rare that only a few people qualify.”Prominent leaders in higher education today include anthropologist Alison F. Richard, head of the University of Cambridge; Stanford Provost John Etchemendy, a professor of philosophy; University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman; Princeton President Shirley...
...specific types of cells—for enabling their discovery.“The tools were not really available until a couple of years ago,” Akbari says.Umetsu says that a better understanding of the cause of asthma might lead to an improvement on the current steroid-based treatments.“The current treatments are effective in most people with asthma, but they don’t cure people. They’re mostly aimed at symptom relief,” Umetsu says. “If we target NKT cells, better therapies are available...
...Hanover, N.H. The senior threw six innings, getting roughed up for six earned, but he made up for it in the lineup by going 3-5 with two doubles, three runs, and two RBI. His second knock of the day, notably, was launched about 400 feet, hitting the base of the notoriously deep fence at center at Red Rolfe Field. Why the improvement? Fittingly, the Engineering Sciences concentrator attributed part of his success in 2006 to a new device: contact lenses. “It’s definitely helped,” he said...
...First, people from Montana apparently read The Crimson. Second, they like sending mail. Lots of mail. (This, of course, shouldn’t be a surprise to any Harvard student who is aware of his or her alumni base...
...describing his focus at the plate at the most important juncture in the baseball season. During the regular season-ending doubleheader against the Big Green, with Harvard’s season—and Klimkiewicz’s career—in danger of ending, the powerful righty reached base in eight of ten plate appearances, going 6-for-8, getting beaned twice, driving in four runs, scoring five, and hitting a moonshot home run. All year long, Klimkiewicz was the critical cog in the middle of the Crimson order and an imposing presence for opposing hurlers. The masher?...