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In 1596, England lept into modern sanitation when Sir John Harrington, godson of Elizabeth I, published Metamorphosis of Ajax, in which he described a new kind of water closet: a raised cistern with a small pipe down which water ran when released by a valve. The Queen installed Harrington's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of Toilets | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

In an event at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the professor of biomedical engineering, who first went to Afghanistan in 2002, described ground conditions in the war and assessed the challenges facing U.S. forces.

Author: By John W. He, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Army Vet Reflects On War Progress | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

Warneken talked about behavioral studies in infants and chimps and their inherent altruistic inclinations. And Dowling described his neurobiological research of visual systems and the retina.

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘CommuniTea’ Briefs Students About MMB | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

Coleman—a former Democrat who was elected as a Republican senator from Minnesota in 2002 and lost a controversial 2008 reelection bid to Al Franken ’73—described center-right views as “moderate in tone” but ?...

Author: By Julia L Ryan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ex-Senator Addresses Future of GOP | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

The notion of “coming out,” as it’s currently conceived, developed shortly after the Stonewall riots of 1969. Michael Fader, who witnessed the rebellion, later described it as a turning point in the history of the gay and lesbian community: ?...

Author: By Silpa Kovvali | Title: No Need to Ask or Tell | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

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