Word: environmental
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The debate--and any Harvard lobbying efforts--is not over what Cottington labels "broad premises" but rather the "nuts and bolts" of the situation. Harvard's position is clear--"It is not equitable to expect Harvard to provide an environment for work without any assistance at all from the federal...
For disabled and handicapped students, such as Marc Fielder '78, president of Students Advocating a Better Learning Environment (ABLE), this has meant advances. At this time, more than half of Harvard's facilities are accessible, says Randolph. She adds that the University is making special preparations for incoming handicapped students...
The furor over recombinant DNA research stems from two considerations--its possible adverse impact on the environment and on health conditions, and its potential lucrativeness. Recombinant DNA experiments involve creating new combinations of genetic material by injecting a piece of DNA into bacteria, possibly giving them new characteristics. Environmentalist critics...
The original bill, sponsored by Rep. Paul D. Rogers (D-Fla.), contained strong language on federal standards, but when an amendment softened the bill's language, Harvard withdrew its support. Rep. Harley O. Staggers (D-W. Va.), chairman of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Health...
Any good Government major knows that if you want to get a bill passed in Congress you have to lobby for it. So when Harvard wanted to draft a bill that would base guidelines for recombinant DNA research on federal, rather than state or local, standards, it hired a lobbyist...