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...combat the deep-rooted bureaucratic barriers between schools, Faust has designated University-wide themes—human rights, global health, and library reform are a few examples??and established new institutes that serve as magnets, Leonard says, pulling professors together from across disciplines. These provide environments more conducive to faculty collaboration...
...paper, Stavins and Hahn used current-day examples??such as the sulfur dioxide trade amendment in Ohio that aimed to substantially reduce acid rain—to prove that the cap-and-trade system would work both in theory and in practice...
...famous examples??those of the “Lackawanna Six” and the “Portland Seven”—provide tangible evidence of the Patriot Act’s effectiveness. The act enabled the nation’s intelligence and criminal investigation communities to share information with each other for the first time; this allowed the FBI to obtain evidence that directly led to the apprehension of six members of a terror cell in Lackawanna, NY and seven members of another cell in Portland, Ore. Nearly a decade’s worth...
...Crash” beat “Brokeback Mountain” for Best Picture in 2005; he explains a voting method known as a “Borda count” by discussing its use for MVP selection in Major League Baseball. These relevant, often humorous examples??coupled with political cartoons and illustrations—add another level of dynamism to Poundstone’s work.Yet the book is not without flaws. While the first two thirds of the text are quick-paced, Poundstone hits a snag as he delves into his analysis of voting methods. Having already...
...Matthews said. “We’re not European. We don’t just accept the way things are. We always try something new.” He described the U.S. as a “dynamic, sometimes charismatic country,” citing historical examples??such as the transition from Hoover to Roosevelt in 1932 and Carter to Reagan in 1980—as times when the country underwent “great change.” Looking toward this fall’s election, Matthews spoke of the need for the next president...