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...reprogram adult cells in human beings. The Japanese pioneer finds himself at a disadvantage. Scientists in the U.S. and Europe can draw on deeper reserves of money and talent. U.S. states such as California and Massachusetts are spending billions of dollars on stem-cell research, hoping to lay the groundwork for development of new medical industries. In contrast, Yamanaka's lab at Kyoto is relatively basic, and the Japanese government has only recently begun channeling real funding into the field. "There is a lack of understanding about how important this research is among government people, and Japanese in general...
...Professors praise Skocpol for establishing the groundwork for future reforms, specifically for her role in recommending pedagogy reforms and for creating the Graduate Policy Committee (GPC) to regulate policies, review graduate programs, and coordinate doctoral programs with Harvard’s other schools...
...scholarship, charm, judgment, fundraising ability, administrative skill, and vision were all abundantly on display during her six years as dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.Yet Massachusetts Hall is a far cry from Fay House. The challenges Faust faces as president—from laying the groundwork for a campus in Allston to uniting a balkanized university to implementing an uninspiring new curriculum—are of an entirely different nature and order of magnitude from anything she has previously faced. How she handles those challenges, how she defines her own role, and what she prioritizes will shape Harvard...
...actually ambivalent to carrying out the deed. “Their real purpose is to gain attention and change the way the rest of the world and their peers define them and categorize them,” Newman says. “Once they’ve laid the groundwork, they end up feeling like they’ve backed themselves into a corner...and the fear of failing one more time pushes themselves from ambivalence into action...
...finished in fifth place out of eight teams. On the following weekend, Harvard captured third place at the Northeast Invitational in Portsmouth, R.I., its best finish of the season. Despite finishing in the bottom half of the field in six tournaments, the Crimson regarded this year as laying the groundwork for future success. “Significant improvement and gaining experience was what this season was all about,” captain Tom Hegge said. Throughout the fall season, Harvard introduced five freshmen to the athletic, academic, and social challenges of college golf. From the start, the team called...