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...scene changed with the arrival of PresidentRudenstine. Soon after he took office in July1991, Rudenstine, who had overseen themodernization of Princeton's facilities whileserving as provost there, promised to take aserious look into proposals to bring digitaltechnology to Harvard...
...Tiananmen Square massacre. Two years ago, our sister publication People magazine spirited him and his menagerie away. But life at TIME seemed so unfulfilling without our eclectic materialist that we enticed Howard back to the fold as Society editor last spring. Since then, he has overseen covers that have examined the ethics of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's euthanasia campaign, the culture of violence in America and the anguished battle over Baby Jessica. "Politics and science and business often deal with complex issues," says Chua-Eoan. "I prefer stories that focus on human lives and emotions. They are simpler...
...reality, Arens doesn't know for sure whether the injections she has been giving herself every other day contain beta interferon. As one of 372 participants in a clinical trial overseen by 11 medical centers in the U.S. and Canada, Arens realizes she may have been randomly assigned to a control group and given a harmless placebo, in this case saline solution. But some telltale side effects -- chills and inflammation at the injection site -- suggest, to Arens at least, that she has been receiving the genuine article...
...also one of our more remarkable characters. The circulation department provides many challenging entry-level jobs, and people right out of college get responsibility early on. They also get a taste of Siegrist's discipline. Of a faulty report, she may say, "Garbage in, garbage out." She has overseen the progress of a dozen Time Warner business managers, countless marketing managers and circulation directors. "You could call it beating up or training," says PEOPLE associate publisher Jeremy Koch, who worked in ; circulation early in his career. "It can be years before you grasp her wisdom...
Levitan said the large-scale project is being overseen by a committee with representatives from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Real Estate, Harvard University Planning and the Facilities Maintenance Department...