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...different parts of concert halls. He wrote others for large ensembles of a single instrument, as with 1979's Orbits, which calls for 80 trombones. Brant found inspiration in all corners of his life--from his musician father, who was a professional violinist, to his world travels. His Pulitzer Prize-winning 2001 composition, Ice Field, was inspired by a childhood trip aboard an ocean liner navigating through icebergs...
...days before his wife’s due date, the molecular and cellular biology TF held a review session. Students and faculty gathered last night to hear stories of dedication like this one and celebrate exemplary teaching at Harvard by honoring the nominees for the 25th annual Levenson Prize. The recipients of the three awards—one senior faculty member, one junior faculty member, and one teaching fellow—are selected each year by the Undergraduate Council from a pool of candidates nominated by students. Each award is presented by one of the students who nominated that particular...
...from those favored by many Democrats and environmentalists, who call for a strong carbon-cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over time. Gingrich, true to his GOP roots, advocates private market incentives to encourage the development and dissemination of alternative energy technology, like a $1 billion prize for creating a workable hydrogen-powered car engine. In his view a Kyoto Protocol-style policy will never work, largely because the developing countries like India and China will never sign on to a plan that might hamper their exploding economies. Instead our only hope is to advance low-carbon...
Chivian, who shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for his efforts to prevent nuclear war, cited stem cell research and the long-standing debate over evolution as points of contention between scientists and the Christian Right...
...This is not an issue that should have political sides,” said McCarthy, one of the three American scientists on the scientific panel that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with Al Gore ’69 last year. “By working with two very disparate communities, people in the political realm will see that unless we work together, we can’t solve this problem...