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...Prize, traditionally bestowed upon an undergraduate woman who has shown scholarship, conduct and character, will not be given this year while Harvard and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study wrangle over the institutional policy problems that have arisen since this fall's merger between the two schools. It is unfortunate that the Fay Prize will not be given to a deserving member of the Class of 2000. It is more unfortunate, however, that either male or female students are ineligible for a large number of prizes awarded by the University. Either these prizes should be opened to both...
...while, nature in its monumental autonomy throws us back upon ourselves--not merely our inventive but our moral selves. Humans are the only species able to go everywhere in the world, which also means that we have the capacity to do good or ill everywhere. The hardest case to make for acting on an environmental conscience is that it is the right thing to do. Yet, in the end, it may be the only case worth making. If we do not respect nature, we do not respect ourselves. We tend to forget that except at those moments when the story...
...nothing this sweeping. PAGE brought together 175 scientists from many disciplines and nations. They drew upon, reanalyzed and integrated the data collected in roughly 100 prior assessments and studies of various ecosystems and regions. They also pored over new findings collected through satellite imaging and other forms of remote sensing. The purpose was to identify gaps in information, target critical areas deserving attention and pinpoint likely trouble spots in the future...
...major challenge for the 21st century is to preserve as much of our natural estate as possible. Let us resist with all our efforts any moves to reduce the amount of wild land available for wild species. And let us call upon the world's richest nations to provide the money to make that possible. That would not be a contribution to charity; it would be an investment in the future of humanity--and all life on Earth...
...Once upon a time there was a prince who unwisely confided to the media that while tending his beloved garden, he often talked to his plants. He also warned his future subjects about losing touch with their natural surroundings and their rich cultural heritage. But the people scoffed and said it was the fuddy-duddy Prince who was out of touch. And as for talking to his plants--well, they shook their heads and remembered the madness of the Prince's forebear, King George III, who famously struck up a conversation with a tree that he had mistaken...