February
1999
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
P U B L I C
P O L I C Y &
I N T E R N A T I O N A L A F F A I R S
Rx Against
Terror
By Melissa
Hendricks
The scariest thing about biological weapons like anthrax and
plague may be that medical personel are so ill-prepared to
respond, says D. A. Henderson.
In Short - Stadium economics...
learning agents at Continuing Studies... why whole school reform
works best... "Live from Death Row"
S P E C I A L
S E C T I O N
Degrees of Difficulty
By Melissa
Hendricks and Sue De
Pasquale
What's the most difficult language to learn? Surgical procedure
to perform? We asked half a dozen scholars to share the Mt.
Everest of their discipline.
Health & Medicine In Short -
Treating hypertension
holistically... boyhood aggression rechanneled... surgery from
the lectern... stem cells and the Senate... Sex? Me?
H U M A N I T I E S
& T H E A R T
S
All That Glitters...
By Dale
Keiger
In hist new book, historian Larry Principe shatters our golden
image of Robert Boyle, the man known as the father of modern
chemistry.
In Short - An apocalyptic
invention... awards galore... finding comfort in community...
medievalism's marginal studies
O N
C A M P U S E S
Works in Progress
Photography by
Mark Lee
Grab a hard hat and slip on some sensible shoes as we take you on
a tour of the construction projects currently under way across
the university.
In Short - Campus mourns
deaths of three students... scholarship aid gets a jump start...
a new leader for the Press... prehistoric toolmaking
S C I E N C E
& T E C H N O L O G
Y
The Postdoc's Plight
By Joanne P.
Cavanaugh
Underpaid, overworked and often underappreciated, today's
postdocs find themselves locked in a limbo that can stretch on
for years.
In Short - Dirt that purifies...
thermometer on a mission... shrinking solids... a Web-based
snare... drowsy drivers get a wake-up call
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