Posts Tagged ‘Harvard’
Happiness expert Arthur Brooks, Providence College commencement speaker. Hon. degrees.
Harvard Happiness Expert Arthur Brooks, Commencement Speaker – Four Others to Receive Honorary Degrees Providence College (PC) announced that Harvard University Happiness Expert Dr. Arthur Brooks, will present the Commencement Address at the College’s 106th Commencement exercises. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 19 at 11:00 a.m. at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Downtown…
Read MoreReport says nation not prepared to tackle senior housing crisis – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issue With the graying of America, the nation is unprepared to provide needed housing and care for millions of seniors, warns a recently released 40-page report by the Cambridge-based Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. The US population age 65 and over has skyrocketed 34% in the last…
Read MoreStudy: Millions in homes using natural gas exposed to hazardous air pollutants
Policymakers and individuals can act to mitigate potential health risks Every day, millions of Americans rely on natural gas to power appliances such as kitchen stoves, furnaces, and water heaters, but until now very little data existed on the chemical makeup of the gas once it reaches consumers. A new study finds that natural gas…
Read MoreRI’s Great Pumpkin Grower is Harvard professor under FBI investigation for academic espionage
Known to many in Rhode Island as the winner and finalist from years of Great Pumpkin growing at the Frerichs Farm event, today the FBI charged Harvard Chemistry Chair with failing to disclose funding – $50,000/mo – from the Chinese government. This could lead to a charge of academic espionage, a process by which researchers…
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