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Vast digitizing project will put Harvard’s colonial archives online

January 31, 2016
Harvard University has launched a project to digitize almost half a million items from its 17th and 18th century archives – the largest digitizing effort the university has ever undertaken. The letters, journals, documents and drawings tell the story not only of the nation’s oldest institution of higher learning, but also the history of our nation.
Assessment Trip - Los Sanchez, DR

Assessment Trip - Los Sanchez, DR

January 31, 2016

Following a successful monitoring trip to Pinalito last March, HUEWB has expanded its efforts into the neighboring community of Los Sanchez. The goal of this new project is to provide the community with reliable access to clean drinking water, which they currently lack. A travel team of 7 students and 1 professional mentor visited Los Sanchez this January for an assessment trip, where they conducted household surveys, collected geological data, and tested water samples. The team determined that the main cause of Los Sanchez's water...

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Work-life balance in Japan leans in one direction

Work-life balance in Japan leans in one direction

January 30, 2016

The Japan Times | Opinion essay draws on findings of Mary Brinton, Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology and Department Chair, and Eunmi Mun (Amherst College) in their article, "Between state and family: managersimplementation and evaluation of parental leave policies in Japan."
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