Release Date: 11-04-2009
In the pleasing quietness of his house — a
place where Pakistani prayer rugs lie in maroon rectangles on top of clean,
white, wall-to-wall Berber carpet — Saleem Ali tends his treasure.
There is the soft laughter of his two sons upstairs, "needful treasures in
my life," he calls them in the dedication to his new book, Treasures of
the Earth: Need, Greed and A Sustainable Future."I'm an environmental pragmatist," says Saleem Ali, associate
professor of environmental planning, whose new book explores why global
trade and resource extraction are vital tools for environmental justice.
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Release Date: 11-03-2009
For many, the mental/emotional boost of that
morning run or noontime yoga class is every bit as important as the good
they do for your body. It's no surprise that exercise benefits the head as
well as the heart. Full
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Release Date: 11-03-2009
In 2005, Tim Thomas '97 was into his thirties,
his dream of playing in the NHL slipping into the rearview. Then the Boston
Bruins called…again. Full
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