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Claverly Hall complete; Apthorp scheduled to finish this summer BACOW:  All of us hope that by fall we will have returned to some semblance of normality but we’re also planning for contingencies. If this virus has taught us anything, it is that we need to be flexible, and adaptable. GAZETTE: Along those same lines, the pandemic has fundamentally changed the nature of work for so many. Do you have a sense of what work will look like at Harvard going forward?   BACOW: I think we’ve learned...

Dan Utech — the EPA new chief of staff Philip Fine — principal deputy associate administrator for policy Alison Cassady — deputy chief of staff for policy Lindsay Hamilton — associate administrator for public affairs Rosemary Enobakhare — associate administrator for public engagement and environmental education Radha Adhar — deputy associate administrator for congressional affairs Casey Katims — deputy associate administrator for intergovernmental affairs Sinceré Harris — the W...

His new book on gene editing, 'The Code Breakers,' published this week.

Walter Isaacson, one of America’s foremost biographers, recently told me that he sees three fundamental units as the cornerstones of 20th-century innovation: the bit, the atom, and the gene. Having written about Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein—embodiments of the first two—in previous works, in his latest book, The Code Breaker , [reviewed in this issue of Science ][1], Isaacson’s focus turns to the gene. His story centers on the life of biochemist Jennifer Doudna, who, together with Emman...

Even though the city has prioritised economic development for decades, the changing needs as a result of the pandemic mean Hong Kong should strengthen its policy on science by establishing a high-level Science and Development Office The persistence of the Covid-19 global crisis has highlighted the importance of scientific research. Healthcare, vaccination, testing and protective equipment are all about science, while there is increasing reliance on communication technology as a result of social...

Tomorrow’s world Walter Isaacson and Henry Greely probe the power and peril of CRISPR gene-editing MIT Press; 400 pages; $27.95 and £22.50 The Code Breaker. By Walter Isaacson. Simon & Schuster; 560 pages; $35 and £30 W HAT THE transistor once was to electronics, so CRISPR gene-editing is to biotechnology today. It changes the field from something interesting but clunky, and of restricted application, into a game of infinite possibility that almost anyone can play. Transistors led to com...

Democratic leaders have pushed for Tanden's proposed deputy, Shalanda Young, to be considered for the top job.

10 Things in Politics: Capitol on alert after threats Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Send your tips and thoughts to bgriffiths@insider.com or tweet me 1. CAPITOL POLICE WARNS OF VIOLENCE: House lawmakers abruptly scuttled their plans for today, shifting scheduled votes to last night amid potential threats. Senators will continue their plans, but the Capitol Police is stepping up security in a complex already protected by fencing and thousand...

WSJ Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker pushes back after President Biden says the Trump administration did not have enough COVID-19 vaccines planned for every American adult. President Biden on Wednesday said he is "optimistic" about bipartisan work to make "significant strides" in advancing cancer research -- and expressed hope that he could be the "president to preside over the end of cancer as we know it."  The comments came as Biden and Vice President Harris hosted a group of Republican and D...

Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Biden is starting his administrations efforts to fast-track cancer-treatment research. He held a meeting Wednesday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss his plans. Bidens nominee to lead White House science policy, Eric Lander, is expected to lead the effort. President Joe Biden has jum...