Harrison Echols (1933-1993)

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Gessner Harrison Echols Jr took his doctorate in physics and published his first paper on the use of x-ray scattering. He was attracted by the new biology and became a molecular geneticist, in which capacity he published about 150 papers covering a wide spectrum of subjects, including bacterial mating, DNA recombination, replication and repair and proteolysis. He also demonstrated a mode of gene regulation that went beyond the operon model of Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod, providing the first hint that genetic control could be positive. Harrison shared authorship in publications with 42 leading scientists around the world during his 25-year tenure in the University of California, Berkeley.

Obituary, Echols, Gessner Harrison

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The quicksilver world of Jonathan Coleman

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Jonathan Coleman, the Australian television star who moved to the UK to host the British radio station Virgin's morning show with co-presenter Russ Williams, was recently demoted to the afternoon program. Because of the development, the program's sponsor, Kellog's, canceled its four million pounds sterling sponsorship contract. Coleman, who makes A$350,000 annually in the UK, maintains his connections in Australia through his Colemanations Pty. Ltd. personal promotion firm as his career in the UK could end some day.

Officials and employees, Radio broadcasting, Marketing, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Disc jockeys, Coleman, Jonathan

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Claude Steele has scores to settle

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Claude Steele has focused his research on trying to determine why African Americans perform poorly on standardized tests. He concluded that tests done to specifically test intelligence impeded the abilities of African Americans due to anxiety over social stigmas, not racism.

Psychological aspects, Research, Educational tests, African American students, Educational tests and measurements, Steele, Claude

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