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Anne Fausto-Sterling

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Anne Fausto-Sterling, a developmental biologist and professor of biology and women's studies at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island is concerned with the way social attitudes, biases, and prejudices, particularly about issues of sex, sexuality and gender, inform and influence scientific research in her second book called Sexing the Body. She has received many grants and fellowships, including a National Science Foundation grant, an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellowship, and a Mellon fellowship from the Wellesley Center for Research on Women.

Author: Curry, Jennifer
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Biologists, Fausto-Sterling, Anne

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Bruce Bartlett, Economist and syndicated columnist

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Economist, writer, and syndicated columnist, Bruce Reeves Bartlett is a self-described libertarian Republican and was an early advocate of supply-side economics. He has helped shape some of the most important and contentious tax-reform proposals introduced by Republican lawmakers since 1986.

Author: Curry, Jennifer
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2006
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Economists, Bartlett, Bruce Reeves

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John W. Thompson, CEO and chairman of Symantec Corp

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John W. Thompson, the CEO and chairman of the board of Symantec, has transformed the company into the largest Internet-security provider in the world. He is known as gregarious and charming, and is the first African-American to head a major Silicon Valley company.

Author: Curry, Jennifer
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
Prepackaged software, Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Computer software industry, Software industry, Symantec Corp., SYMC, Thompson, John W.

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Subjects list: United States, Biography, Personality profile
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