The magazine called Suzuki a brilliant communicator whose passion is to convey science s truth and consequences. Suzuki has said the challenge of his programming is to make shows that draw the viewers in, touch them emotionally and challenge them intellectually, so that afterwards, rather than giving in to gloom and despair, the audience is galvanized to act. Peter Schrag 53 is author of an article in the August 2000 issue of The Atlantic Monthly about nationwide controversies over states new programs for testing public school students. As the standard requirements begin to take effect, and as more parents face the possibility that their children will not graduate, Schrag writes, pressure to lower the bar or eliminate it entirely will almost certainly increase. Conversely, as more people come to understand that the Texas miracle and other celebrated successes are based on embarrassingly low benchmarks, those, too, will come under attack.
Pierce specializes in preparing teachers in the field of mathematics and real analysis.
She holds a master s degree in education from U. Mass. and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University. Gerald R. Fink 62, director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at M.I.T., suggested in the August 29 issue of The Boston Globe a novel approach to fighting the worldwide problem of mosquito-borne diseases. He co-authored the piece with a colleague, David Schneider. Research that leads to a cure for the disease in mosquitoes, instead of human beings, they wrote, could provide one unexpected route to solving the global problem. Yet the diseases do not really spread, probably because our window screens, air-conditioned cars and buildings tend to keep us on the safe side of a boundary.