May 24, 2001

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Oldest mammal is found
Origin of mammals is pushed back to 195 million years
Discovery of the skull of a shrewlike animal the size of a paper clip pushes back the origin of mammals, including humans, to 195 million years ago.

Looking behind headlines on preschools
"Study links child care to aggression." This recent headline, and others like it, has some parents wondering if preschool might be the first step to reform school. Not likely, says Kathleen McCartney, professor at the Graduate School of Education.

Another point of view Kathleen McCartney says that media responses to the NICHD study of the effects of preschool on children are "simplistic." Full story (staff photo by Kris Snibbe)

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