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XVIII No.
2 November/December 2005 |
This issue of the Faculty Newsletter includes a summary of the final report by the Task Force on Medical Care for the MIT Community, an editorial on "MIT and the Nation After 9/11," and a new feature, "MIT Profiles," highlighting Merritt Roe Smith.
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| The New MIT Museum: A Vision for the Future Museum Director John Durant shares his dream for a high profile MIT museum. |
| Scientific Integrity Faculty Chair Lorna Gibson addresses recent questions of scientific misconduct . |
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After more than a year of work, the Task Force on Medical Care for the MIT Community released its final report in early November. The Task Force examined . . . |
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Why does MIT have a museum? What is it for? What audiences does it serve? And how should it go about serving them? These are the sorts of questions I've been . . . |
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From the Faculty Chair
Academic integrity is a core value of scientific research and of MIT. As faculty, we recognize that nothing is more essential than integrity in our educational . . . |
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Editorial
The events of 9/11 and their aftermath have influenced every aspect of American society. Government policies in response to these events have particular . . . |
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MIT Profiles
Merritt Roe Smith is Leverett and William Cutten Professor of the History of Technology. His research focuses on the history of technological innovation . . . |
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MIT Poetry
The instruction sheet for the Papco Flaring Tool / fits in the palm when folded and opens / to three inches by four and a half, / both sides densely printed. |
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The Faculty Newsletter has taken the gutsy stand that Ted Postol's serious allegations should be examined. What I am writing about now concerns another very unhappy . . . |
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Government-funded grants increasingly require investigators to electronically preserve and share research results. Providing quality metadata that organizes . . . |
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There is a sign-post one can find in France, at train crossings or in stations that reads as follows: "Attention! Un train peut cacher un autre." |
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Letters
Benefits has always been a stealth topic at MIT. There is the story about Karl Compton assigning the MIT treasurer, Horace Ford, I think, – after all, this is only gossip – . . . |
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I am not a traveler by nature or inclination. My wife, Nancy Kelly, on the other hand, is a travel addict. I am sure this has something to do with the division of our species . . . |
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M.I.T. Numbers
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