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XIX No.
6 May / June 2007 |
This issue offers a continuation of the discussion regarding Prof. James Sherley with two letters from the Biological Engineering faculty; an update on a new cooperative residence for the MIT community by Paul Gray and Bob Simha; and a lighthearted look at standard units of measuresment by Eduardo Kausel.
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| MIT Communications: Diversity, Vitality, and Openness MIT's recent hiring for the newly-created position of Vice President for External Affairs highlights the importance of communication both within the Institute and between MIT and the rest of the world. |
| Solving the Energy Problem Bill Schreiber suggests the use of giant orbiting mirrors as a means for utilizing solar energy. |
| Newsletter Adopts New Policies and Procedures Significant changes by the Newsletter Editorial Board include direct election of Board members by the entire MIT faculty. |
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From the Faculty Chair
Because this is my final column for the Faculty Newsletter as Chair of the Faculty, I spent a great deal time thinking about an appropriate theme that would reflect . . . |
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Bish Sanyal, Ford International Professor of Urban Development and Planning and former Head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (1994-2002) . . . |
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Editorial The March/April issue of the Faculty Newsletter published a piece written by Prof. Michel DeGraff, titled “Faith vs. Facts in the Pursuit of Fairness at MIT.” The article . . . |
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MIT plays a very important and prominent role in shaping and directing the global agenda in higher education in general and in science and technology in particular. |
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On April 16, 2007 on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded many others. It was the deadliest . . . |
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MIT Responds to the Tragedy at Virginia Tech In the hours and days following the killings at Virginia Tech, our community began to react, especially our student population. At first, students were sad, shocked, and . . . |
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MIT Responds to the Tragedy at Virginia Tech Last month we experienced vicariously the terror of the Virginia Tech tragedy. For many in our community the terror was not vicarious. They are graduates of . . . |
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MIT Responds to the Tragedy at Virginia Tech FNL: When did you first here about the events at Virginia Tech? JD: It turns out I was with my family on vacation in Florida at SeaWorld when . . . |
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In January 2007, MIT decided to heighten its profile at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. A small faculty planning . . . |
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The Faculty Newsletter is a valuable vehicle for communication among the faculty. It has been financially supported by the administration since its inception. I am . . . |
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Members of the faculty of the Biological Engineering Division, including the Biological Engineering Executive Committee, have submitted the following two . . . |
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The development and establishment of modern standard units of measurement, including monetary currencies and their equivalence to weights in gold, began . . . |
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I’d like to begin by thanking the Faculty Newsletter for encouraging me to submit a letter for this issue. I also would like to express, belatedly, my appreciation for . . . |
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MIT Poetry is what my friend said / when she meant to say: / borderline genius. / Genius, Jesus. |
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Global warming is now almost universally accepted as a serious problem caused by human activity – mainly burning fossil fuels – that demands strong remedial action . . . |
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For more than 100 years, MIT has been providing convenient, on-site healthcare services. Eventually, MIT Medical grew into a comprehensive, multi-specialty . . . |
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Since the end of WWII there have been a number of initiatives that have addressed the vexing problem of providing convenient, appropriate, and reasonably-priced . . . |
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Several MIT faculty members who reached their 65th birthday as of July 1 of 2006 were inadvertently overcharged for supplemental life insurance under the Plan . . . |
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A significantly revised version of the Policies and Procedures for the MIT Faculty Newsletter was unanimously adopted at the April 19 Editorial Board meeting. |
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