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Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
Moving Abruptly Online: What it was like for Faculty and for Students
Like so many institutions around the world, MIT made the abrupt transition to online teaching in the midst of the pandemic, thrusting all 1,251 of its spring 2020 courses online...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
Science Returns to Informing Federal Policies
The Trump administration systematically used budget cuts and regulatory changes to undermine scientific contribution to public policy. These actions weakened key US agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Food and...
Vol. XXXIII No. 2November/December 2020
The Suri and Fisher Reports on Outside Gifts
The establishment of the Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Guidelines for Outside Engagements (“Suri Committee”) and the Ad Hoc Faculty Committee to Review MIT Gift Processes (“Fisher Committee”) came as...
Constituting a Continuing National Nuclear Disarmament Coordinating Committee (NDCC)
More Info Conferences January 21, 2023: “Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War: Social and Economic Costs of the Current Nuclear Weapons Buildup” January 23, 2021: “Reducing the Threat of Nuclear...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
New Leadership for Science Policy from Washington; Professor Gang Chen and Trump’s Last Anti-Science Campaign; Fresh Winds for the Nation from Biden/Harris; Honorary Degrees, Confederate Statues, and Naming Buildings
New Leadership for Science Policy from Washington The general health and welfare of our nation has been at increased risk as a result of the anti-science policies of the Trump...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
Moving Forward: MIT Medical’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
For MIT Medical, the Covid-19 crisis began January 21, 2020. That was the first day we began following the novel virus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, that has changed every aspect...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
Faculty Letter to President Reif in Support of Professor Gang Chen
January 21, 2021 Dear President Reif: As colleagues and friends of MIT Professor Gang Chen, we share our dismay and pain over his recent arrest [1]. We all know Professor...
Vol. XXXIII No. 3January/February 2021
Why Have We, a Group of MIT Faculty, Signed the Letter in Support of Gang Chen?
Because if such a prominent citizen of our country, a loyal American, a person who has raised his children here, a beloved teacher and scientist who has dedicated his creativity...