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Vol. XXXIV No. 1September/October 2021
Praise the Vaccines, Producers, and Public Funding
Though the death toll in the U.S. from Covid-19 has passed 700,000, the rapid and intense mobilization of vaccine producers is saving hundreds of thousands of other lives. Kudos to...
Vol. XXXIII No. 5May/June 2021
A Look Back and a Look Ahead
In this, my final column as Chair of the Faculty, I take a look back at some of the key contributions and accomplishments of Faculty Governance during these past most...
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...
Protein Folding and Aggregation, Mentoring, and a Molecular Food Recipe
Anna Mitraki Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Technology University of Crete and affiliated Research Scientist at IESL, FORTH Greece mitraki@materials.uoc.gr Alexander the Great in a historical statement,...
Vol. XXXII No. 5May/June 2020
CMS/W and Racial Justice: A Path Forward
We support Black Lives Matter and other activists protesting racism and police violence, spurred by the killing of George Floyd. We must stand with them, speak out strongly, and act...
Vol. XXXII No. 5May/June 2020
Interview with Ragon Institute Director Dr. Bruce Walker
The following interview by Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board Chair Jonathan Alan King (JAK) with Dr. Bruce Walker (BW) was held on May 18, 2020. JAK: You’re part of the Ragon...
Vol. XXXII No. 5May/June 2020
Greetings to our Graduates in the Year of the Pandemic
In other years, this issue of the MIT Faculty Newsletter would be sitting in the laps of the thousands of parents, family members, and friends who would have attended Commencement....