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Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
On Closing the MIT Pharmacy
The stark statement announcing the closing of the MIT Pharmacy was like pouring concrete over green grass. Stunned silence – powerful and persistent – has been followed by disbelief, disappointment,...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
Leo Marx
Leo Marx died a few weeks ago at the advanced age of 102. He was one of the leading scholars of his generation in America, a classic humanist, using the...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
Elevating Design at MIT Through the Morningside Academy
MIT has areas of tremendous strength in design education and research, but we have not been greater than the sum of our parts. Over the last 18 months, faculty and...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
On the Cancellation of Dorian Abbot
To The Faculty Newsletter: As the father of a recent MIT grad (class of 2021) I heartily agree with the open letter from numerous MIT faculty regarding Prof. Abbot’s canceled...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
MIT Values Statement
Excellence and Curiosity We strive for the highest standards of integrity, and intellectual and creative excellence. We seek new knowledge and practical impact, in service to the nation and the...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
Creating the MIT Values Statement
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to share with you the MIT Values Statement, the product of more than a year’s worth of broad consultation and serious debate by a group...
Vol. XXXIV No. 4March/April 2022
An Astronaut on the MIT Faculty
Explanatory Note: Prior to joining the faculty of MIT’s Aero/Astro Department, I was a NASA astronaut for 19 years. I was contacted earlier this year by Emeritus Professor Jonathan King,...
Aron Bernstein: In Memoriam (Dan Bernstein)
I want to thank Bob Redwine and the event coordinators for organizing this memorial and both the Department and MIT for honoring my father. All of you here today know...
Aron Bernstein: In Memoriam (Richard Milner)
Physicist I recall first meeting Aron at the Intersections Conference in Rockport, Maine on May 14-19, 1987. He and I collaborated on pioneering experiments to measure spin-dependent electron scattering from...