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XXI No.
3 January / February 2009 |
This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features Faculty Chair Bish Sanyal on "The Role of Faculty Officers During MIT's Financial Restructuring"; the Facilitating Effective Research Program; and ". . . Lessons Learned from a Building Emergency."
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| An Integrated Approach to MIT's Financial Future Provost Reif elucidates issues and plans for the Institute's handling of the current economic crisis. |
| Editorial: MIT Needs a Principled Response to the Current Economic Crisis Daniele Veneziano offers alternative ways for dealing with MIT's current financial problems. |
| A Call for Nominations to Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board It's time again to nominate worthy faculty members to serve on the Newsletter's Editorial Board. |
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Every day we are reminded in news reports and personal conversations about the world’s financial turmoil and the hardships it has brought upon individuals and . . . |
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Editorial Like other academic institutions, MIT is facing serious challenges caused by the current economic crisis. The leadership of the Institute has reacted laudably by . . . |
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Over the past decade, cell phones have become essential to life at the Institute, both for daily business and the many research projects that focus on mobile devices. |
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From the Faculty Chair
What is the appropriate role for faculty officers as MIT grapples with unprecedented financial problems? One option, which some of you have already suggested . . . |
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The Faculty Newsletter is now accepting nominations for candidates to serve on the Newsletter Editorial Board. Nominations must be received by March 20 . . . |
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In most science and engineering fields, success in research (in both academe and industry) requires not only advanced domain-specific knowledge and . . . |
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How do you recall the evening of Friday, October 31, 2008? For most, the evening held some connection with Halloween: that occasion known for flights of fear or pranks . . . |
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Last January, a University of Texas biological sciences professor put class test scores, with Social Security numbers (SSNs), online. In February, a Harvard computer . . . |
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Across the country rising book prices have made it harder for some students to afford college. According to a 2005 report by the General Accounting Office, college . . . |
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the faculty regulates examinations and assignments for all subjects.
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