A warm welcome Sally Kornbluth officially began her tenure as MIT’s 18th president on January 1. A welcome banner—in Duke blue, presumably to ease her transition to 02139—greeted her in Lobby 7…
Month: February 2023
A journey into space policy
A journey into space policy After earning a PhD in public policy at the University of Maryland, Borowitz joined the Georgia Tech faculty, then was detailed to NASA headquarters as a policy…
Making a splash at Universal Studios Japan
Making a splash at Universal Studios Japan Pérez was always interested in the performing arts as well as the sciences, but he didn’t think entertainment was a viable career choice when he…
No humans allowed
No humans allowed The Z Center held its second annual dog swim in December just before draining the pool for maintenance. Dogs able to go online to sign up (or convince their…
Wean Khing Wong ’84
Wean Khing Wong ’84 Wean Khing Wong, an attorney, mediator, speaker, and life coach, knows from personal experience that there are many ways to support the institutions and ideals that are important…
Why this stroke survivor biked 4,500 miles across the US
Why this stroke survivor biked 4,500 miles across the US After a stroke in 2010, Debra Meyerson ’79, SM ’80, was paralyzed on the right side of her body and needed months…
Tackling Earth’s tremors and cancerous tumors
Tackling Earth’s tremors and cancerous tumors After grad school, Zhang founded GeoTomo, a company that uses imaging technologies to search for energy resources underground. He soon realized that similar technology could be…
Infusing science into public policymaking
Infusing science into public policymaking Tina Bahadori ’84, SM ’88, studied the chemistry of turbulent diffusion flames and wrote a thesis on Les Liaisons Dangereuses as a double major in chemical engineering…
A guided tour of the new MIT Museum
A guided tour of the new MIT Museum Today, it has reimagined the online experience for visitors, who can now browse through more than 156,000 items from the museum’s collection and, yes,…
FTC Reportedly Won't Challenge Amazon's Acquisition of One Medical – CNET
FTC Reportedly Won't Challenge Amazon's Acquisition of One Medical – CNET Amazon will reportedly be allowed to complete its acquisition of 1Life Healthcare, parent of primary care provider One Medical, without opposition…