Issue: Fall 2007
COVER STORY: Aiming High
MIT’s young faculty members are doing amazing work in both teaching and research. Not only is their passion and creativity invigorating, but it ultimately will help shape the future.
On Guard
Prof. Michael Cima of the department of materials science and engineering is inventing minuscule capsules that can be implanted in a tumor to guard against the tumor's return.
Winning Player
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric who transformed the company from a bureaucracy into a powerhouse, is teaching a class at MIT Sloan.
About Women
Prof. Ruth Perry is the mother of the Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies, a group of scholars in women's studies from nine Boston universities.
The Dawn of Green
Today's environmental movement originated in the British countryside, says Prof. Harriet Ritvo, an expert on environmental history.
Supporting Excellence
Greg Palm of New York establishes a professorship in economics.
Energy Solutions
John and Jane Bradley of Manchester, MA, make a gift to support the development of biofuels.
Aiming for Perfection
A master target shooter, Emily Houston won 10 national championship titles and holds 20 national records, the highest scores for her age group ever recorded in the U.S.
Bridging Barriers
MIT's Addir Fellows — 30 Christian, Muslim, and Jewish students — join together to prevent ethnic stereotyping and global misunderstanding.
Gifts to Transform the World
Jeff Silverman establishes two career development professorships and makes a gift to make Jerusalem a place of peace by the year 2050.
