Issue: Spring 2007
COVER STORY: Beyond Borders
International engagement is becoming more important than ever before, and to respond to the new environment, MIT is educating a new generation of global leaders and citizens.
On a New Track
The Daniel K. Ludwig Fund creates a new MIT research center, the most generous gift to U.S. cancer research in history.
Nuclear Engineering
Prof. Ian Hutchinson says graduate fellowships in nuclear engineering are vital to addressing the global energy crisis.
Taming Metastasis
Prof. Robert Weinberg, who has helped unveil key aspects of how tumors spread, heads a new center devoted to probing this lethal cancer phenomena.
‘Divine Wind’
In a twist of fate, Prof. Kerry Emanuel’s book, highlighting hurricane disasters, went on sale within days of Katrina.
Energy Saver
Thermoelectricity has been around a long time, but Prof. Gang Chen’s innovations, along with other MIT work, promise dramatic increases in efficiency.
All About the Count
Assoc. Prof. Melissa Nobles examines the national census and explores the politics that lie behind the counting.
Scrabble Champ
Junior Jason Katz-Brown, one of the country’s top Scrabble players, recently held the title as the North American expert.
Beyond Green Design
Mitchell Joachim, an MIT architect, says people may one day grow their houses instead of building them.
A Broader View
Tony Sun, ‘74, believes MIT students need global experience. “Being the best engineer alone is insufficient…unless (you) have a broader view of…the world,” he says.
