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Date: Fri Feb 07 2003 - 05:51:10 PST
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M I T E - N E W S February 2003
A monthly update of news, events and research at MIT
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IN THIS ISSUE:
HIGHLIGHT: MIT's smart surface reverses properties
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/smartsurface.html
CAMPUS: Stephen Hawking * Toothbrush * Biological Systems
New Year's Advice * Mitchell Steps Down as Architecture Dean
In Memoriam: Lang, Larrabee, Backer, Newell
RESEARCH: Antibodies Detection * What's in a Name
Smart Surface * Discarded Data * Sugars Advance
Alzheimer's Advance * Milky Way
FEATURE: Computers and Classrooms in Cambodia
EVENTS: State and the Academy * Doc Edgerton's Research
Quest for Musical Bliss
CLIPS: Hockey Coach * Field Trip for Jobs * Science Fun
QUICK LINKS
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MIT ON CAMPUS
Hawking muses on ultimate theory of the universe (Jan. 23)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/hawking2.html
Toothbrush beats out car and computer as top invention (Jan. 21)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/lemelson.html
CSBi lays the groundwork for the biology of the future (Jan. 15)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/csbi2.html
MIT profs offer New Year's advice (Jan. 9)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/edge.html
Mitchell to step down as dean of architecture (Jan. 8)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/tt/2003/jan08/mitchell.html
In memoriam:
Shef Lang dies at 75; was founding member of CTS (Jan. 29)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/tt/2003/jan29/obit-lang.html
Gene Larrabee, 'Mr. Propeller' of human-powered flight, dies (Jan. 22)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/larrabee.html
Stanley Backer, leader in fiber and polymer research, dies at 82 (Jan. 21)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/backer.html
Professor Reginald Newell dies at 71; studied climate system (Jan. 3)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/newell.html
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MIT RESEARCH
New 'library' aids detection of antibodies (Jan. 30)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/antibodies.html
What's in a name? (Jan. 24)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/resumes.html
MIT's smart surface reverses properties (Jan. 16)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/smartsurface.html
MIT researchers uncover private data on discarded computers (Jan. 15)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/diskdrives.html
Bypass patients benefit from research into sugars at MIT (Jan. 13)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/sugars.html
MIT physicists play role in Alzheimer's discovery (Jan. 10)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/alzheimers.html
Milky Way monster stars in cosmic reality show (Jan. 7)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2003/milkyway.html
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MIT FEATURE
Computers, classrooms for Cambodia
A program to build new elementary schools and bring them online has
several MIT connections
Plan Newsletter #55 from the School of Architecture and Planning
http://loohooloo.mit.edu/plan/plan_issues/55/Cambodia/index.html
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UPCOMING MIT EVENTS
The state and the academy: national security vs. scientific openness
Feb. 21
http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event.pl?49939
'Sedimental Journeys': Doc Edgerton's engineering collaborations in
underwater archaeology
Feb. 24
http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event.pl?48016
An engineer's quest for musical bliss (Carlos Prieto)
March 5
http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event.pl?48516
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CLIPS & QUOTES
(Please note: links to outside news outlets may require registration
or fees, and may become inaccessible)
"Scientific goals at MIT: Sasner both hockey coach and teacher"
Boston Globe, Jan. 22, by Barbara Matson
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/022/sports/Scientific_goals_at_MIT+.shtml
"MIT holds a field trip to jobs"
Boston Herald, Jan. 20, by Donna Goodison
http://www.businesstoday.com/business/technology/mit01202003.htm
"Who says science can't be fun?"
Wired.com, Jan. 16, by Karlin Lillington
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,57232,00.html
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List of MIT Publications - http://web.mit.edu/publications.html
MIT WORLD
Videos of MIT public events - http://web.mit.edu/mitworld
ALUMNI/AE
Alumni Association - http://web.mit.edu/alum
COMMUNICATIONS AND DONOR RELATIONS
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MIT SPECTRUM
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OPENDOOR
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