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<p>The October 2010 edition of <a href="http://mit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9be039b955f2b6393bc7798d7&id=13dbe3af73&e=21b763b83d" target="_blank" class="style1">Said and Done</a> is now online. Visit for a photo-rich monthly digest from the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.<br />
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<strong>Peter Diamond wins the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences<br />
</strong>Peter A. Diamond PhD '63, Institute Professor and professor of economics at MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences has won the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2010. <br />
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<strong>Mary Fuller, Professor of Literature, receives the Levitan Prize in the Humanities</strong><br />
The $25,000 prize is awarded annually as a research fund to support innovative and creative scholarship in the humanities. In addition to the Levitan Prize, Fuller also recently received an NEH Fellowship.
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<strong>Alumni Baird and Saez win 2010 MacArthur "genius" grants </strong><br />
Two alumni of the School — linguist Jessie Little Doe Baird SM’00, and economist Emmanuel Saez PhD’99 — have been named 2010 MacArthur Fellows. <strong><br />
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</strong>NEWS AND FEATURES<br />
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</strong></a><strong>Thomas Levenson appointed head of Writing and Humanistic Studies</strong><br />
Tom’s extensive experience in documentary film-making and writing about
science in both historical and contemporary contexts makes him a natural
leader for this terrific program," said Dean Deborah Fitzgerald.
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</a><strong>Richard Locke appointed head of Political Science </strong><br />
Locke’s mission as the new head of Political Science is MIT’s mission: to bring
knowledge to bear on the world’s great challenges. “I believe every single one
of the units of MIT should be reinforcing that mission,” says Locke. “What,
therefore, can Political Science do to tackle and address the world’s great
challenges?”
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<strong>James Paradis named interim director of Comparative Media Studies</strong><br />
“Jim is a first-rate scholar and crack administrator,” says Dean Deborah
Fitzgerald, “as well as a splendid identifier of emerging directions in humanities
scholarship and activity. For many years he has been cultivating new faculty
who are on the cutting edge of their fields in writing and media. He will be an
excellent Interim Head and wise counsel to students and colleagues alike.”
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BSO begins two season cycle of symphonies of John Harbison</strong><br />
Beginning this month, the Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform a complete cycle of Harbison's symphonies, spanning two seasons—"an unprecedented
opportunity,” says the BSO, “to experience these exciting contributions to the
modern symphonic literature."
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</strong><a href="http://mit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9be039b955f2b6393bc7798d7&id=16eb0ed31e&e=21b763b83d" target="_blank">Interview at Said and Done</a><strong><br />
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George Shultz PhD'49 campaigns for nuclear disarmament </strong><br />
Former Secretary of State and MIT economics professor George Shultz PhD ’49
has teamed with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of
Defense William Perry, and former Senator Sam Nunn to advocate for the
complete disarmament of the world’s nuclear arsenals.
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</a>MULTIMEDIA + EVENTS<br />
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<strong> Evan Ziporyn at Carnegie Hall</strong><br />
In a video interview for Carnegie Hall's Sound Insights series, Ziporyn speaks
about how Balinese music and culture has influenced his musical direction. A composer portrait of Ziporyn, spanning 20 years of work, will be presented by Carnegie Hall on October 30, 2010.
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