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<p>The November 2010 edition of <a href="http://mit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9be039b955f2b6393bc7798d7&id=59fb26478d&e=21b763b83d" target="_blank" class="style1">Said and Done</a> is now online. Visit for a photo-rich digest of news, research, events, and kudos from the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Here are just a few highlights from this month's edition: <br />
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<strong>Burchard Scholar Jennifer Lai wins Rhodes Scholarship<br />
</strong>Jennifer Lai, a senior who is majoring in music and theater arts and in biological engineering has received a Rhodes Scholarship to study next year at Oxford University. Lai, 21, of Honolulu, joins a distinguished company of 43 former MIT recipients who have won the prestigious international scholarships. <br />
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<strong>Nobel laureate Peter Diamond holds press conference </strong><br />
As reported in last month's edition of Said and Done, Peter Diamond PhD '63, Institute Professor and professor of economics at MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, won the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2010. A video of Diamond's press conference at MIT is now available.
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<strong>Economist Amy Finkelstein wins Presidential Early Career Award </strong><br />
On Friday, November 5, 2010 President Obama named Amy Finkelstein, Professor of Economics, a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. <strong><br />
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</strong></a><strong>Pauline Maier's Ratification delivers new knowledge about the most consequential political debate in American history </strong><br />
"This book is a stunning examination of what Maier calls 'the beginning of American national politics'—the debate that explains the way we Americans govern ourselves, resolve disputes, conduct diplomacy, choose leaders and protect our freedoms." (from Bloomberg review) <br />
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</a><strong>MIT student’s research finds that public debt is concentrated in advanced economies </strong><br />
Global financial crisis highlights gulf between advanced and emerging nations. The global financial crisis has sharply increased public debt levels, especially in the world’s advanced economies, according to a survey co-authored by MIT junior Mengjie Ding, and published online in the<em> Financial Times</em>. <strong><br />
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<strong> BSO Interview with John Harbison, Composer and Institute Professor</strong><br />
Classical Companion | Boston Symphony Orchestra Media Center<br />
Interview with John Harbison and commentary on his works<strong><br />
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