From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Sep 13 16:07:19 2006 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:07:19 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Duflo on Poverty, Melillo on Carbon Message-ID: <913167.FIVKFBTS@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 1 | September 13, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FIGHTING POVERTY: WHAT WORKS? THE WORK OF THE ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL POVERTY ACTION LAB AT MIT] Duflo brings a pragmatic and measured look at a range of anti-poverty programs to help deliver social impact and influence policy. SPEAKER: Esther Duflo Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics; Director, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Evaluating projects... can demonstrate that conventional wisdom is wrong, or right, and how it needs to be rethought. This is critical for maximizing the impact of limited resources." --Esther Duflo EVENT HOST: Alumni Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [CHANGES IN THE LAND: ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES AND THE TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE?S CAPACITY TO STORE CARBON] Melillo provides an overview of his research on carbon dioxide, and how the chemistry of the atmosphere affects the climate system. SPEAKER: Jerry M. Melillo Co-Director and Senior Scientist, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Our knowledge of the global carbon cycle is incomplete, and our current approach of managing it is not in the interests of humankind. Finding better ways forward is essential if we want to travel the path of sustainability." --Jerry Melillo EVENT HOST: Center for Global Change Science ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT Sloan School of Management Back to the Classroom 2006 presents Fiona Murray Professor Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship MIT Sloan School of Management [GLOBALIZATION OF SCIENCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM SCIENCE IN CHINA, INDIA AND BEYOND] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT ADVANCED STUDY PROGRAM Put MIT to Work For You Spend a Semester at MIT As an ASP fellow, you will * investigate the latest advances in your field * design a curriculum to meet individual and company goals * learn to harness the power of new technologies * access the full range of MIT courses and resources * build a lifelong network of colleagues Accepting applications for Spring 2007 Classes begin February 6 For more information, please visit the Advanced Study Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. SPONSORS Office of the Provost Office of the Vice President for Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T Web Communications Services Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20060913/c4ad46ce/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Fri Sep 22 11:30:52 2006 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:30:52 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Suresh on Nanotechnology and Human Disease, Jones on Rockwell's Lean Initiative Message-ID: <9221130.KKMBNMIJ@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 2 | September 22, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE STUDY OF HUMAN DISEASES] Suresh's talk demonstrates how the fields of engineering, biology and medicine are converging. SPEAKER: Subra Suresh Ford Professor of Engineering Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor of Biological Engineering, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Biological Engineering Division PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "In the last 10 years, we have developed tools so we can take atoms from a position in a bulk material and put them in a different location. We can take interfaces between two materials; engineer them in a way so that atom by atom we can manipulate their properties." --Subra Suresh EVENT HOST: Alumni Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [LEADING ROCKWELL COLLINS' LEAN TRANSFORMATION] The story of Rockwell Collins' transformation to a Lean enterprise is filled with insights and lessons about leading change in industry. SPEAKER: Clayton M. Jones President and CEO, Rockwell Collins PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "We learned that heads nodding up and down didn't necessarily signify agreement with what you're teaching. There are lots of reasons to resist the direction you're taking." --Clayton Jones EVENT HOST: Lean Aerospace Initiative ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT Sloan School of Management Dean's Innovative Leader Series Daniel Vasella Chairman and CEO Novartis [LEADING INNOVATION] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT ADVANCED STUDY PROGRAM Put MIT to Work For You Spend a Semester at MIT As an ASP fellow, you will * investigate the latest advances in your field * design a curriculum to meet individual and company goals * learn to harness the power of new technologies * access the full range of MIT courses and resources * build a lifelong network of colleagues Accepting applications for Spring 2007 Classes begin February 6 For more information, please visit the Advanced Study Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. SPONSORS Office of the Provost Office of the Vice President for Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T Web Communications Services Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20060922/9470a47f/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Fri Sep 29 16:28:33 2006 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:28:33 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Murray on Competing with China and India, Panel on Technology and Policy Program Message-ID: <9291628.VVBXQTNW@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 3 | September 29, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [GLOBALIZATION OF SCIENCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM SCIENCE IN CHINA, INDIA AND BEYOND] As China and India produce a new generation of scientists and engineers, Murray suggests ways to capitalize on the ?poorly run market? for scientific ideas. SPEAKER: Fiona Murray Class of 1922 Career Development Associate Professor Affiliated Professor, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [TECHNOLOGY, POLICY AND EDUCATION: LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY] Three veterans of the Technology and Policy Program with diverse and amazingly complex careers offer insights into the program?s impact on their careers. MODERATOR: Frank R. Field, III Associate Director, Technology and Policy Program Senior Research Engineer, MIT Center for Technology, Policy & Industrial Development PANELISTS: Nicholas Mabey Chief Executive, E3G Jessica Stern Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Bryan Moser CEO, Global Project Design PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Technology and Policy Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Palestine at MIT, the MIT Arab Students Association, the MIT Muslim Students Association and the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences present Noam Chomsky MIT Institute Professor [THE CURRENT CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT ADVANCED STUDY PROGRAM Put MIT to Work For You Spend a Semester at MIT As an ASP fellow, you will * investigate the latest advances in your field * design a curriculum to meet individual and company goals * learn to harness the power of new technologies * access the full range of MIT courses and resources * build a lifelong network of colleagues Accepting applications for Spring 2007 Classes begin February 6 For more information, please visit the Advanced Study Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. SPONSORS Office of the Provost Office of the Vice President for Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T Web Communications Services Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20060929/de55906f/attachment.htm