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
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MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 1 | September 13, 2006
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[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
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[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
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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]
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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
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[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
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[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
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MIT Sloan School of Management
Dean's Innovative Leader Series
Daniel Vasella
Chairman and CEO
Novartis
[LEADING INNOVATION]
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Classes begin February 6
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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
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[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
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[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
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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]
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* 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
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Education Programs.
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Office of the Vice President for Research
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