[Editors] Said and Done | From the Dean's Office

[Emily Hiestand]

Dear All,

 Greetings. Here’s the April 2010 edition of Said and Done, the monthly
 digest from MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. For the
 complete review - and photographs - visit [1]Said and Done.
   Links:
     1. http://shass.mit.edu/news/news-2010-said-and-done-april

 Highlights include:

 RESEARCH PORTFOLIO





 Linguistics
 _Why do questions take the form they do?_




 In  _Uttering Trees_, published this month by MIT Press, linguist Norvin
 Richards presents research that explains how the noises we make help to
 shape  the  sentences  we  speak.
  Of  _Uttering Trees_, linguist Elena
 Anagnostopoulou writes, "A brilliant book by one of the most creative minds
 in the field." 


 NEWS
 _Premiere of Harbison work to honor Institute Professor Peter Diamond


_
 On Friday, April 30, the retirement of Institute Professor Peter Diamond
 will be honored by the premiere of a work by composer John Harbison, another
 of MIT's Institute Professors. The piece, drolly titled, "Diamond Watch,"
 was commissioned by Priscilla (Kate) Myrick Diamond. 




 _Memorial gathering for Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson_
 Family, friends, and colleagues of the late Paul Samuelson will celebrate
 the MIT economist’s extraordinary life and legacy during a memorial service
 at 11 am on Saturday, April 10, in Kresge Auditorium.


 MULTIMEDIA







 _Rebuilding Haiti




_
 Four MIT panelists with strong ties to Haiti share ideas about the country's
 future  at  a Starr Forum. Contributing were Michel DeGraff, associate
 professor of linguistics; Erica James, associate professor of anthropology;
 Cherie Miot Abbanat, lecturer, Urban Studies and Planning; and Dale Joachim,
 visiting scientist at the Media lab.

 _On Facebook_
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 MIGRATIONS
 _Dean's Office Move_
 The Dean's Office recently completed our move to Building 4. All of us look
 forward to welcoming you to our new quarters.

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 Emily Hiestand
 Communication Director
 Office of the Dean
 MIT School of Humanities,
 Arts and Social Sciences
 617-324-2043

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