[Editors] From the Dean's Office | Said and Done | August 2010

[Emily Hiestand]

The August edition of[1] Said and Done is now online. Visit for a photo-rich
digest  of  research, news, profiles, and kudos from the MIT School of
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A few highlights include:
  Links:
    1. http://shass.mit.edu/news/news-2010-said-and-done-august

_Conference on Normativity honors Philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson_
Fundamental ethical questions were up for debate recently as distinguished
moral philosophers gathered at MIT for a daylong conference on _Normativity_
— a groundbreaking 2008 treatise by MIT philosophy professor emeritus Judith
Jarvis Thomson. “Debate was vigorous, lively, and good humored — in all the
ways that humor can be good!” said Professor Richard Holton, head of the
Philosophy Section.
_[2]Research at Said and Done_
  Links:
    2. http://shass.mit.edu/news/news-2010-said-and-done-august#thomson

_Levitan Teaching Awards Announced_
The School's Teaching Award Selection Committee has announced the recipients
of the 2010 James A. and Ruth Levitan Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
Congratulations all!
[3]Kudos at Said and Done
  Links:
    3. http://shass.mit.edu/news/news-2010-said-and-done-august#levitan

_Gamelan Galak Tika teams up with Kronos Quartet for the premiere of "Super
Collider" _
On  August  13 in Manhattan, Music and Theater's Gamelan Galak Tika (a
Balinese gamelan directed by Professor of Music Evan Ziporyn) will team up
with  the  Kronos Quartet for the world premiere of MIT alum Christine
Southworth's composition, "Super Collider." Part of the Lincoln Center Out
of  Doors  Series,  the concert will also feature a set of new gamelan
instruments designed by current and former MIT students. _
[4]News at Said and Done_
  Links:
    4. http://shass.mit.edu/news/news-2010-said-and-done-august#gamelan

_Looks like a Winner_
MIT political scientists demonstrate how much a candidate's appearance
affects election outcomes. New research from MIT political scientists shows
that the appearances of politicians strongly influence voters — and that
people around the world have similar ideas about what a good politician
looks like. While few political observers would be surprised to learn that
good looks earn votes, the MIT researchers have quantified a phenomenon that
is more often assumed to be true than rigorously measured.
[5]Research at Said and Done
  Links:
    5. http://shass.mit.edu/news/news-2010-said-and-done-august#winner

[6]Said and Done | Digest for August 2010
MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
  Links:
    6. http://shass.mit.edu/news/news-2010-said-and-done-august

Emily Hiestand
Communication Director
Office of the Dean
MIT School of Humanities,
Arts and Social Sciences
617-324-2043
[7]hiestand at mit.edu
  Links:
    7. mailto:hiestand at mit.edu

[8]great ideas change the world
  Links:
    8. http://shass.mit.edu

Sent to editors at mit.edu. [9]Unsubscribe | [10]Update Profile | [11]Forward to a
Friend
  Links:
    9. http://mit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=9be039b955f2b6393bc7798d7&id=d5bbe51b53&e=21b763b83d&c=28b14b564b
    10. http://mit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=9be039b955f2b6393bc7798d7&id=d5bbe51b53&e=21b763b83d
    11. http://us1.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=9be039b955f2b6393bc7798d7&id=28b14b564b&e=21b763b83d
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/editors/attachments/20100804/90baf00f/attachment.htm