[Mitworld] Rafael Bras on Planet Water, P&G's McDonald on Values and Leadership

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 8, Number 36 |  May 5, 2009

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Planet Water: Complexity and Organization in Earth Systems
March 30, 2009

Rafael Bras, a professor of civil and environmental engineering who pioneered the field of hydrologic science, 
delivers MIT's James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award lecture for 2008-2009.  

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/658

Speaker:
Rafael Bras '72, MS '74, ScD '75
Dean, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, IrvineEdward A. Abdun-Nur Professor, Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT (on leave)


Event Host:
The Office of the President of MIT

"It covers 70% or so (of the planet), but even more, water in the hydrology cycle sets the environment, makes life on Earth feasible, and whether we like it or not, we depend completely 
on it.
 It is the circulatory system of Earth -- it is the lymphatic fuel of Earth.
"
-Rafael Bras

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Values-Based Leadership
March 3, 2009

A West Point start, army career, and a disciplined approach to distilling key life experiences has guided Robert McDonald through his 20 years at Procter & Gamble.  He shares his 
insights on leadership and values.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/664

Speaker:
Robert McDonald
COO, Procter & Gamble


Event Host:
MIT Sloan School of Management

"Character is the most important trait of a leader -- defined as always putting the needs of the organization above your own. The officer eats last."
-Robert McDonald

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In The Pipeline:

The Evolution of Trichromatic Color Vision

Presented By:
McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

Speaker:
Jeremy Nathans
Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Johns Hopkins University

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