| Himalayan Stove Project | | | | | | George Basch ’59 has tapped his skills as a mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, and explorer to make a difference. His Himalayan Stove Project has reduced household air pollution and saved fuel by distributing some 5,000 cookstoves in Nepal. |
| Measuring chromosome imbalance could clarify cancer prognosis A study of prostate cancer finds “aneuploid” tumors are more likely to be lethal than tumors with normal chromosome numbers. |  |
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| Susan Silbey earns prestigious Killian Award The innovative sociologist of law has been granted MIT’s highest faculty honor. |  |
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| Eleven MIT students accept 2019 Fulbright Fellowships Grantees will spend the 2019-2020 academic year pursuing research and teaching opportunities abroad. |
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| New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transfer. |  |
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| Gil Strang is still going strong After nearly 60 years of teaching at MIT, a math professor surpasses 10 million OpenCourseWare views, earns top reviews for his teaching, and publishes his 12th book. |  |
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| 75 percent of staff at this successful IT company are on the autism spectrum // Fast Company Ultra Testing, a company founded by two MIT graduates, is not only “open to hiring neurodiverse employees, but it actively sought them out.” |
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| Math teachers should be more like football coaches // The New York Times “There are many ways to be an effective teacher, just as there are many ways to be an effective coach,” writes graduate student John Urschel. “But all good teachers, like good coaches, communicate that they care about your goals.” |
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| Why reducing carbon emissions from cars and trucks will be so hard // The Conversation Assistant Professor David Keith and Professor Christopher Knittel examine why the transition to electric vehicles is proving difficult. |
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| The secret to asking better questions // The Wall Street Journal “Bosses should reconceive what their primary job is,” writes senior lecturer Hal Gregersen. “They aren’t there to come up with today’s best answers, or even just to get their teams to come up with them. Their job is to build their organization’s capacity for constant innovation.” |
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| | | Henry G. Steinbrenner ’27 Stadium was dedicated in 1978 by New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and his two sisters, and rededicated in 2009 after the addition of a new entryway. The stadium honors the Steinbrenners’ father, who won the national championship in 220-yard hurdles as an MIT undergraduate. The stadium, including Morrison Track and Roberts Field, serves as the home for the MIT women’s and men’s track and field teams, men’s football, men’s lacrosse, and women’s and men’s soccer teams. |
Name: Christine Brooks
Affiliation: Administrative assistant in the Department of Chemistry
Hometown: Hagerstown, Maryland
Years at MIT: 6
Musicians you love: Belle and Sebastian
Favorite team: Baltimore Orioles, no matter how terrible they are
Most recent phone pic: My 18-pound cat, Golden Bear
Favorite cuisine: Syrian
Guilty pleasure: Holding jackfruits like babies and taking my picture with them at the grocery store
Best location on campus: The Muddy!
Secret superpower: I’m really, really good at cleaning.
Favorite thing about MIT: Our libraries — especially Hayden! — and the people who work for them |
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