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Transcript of press conference "Fueling America's Future" held at the National Press Club, Sept. 17, 2008. Guests: MIT President Susan Hockfield; David Bell '78, president, CEO and director of Intersil Corporation; Uma Chowdhry PhD '76, senior vice president and chief science and tec...

From : MIT News Office Transcript of press conference "Fueling America's Future" held at the National Press Club, Sept. 17, 2008. Guests: MIT President Susan Hockfield; David Bell '78, president, CEO and director of Intersil Corporation; Uma Chowdhry PhD '76, senior vice president and...

By rss@youtube.com (jzzsxm) The MIT Marching Band performs the MIT drinking song for MIT's President, Susan Hockfield, during CPW 2008. Author: jzzsxm Keywords: MIT Marching Band Susan Hockfield CPW 2008 Added: April 12, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (MIT) Steve Lerman, Dean for Graduate Students, and Susan Hockfield, President, thank those who have supported MIT OpenCourseWare. Author: MIT Keywords: Added: January 11, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (MIT) Steve Lerman, Dean for Graduate Students, and Susan Hockfield, President, welcome guests to MIT OpenCourseWare's milestone celebration, and reflect on OpenCourseWare. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mi...

In her opening address for Technology Day, MIT President Susan Hockfield lays out MIT's ambitious agenda for addressing energy and the ... mitworld.mit.edu

By gillooly@mit.edu (David L. Chandler, MIT News Office) The tour marked the first time a sitting president has visited MIT's laboratories to see demonstrations of ongoing research work and meet with faculty members who are conducting that research. He was escorted through the labs by MIT President Susan Hockfield and MIT Energy Initiative D...

By Snively '11 Then, all of a sudden, we heard it. A voice, as if from god, saying: "Now, introducing our speaker, the President of -- MIT, Susan Hockfield!" False Alarm AGAIN! No offense Mrs. Hockfield, but you weren't the most important president in the room right then.

By Matt McGann '00 Susan Hockfield has served as the 16th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since December 2004. A noted neuroscientist focused on the development of the brain, Dr. Hockfield is the first life scientist to lead MIT and holds a faculty appointment as Professor of N...

ESD researchers study the complex social/technological questions that “will increasingly determine the future,” says Susan Hockfield. At MIT, Hockfield's job “is to lower boundaries that still exist between departments, and schools. By bringing together faculty, ESD creates enor...

By Laura N. '09 Then Susan Hockfield got up and made another speech. I don't even remember if it was boring or not. I hope none of this sounds too disrespectful, but really, most of us were too excited to really pay attention to anything. We were too busy talking to our friends and throwing beach balls around an...

ESD researchers study the complex social/technological questions that “will increasingly determine the future,” says Susan Hockfield. At MIT, Hockfield's job “is to lower boundaries that still exist between departments, and schools. By bringing together faculty, ESD creates enor...

In trying financial times, Susan Hockfield remains optimistic and committed to pursuing MIT’s massive, multi-year initiatives in energy and life sciences. She prefaces her “whirlwind” tour of MIT for an alumni audience by referencing the campus-wide relief at the change in presiden...

MIT President Susan Hockfield joined Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson and Boston University President Robert Brown on Thursday in Holyoke to sign a letter of intent to develop a plan for the ...

The Republican - MassLive.com, MA MIT President Susan Hockfield said the center will play a key role in keeping these institutions in the forefront of computer research. Mayor Michael J. Sullivan said the center will eventually bring thousands of jobs to the city. ...

Joking about Seamans' MIT roots, Armstrong quipped that when there was an early dispute between NASA centers on whether to use English or metric units, "Bob held out for Smoots." MIT President Susan Hockfield, in introducing a daylong Giant Leaps ...

The Republican - MassLive.com, MA For these universities to remain at the forefront, this center is key," MIT President Susan Hockfield said. Boston University President Robert Brown also praised the collaborative nature of the project. "A partnership like this is breaking new ground ...

MIT President Susan Hockfield agreed. "For these universities to remain at the forefront, this center is key," she said. All the parties involved in the project gathered Thursday to sign a letter of intent to work collaboratively on the project. ...

MIT President Susan Hockfield joined Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson and Boston University President Robert Brown on Thursday in Holyoke to sign a letter of intent to develop a plan for the ... Boston Globe - MIT News

The project came about mainly due to talks between Wilson and MIT President Susan Hockfield, Connolly said. Holyoke was quickly agreed upon as an ideal location for such a facility due to its low electric utility costs and the large number of highly ...

the parties will sign a letter of intent to collaborate on developing a proposal, according to Robert Connolly, a spokesman for UMass president Jack Wilson, who helped to launch the initiative through discussions with MIT president Susan Hockfield. ...

Last week, MIT president Susan Hockfield took a prototype of the battery to the White House where she was discussing federal clean tech funding with President Barack Obama. Belcher, 40, said the prototype of the technology is meant to serve as a proof ...

By Paul B. '11 At a press briefing at the White House on Monday, MIT President Susan Hockfield joined U.S. President Barack Obama in calling for a "truly historic" new level of federal funding for clean energy research. Read more (and see the video): Hockfield, Obama urge major push in clean energy resear...

Chinese students have been matriculating at MIT, says Susan Hockfield, since 1876 -- almost as long as the university has been around. But the 1990s saw the start of a broader and deeper institutional commitment, with Mandarin courses at MIT, and a program to send MIT students to intern wi...

MIT, which prides itself on inventing the future, says Susan Hockfield, must stop looking backwards and “make diversity and inclusion a daily reality.” To fulfill these goals, says Hockfield, MIT is pursuing policy and practical change in such areas as retention, recruitment, climat...

By Laura N. '09 When I do get to MIT, I'm planning to declare Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering) as a major and possibly minor in Course 17 (Political Science). WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG. Here's a photo of me posing with Susan Hockfield during Orientation of freshman year:

MIT's finances are not only in "terrific shape," but the Institute stands ready to provide service and leadership on key issues of energy and economics in a turbulent era, MIT President Susan Hockfield said Monday during the annual State of the Institute Forum.

Before Tegmark begins, MIT President Susan Hockfield highlights some newsworthy Institute milestones and initiatives, including breaking ground on a new cancer research center that will bring together engineering and life sciences; and pioneering work on new energy solutions, w...

By Ramón Casero Cañas MIT offers 1800 courses covering all subjects from Engineering, Sciences, Humanities and Arts. Susan Hockfield, President of MIT, explains the decision behind OpenCourseWare as ‘MIT faculty are passionate about their teaching, ...

By Paul B. '11 Ben: Welcome Susan Hockfield MIT celebrates the inauguration of its sixteenth president, Dr. Susan Hockfield. Melis: 10 things I love about MIT Reason #11: MIT students make awesome lists. Technology Karen: Inbox Insanity This entry is so true. And kind of sad.

The symposium included addresses from Masdar, Abu Dhabi entities and industry leaders, as well as MIT faculty including Susan Hockfield, President of MIT. ... MIT's work on a zero-carbon city Boston Globe MIT Technology Review - NPR

The rising public awareness of climate change, says MIT President Susan Hockfield, comes with a price. “The public dialogue has evolved from nothing is wrong, so we need to do nothing, to everything is so wrong, that there’s nothing we can do.” Citizens are “starving for a sense of focus, cl...

By Chris S. '11 Around the same time, the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon invited Susan Hockfield over for dinner. Over a classy dinner at the fraternity house, we discussed everything from the vision of MIT, the state of the Institute, even about iHouse (the "living-learning community" dorm) that I'm li...

 - BOSTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Diversified conglomerate General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Monday that Susan Hockfield, the president ...