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News & Announcements
Research Internship Program: Round 2
Posted by Don | October 28, 2009
Round 2 Opportunities Available: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Application Deadline: Friday, November 20, 2009
For more information, please see the Research Internship Program page.
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Complex Systems Symposium: Engineering Cooperative Networks
Posted by Don | October 28, 2009
When: Friday, November 6, 2009
Where: Thayer School of Engineering, Spanos Auditorium, Cummings Hall
Complex systems are systems involving large numbers of interacting
cyber/mechanical/human entities or “agents.” This symposium will describe the
role of engineering sciences in complex systems with societal impact and explore
the key challenges that arise from engineering networks of collaborative agents.
The symposium is free and open to the public. Click here for more information.
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L’Oréal & Unesco: Young Women in Science
Posted by Farzeen Mahmud | October 23, 2009
When we are growing up, we often imagine ourselves doing certain jobs: firefighter, sports star, lawyer, farmer, doctor. But the twists and turns that we encounter as we travel down life’s road often take us in very different directions from those we expected. Some of the women featured in this booklet knew that they wanted to be scientists. But many didn’t. They discovered their enjoyment of science through trial and error, through chance or fate. The road ahead is not always clear, but it is often more interesting and fun to make your own path, as these women have done, rather than follow the same road that everyone else is on.
All of the young women profiled in this booklet are unique. They come from many countries around the world, from diverse cultures, and often from very different backgrounds. Each has faced obstacles—poverty, discrimination, political unrest—but all have overcome these difficulties, even growing stronger for having faced them.
As there are differences, so are there similarities. (Read more…)
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