Markus J. Buehler, McAfee Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), joins MRS Bulletin as new Editor focused on Original Research

Newswise imageMRS Bulletin is pleased to announce the appointment of Markus J. Buehler, McAfee Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as editor of the new MRS Bulletin Impact section. In this new position, Buehler will partner with MRS Bulletin Editor Gopal R. Rao and his team to launch and develop an important new section of the journal focused on publishing high-impact original research articles, complemented by review articles and a strong set of editorial content. His tenure begins October 1.
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Graduate Engineering Programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rank Among Best in the Nation

Newswise imageThe graduate programs in engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are once again considered among the best in the United States, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings released this week.
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$100 Million Gift Establishes Duchossois Family Institute to Develop ‘New Science’ Focused on Optimizing Health

A Chicago-area family with a deep commitment to supporting science and medicine is giving $ 100 million to establish The Duchossois Family Institute at the University of Chicago Medicine, which seeks to accelerate research and interventions based on how the human immune system, microbiome and genetics interact to maintain health.
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Ernest J. Moniz, Former Secretary of Energy, to Serve as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2017 Commencement Speaker

Newswise imageTroy, N.Y. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson has announced that the Honorable Ernest J. Moniz, former Secretary of Energy and the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems emeritus and Special Advisor to the President at MIT, as well as co-Chair and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, will address Rensselaer graduates on May 20, 2017, during the 211th Commencement Ceremony. Moniz will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Science at the ceremony.
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OSHA Head Returns to GW’s Milken Institute School of Public Health

Newswise imageDr. Michaels, the longest serving Assistant Secretary in OSHA’s history, returns to GW’s Milken Institute School of Public Health
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