May 2017
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In the context of university-level service, I came across the record of a superb senior woman scientist. She is in her 80’s and not showing signs of slowing down. A few months ago, a different superb octogenarian scientist died, to everyone’s disbelief. Millie Dresselhaus was 86, larger than life and working as hard as ever. If you…
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Whenever I attend a faculty meeting, it goes something like this: I tell myself I won’t open my mouth at all and will be a quiet, composed, respectable member of the faculty. I open my mouth. Words come out. I keep opening my mouth. More words come out. Some of them are funny and/or snarky. Who…