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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano delivers the annual Compton Lecture on Monday.

‘We need to see ahead’

In Compton Lecture, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano calls for ‘a deeper partnership’ between government and scientists on national security.

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A difference maker

Vannevar Bush PhD ’16, a unique figure in American history, transformed his country’s scientific establishment during its wartime hour of need.

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Ellen Swallow Richards

A life filled with firsts

Ellen Swallow Richards, MIT’s first female graduate and faculty member, opened the door for women in science, and founded ecology and home economics along the way.

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