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MIT in action in Haiti

While the devastation in Haiti may have slipped off the front pages, colleagues at MIT continue to help our neighbors address their monumental challenges, writes Chair of the Faculty Thomas Kochan.
In a column in the March/April/May 2010 edition of the MIT Faculty Newsletter, Chair of the Faculty Thomas Kochan highlights two examples of the work MIT faculty and students are doing in Haiti, and outlines the priorities that are emerging for MIT’s ongoing involvement.

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