The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced the appointment of a new University President. The current president of MIT, Charles Vest, announced his retirement after more than fourteen years at this post. There are several interesting aspects of the choice of Dr. Susan Hockfield as Vest's successor. Hockfield is the first woman in the history of MIT to hold this post. Hockfield is a neurosci
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