
	Where results make sense

Topic: Susan Hockfield

Related Topics

MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Georgetown University

Yale University

Sterling Memorial Library

Matt Burke

Scarborough, Maine

Golden Age of Arcade Games

Rochester Knighthawks

Michael Harcourt

Grignard reagent

John McCormack

Mountain Brook, Alabama

Qing Dynasty

Somaliland

In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	YAM Summer 1998 - Susan Hockfield Profile
		Appelquist's successor is Susan Hockfield, a professor of neurobiology at the School of Medicine, who assumed her duties July 1 as the 17th dean in the Graduate School's 151-year history.
		Hockfield is the first member of the Medical School faculty to head the Graduate School, and her appointment is seen by at least some observers as an example of the increasing links between the graduate and professional sectors of the University.
		Hockfield spent most of her time working in the laboratories of the National Institutes of Health, where she was part of a team investigating the pathways in the nervous system through which pain is perceived and processed.
	www.yalealumnimagazine.com /issues/98_07/hockfield.html (1336 words)

	Susan Hockfield
		Susan Hockfield is the sixteenth president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
		Hockfield believes strongly in the value that international students and scholars bring to the educational and research programs of American universities, and in the importance of American universities working closely with leading academic centers around the world.
		Hockfield has focused her research on the development of the mammalian brain, and she is particularly interested in gaining an understanding of glioma, a deadly kind of brain cancer.
	icampus.mit.edu /Symposium/hockfield.aspx (623 words)

	Hereditary Disease Foundation - Susan Hockfield
		Susan Hockfield, professor of neurobiology at the School of Medicine, has been appointed dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, according to an announcement by President Richard C. Levin.
		Hockfield served as director of graduate studies for the section of neurobiology 1986-94, and has been involved with improving graduate training in the biological and biomedical sciences throughout her tenure at Yale.
		In that respect Professor Susan Hockfield brings to Yale a broad perspective on graduate studies in respect to her involvement in both the School of Medicine and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
	www.hdfoundation.org /bios/susanhockfield.php (860 words)

	Technology Review: MIT Chooses Neurobiologist Susan Hockfield as President
		Professor Hockfield has made significant scientific contributions in her career, and she is highly appreciative of the creative blending of basic and applied research to address some of the most important problems of our time, said MIT Institute Professor Jerome Friedman, who chaired the faculty advisory committee during the nine-month-long presidential search.
		Hockfield said that part of this goal will be met by ensuring that anyone who has the extraordinary talent and ambition to make the most of MIT has to offer has a fair chance to join this community.
		As the provost of Yale, 53-year-old Hockfield is the chief academic and administrative officer beneath the president.
	www.technologyreview.com /articles/04/08/wo_scanlon082604.asp (854 words)

	MIT Elects Susan Hockfield as New President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hockfield is also a trained neuroscientist, who, until her appointment to the provost position in 2003, maintained an active laboratory at Yale.
		President-elect Hockfield received her undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Rochester in 1973 and a PhD in anatomy and neuroscience from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1979.
		Hockfield said that she is excited to be a scientist leading a school often perceived to be dominated by engineering.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V124/N30.5/newpres.html (982 words)

	General Electric : Our Company : Board of Directors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hockfield earned a B.A. in biology from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, while carrying out her dissertation research in neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
		Dr. Hockfield is a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; she is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
		Dr. Hockfield has received honorary degrees from Brown University, Tsinghua University (Beijing), and the Watson School of Biological Sciences at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
	www.ge.com /en/company/companyinfo/executivebios/hockfield.htm (226 words)

	[No title]
		Professor Hockfield has made significant scientific contributions in her career, and she is highly appreciative of the creative blending of basic and applied research to address some of the most important problems of our time, said MIT Institute Professor Jerome Friedman, who chaired the faculty advisory committee during the nine-month-long presidential search.
		Hockfield said that part of this goal will be met by ensuring that anyone who has the extraordinary talent and ambition to make the most of MIT has to offer has a fair chance to join this community.
		As the provost of Yale, 53-year-old Hockfield is the chief academic and administrative officer beneath the president.
	www.techreview.com /printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=13725 (799 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Susan Hockfield
		Susan Hockfield is the sixteenth and current president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
		Hockfield's appointment was publicly announced on August 26, 2004, and formally took office December 6, 2004, replacing Charles M. Vest.
		Hockfield received her undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and her doctorate from the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Susan_Hockfield (496 words)

	A Historical Choice - First Woman President in MIT's history
		Hockfield's selection was approved unanimously at a special session of the MIT Corporation held to vote on her nomination.
		Hockfield served five years as the dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale, before becoming Provost in 2003, where she was the chief academic and administrative officer overseeing educational policies and academic plans, including Yale College, the graduate school, Yale's ten professional schools, and its various centers of research and scholarship.
		Susan Hockfield's academic background will only serve to strengthen these important collaborations." Mead pointed to the fact that last year, for the first time, MIT received as much research money from the National Institute of Health as it did from the Department of Defense.
	alum.mit.edu /ne/noteworthy/profiles/hockfield.html (612 words)

	The Scientist : First woman to head MIT
		Susan Hockfield, a neurobiologist and current provost at Yale University, will succeed Charles M. Vest as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) 16th president, the school announced last week (August 26).
		Hockfield, 53, received her doctorate in anatomy and neuroscience from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1979 and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco.
		Hockfield is married to Thomas N. Byrne, professor of neurology and neurosurgery at Yale University School of Medicine.
	www.the-scientist.com /article/display/22371 (538 words)

	VIII Latin American Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hockfield believes strongly in the importance of scientific literacy for all citizens and hopes to accelerate the national discussion on improving K-12 education in math and science.
		She is also a strong proponent of the value that international students and scholars bring to the educational and research programs of American universities and of the importance of working with institutions in other countries on issues of global significance.
		A noted neuroscientist, Dr. Hockfield is the first life scientist to lead MIT and holds a faculty appointment as professor of neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
	www.mitsloanlatinconference.com /old/sp_susan.htm (359 words)

	Susan Hockfield's Biography \| Yale University
		Susan Hockfield, Provost and noted neuroscientist, is the William Edward Gilbert Professor of Neurobiology and former dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale University.
		Hockfield earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, while carrying out her dissertation research in neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
		Hockfield’s honors include election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal from the Yale University Graduate School, the Meliora Citation for Career Achievement from the University of Rochester, and the Charles Judson Herrick Award from the American Association of Anatomists for outstanding contributions by a young scientist.
	www.yale.edu /opa/campus/news/hockfield/biography.html (559 words)

	Susan Hockfield Inauguration as MIT President - MIT Sloan School of Management
		Hockfield's passionate speech inspired an audience that included more than 60 delegates from colleges and universities around the world, from President Lawrence Summers of Harvard to Maite Verde of the University of Zaragoza.
		"It is a complex institution," said Hockfield, elaborating on the theme of her inauguration, "but with a single mission and a single, unwavering standard of excellence in all of our departments and across the spectrum, from the most basic, curiosity-driven research to the most intensely practical applications.
		Hockfield used the occasion to announce a new initiative on energy and the environment, remarking that the Institute should combine its "historic strength" in engineering with its more recent leadership in biology and brain and cognitive sciences to "tackle humanity's most urgent problems."
	mitsloan.mit.edu /newsroom/2005-hockfield-inauguration.php (458 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Woman named 16th president of MIT
		Hockfield, a 53-year-old neuroscientist, is the first woman and the first person from the life sciences to achieve the presidency at MIT, a traditionally male-dominated university that built its reputation on engineering.
		Hockfield said she also planned to continue the university's tradition of being a significant voice in national policy in science, technology and education, and of lobbying for additional money for scientific research.
		Hockfield joined Yale's faculty in 1985 and was dean of its Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1998 to 2002.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595087076,00.html (445 words)

	Liege Calling - Susan Hockfield : A Breakthrough For MIT -- And Science
		While Hockfield hasn't yet developed a detailed plan for MIT, she must grapple with a growing list of challenges, including shrinking government funding for research, a sharp drop in applications from foreign students, and the growing importance of biotech at a university renowned for engineering and the physical sciences.
		To be sure, Hockfield, who didn't marry until the year she got tenure, wasn't distracted by a family.
		When she became dean of the graduate school of arts and sciences in 1998, Yale was lagging in the competition for grad students, and teaching assistants were demanding a union.
	eduardo1dacosta.multiply.com /journal/item/98 (1408 words)

	Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Biography
		A noted neuroscientist whose research has focused on the development of the brain, Dr. Hockfield is the first life scientist to lead MIT and holds a faculty appointment as professor of neuroscience in the Institute's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
		Dr. Hockfield holds honorary degrees from Brown University, Tsinghua University (Beijing), and the Watson School of Biological Sciences at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
		Dr. Hockfield is a director of the General Electric Company, a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
	web.mit.edu /hockfield/biography.html (801 words)

	Med school prof ready to replace Appelquist \| Apr 10, 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hockfield began her career at Yale in 1985 as an assistant professor and held the position of Director of Graduate Studies in neurobiology from 1986 to 1994.
		Hockfield looks forward to assuming her new position and to the challenges that come with it.
		Hockfield was one of five candidates presented to Levin by a selection committee of Yale professors.
	www.yaleherald.com /archive/xxv/4.10.98/news/grad.html (726 words)

	Susan Hockfield Information
		Susan Hockfield was announced as MIT’s sixteenth president on August 26, 2004.
		First as graduate school dean and then as provost, Hockfield was at the center of the imbroglio surrounding the Graduate Employees and Students Organization and its unionization effort.
		Hockfield received her undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and her doctorate from the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Susan_Hockfield (451 words)

	New MIT President Not Like the Others -- Lawler 2004 (827): 2 -- ScienceNOW
		The appointment of Susan Hockfield to succeed Charles Vest in December reflects the growing importance of the life sciences at MIT, which for the first time in its 142-year history will be led by a woman.
		Hockfield is currently provost at Yale, which she joined as a faculty member in 1985 and also served as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
		Hockfield's research has focused on brain tumors, and her work using monoclonal antibody technology led to the discovery of a protein that regulates changes in neuron structure.
	sciencenow.sciencemag.org /cgi/content/full/2004/827/2 (494 words)

	C&EN: Latest News - MIT Selects First Female President
		Hockfield, 53, is expected to take office in early December and will be the first female and the first life scientist to hold the position.
		Hockfield received a B.A. in biology from the University of Rochester in New York in 1973 and a Ph.D. in anatomy and neuroscience from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1979.
		Hockfield and her research group at Yale identified a gene known as brevican and its family of proteins that appear to be key players in glioma transportation, a finding that holds promise for developing future therapies.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/news/8235/8235mitpres.html (372 words)

	MIT'16th president Susan Hockfield(页 1) - TOEFL专场 - E学论坛雅思考试英语学习 - powered by Discuz! ...
		Susan Hockfield, a distinguished neuroscientist and current Provost at Yale University, has been selected the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, succeeding Charles M. Vest, who has led one of the world’s foremost research universities for the past 14 years.
		In her work as a neuroscientist, Hockfield pioneered the use of monoclonal antibody technology in brain research, leading to her discovery of a protein that regulates changes in neuronal structure as a result of an animal’s experience in early life.
		Susan Hockfield received her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Rochester in 1973, and earned a Ph.D. in anatomy and neuroscience from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1979.
	bbs.exue.com /archiver/tid-40952.html (1029 words)

	WISE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hockfield, 53, will be the institution's first woman president, and its first with a background in life sciences at a school whose reputation was built on engineering.
		Hockfield spent less than two years as provost; before that, she was dean of Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for four years.
		Hockfield received a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Rochester and a doctorate in anatomy and neuroscience from Georgetown University School of Medicine.
	www-rcf.usc.edu /~fjlin/WISE/MIT082604.html (345 words)

	Yale Medicine Winter 2003: Faculty
		Hockfield, who was appointed dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1998 and reappointed last fall to that post by President Richard C. Levin, is the first medical school faculty member to hold either position.
		In an interview, Hockfield said she is excited by the opportunity to serve during “a terrific new era for Yale”; in which the university is focusing on science and engineering, internationalism, the rebuilding of the campus and, most recently, review of the Yale College curriculum.
		Hockfield, who joined the Yale faculty in 1985, has retained her laboratory on the third floor of Sterling Hall of Medicine while serving as graduate school dean.
	info.med.yale.edu /external/pubs/ym_wi03/faculty.html (1737 words)

	Yale Daily News - Hockfield tapped as next provost
		Levin praised Hockfield's compassion and toughness and said that as dean, she has already built a working relationship with the officers of the University.
		Hockfield said it was an honor to be asked to serve as provost, the University's chief academic and financial officer.
		In 1999, Hockfield reorganized the administrative structure of the graduate school to increase efficiency and improve interaction between graduate students and administrators.
	www.yaledailynews.com /article.asp?AID=21190 (1023 words)

	An example for women at MIT - The Boston Globe
		WHEN SUSAN Hockfield was named president at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the university's first female leader said she hoped her presence would ``give confidence to girls and young women that there are opportunities that will be open to them that they can't imagine right now."
		Hockfield has her first major chance now to display some imagination over such opportunities on her campus.
		Hockfield needs to make sure that young scientists, especially women, will not lose their enthusiasm as Karpova did less than an hour after the Biology Department, having read her papers, offered a job.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/02/an_example_for_women_at_mit (637 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)