Salil Vadhan was named Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and Joost Vlassak was named Gordon McKay Professor of Materials Engineering
Jeremy Bloxham, who holds a joint FAS/SEAS appointment, was appointed as a New Fellow and computer scientist Michael O. Rabin was appointed as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Computer scientist and dean of science at the Radcliffe Institute will serve as interim dean of Radcliffe, effective July 1, 2007, President-elect Drew G. Faust announced on May 11
Michael McElroy and colleagues found that a temporary traffic ban in Beijing, China temporarily, and unexpectedly reduced levels of a harmful smog component
David Turnbull, whose last appointment was Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, died on April 28th. Since 1992, the Materials Research Society has awarded a lectureship prize in his name