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Letter writers take issue with compassion blindness regarding the homeless at city-sanctioned camps around Eugene.

The MIT Corporation - the Institute's board of trustees - elected nine full-term members, who will each serve for five years; two partial-term members;...

Credits: Courtesy of the Office of the Corporation Previous image Next image The MIT Corporation — the Institute’s board of trustees — elected nine full-term members, who will each serve for five years; two partial-term members; and three life members, during its quarterly meeting today. Corporation Chair Diane Greene SM ’78 announced the election results; all positions are effective July 1. The nine full-term members are: Lindsay Androski ’98; Eran Broshy ’79; Ashton Carter; Fiona Chen ’21; Kevin Churchwell ’83; Grace Colón PhD ’95; Diane ...

The built environment takes center stage as Mass. climate bill advances Updated February 4, 2021, 2:30 a.m. Email to a Friend Commercial real estate leaders committed to meeting 2050 target As leaders of the commercial real estate industry in Boston, we have a long record of advancing sustainable development and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. We support the recent efforts to advance climate policy, including many of the concepts and provisions of the climate bill under consideration (“Legislature returns climate action bill vetoed by Baker,” Metro, Jan. 29). For y...

Credits: Photo: Alan Glanzman Next image The MIT School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) has announced the appointment of Sarah Williams, associate professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), as director of the Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism (LCAU). Her new role became effective on Jan. 1. Williams says she has always felt deeply connected to the center, which was established shortly before she joined the SA+P faculty in 2014. She combines her training in data science, urban design and planning, and landscape archite...