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Obesity? Doing the Math Generates New Answers

An interactive Body Weight Simulator lets you calculate your potential weight loss.

Where the Wild Chairs Are

We’ve been sitting on chairs for 27,000 years. And some chairs are sick of being taken for granted.

The Other 2.007: Electric Vehicles, Not Robots [Video]

This year, an alternate section of 2.007 got an official contest with a drag race and a hill climb.

Alumni Profiles

Delve into the Lives of Alumni

Recent profiles

 

Nina Tandon

Growing "spare parts" for the human body

A biomedical engineer at Columbia University, Nina Tandon SM '06 uses electrical signals to direct cell growth and differentiation.

 

Joaquin Bacardi III

Rum CEO'S Success is All in the Family

Joaquin E. Bacardi III MBA '98, president and CEO of Bacardi Corporation, is working to reduce his company’s carbon footprint.

 

Howard Messing

Helping hospitals administer better and safer care

As president and CEO of Meditech, Howard Messing '73 took great pride in assisting health facilities to provide more organized care at a lower cost.

 

 

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