Soundings Magazine
Published each Spring and Fall
in Print and Online Editions
From the Dean’s Office
MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Editor
Communications Director
Emily Hiestand
hiestand@mit.edu
Contributing Writers
Lynda Morgenroth
Kathryn O'Neill
Teresa Pease
Stephanie Schorow
Sarah Wright
Art Direction + Design
Emily Hiestand
Ilavenil Subbiah
Communication Assistant
Stephanie Muto
Staff Assistance
Kerry Ducharme
Linda Malouf
Acknowledgments
Anne Marie Michel
Assistant Dean for Development
Photography
Richard Howard
Justin Knight
Graham Ramsay
Jonathan Sachs
Christopher Sherrill
Christine Southworth
Ilavenil Subbiah
Peter Urban
iStock Photo
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Website Designers
Jonathan Sachs
Emily Hiestand
Web Consultant + Programmer
Robert Wilt
Website Consultants
Bara Blender
Marc B. Jones
Suzana Lisanti
Lisa Mayer
Ilavenil Subbiah
Printer
Puritan Press, Inc.
Soundings Magazine publishes writerly articles about
the exciting research that takes place in the School.
Letters and suggestions for articles and profiles are welcome.
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