Stories about "Robert Langer"
Lectures to feature a mystery-writing mathematician and a noted inventor

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 4:17 pm

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ presents lecturers offering insight into mathematics and medical technology on Feb. 26 and 28.

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Commencement report: The only failure is the failure to persist

Sunday, May 29, 2011 3:24 pm

"You will fail -- you should fail," Evelynn Hammonds, dean of Harvard College, told the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College class of 2011 on May 29. "But if you stick with it, and let your peculiarities become assets, you will succeed." Hammond, who is also a historian of science and professor of African American studies at Harvard, was one of three honorary degree recipients who spoke at the college's 145th commencement. The others were Frank Glazer, a pianist of international renown and member of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ music faculty, and Robert Langer, an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a highly prolific inventor of healthcare technologies.

Video: Commencement 2011 honorand remarks

Sunday, May 29, 2011 1:41 pm

Video of Commencement 2011 remarks by honorary degree recipients: Frank Glazer, pianist…

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ pianist, MIT inventor and Harvard dean are 2011 honorary degree recipients

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 1:15 pm

An internationally renowned pianist based at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, a leading scholar on the…