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Inventing Tomorrow

Inventing Tomorrow | Spring 2003

Cover story

Visionary ventures

Two major NSF grants fund bold new collaborations in earthquake engineering and surface process science. Full story

Features

Reaching for the stars

Through example and advocacy, Associate Dean Roberta Humphreys inspires a new generation of female scientists and engineers. Full story

Changing the faces of engineering

The Society of Women Engineers works to dispel the notion that engineering is a guy thing. Full story

Slapstick science

Showbiz meets science when the Physics Force takes the stage. Full story

First of a kind

Gratitude for a life-changing education inspires alumnus Darrell Rinerson's record-setting bequest to IT. Full story

Fame and fortitude

“M” Club Hall of Fame inductee Paul Mitchell beat the odds to achieve extraordinary success on the gridiron and in the corporate world. Full story

Regular columns

From the dean

Regents Professor H. Ted Davis Full story

Alumni report

News from the IT Alumni Society Full story

Investing in IT

Opportunities and impact Full story

Retrospect

People and events that shaped our world Full story

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