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Can financial engineering cure cancer? Watch Professor Andrew Lo's TEDx talk where he discusses the drug development process, financial risk, and how financial engineering can play a role in curing cancer. Watch the video here.
#FailBetter Twitter Chat: December 8, 7:00-8:00pm (EST) On Tuesday, December 8 from 7:00-8:00pm (EST) Anjali Sastry (@AnjaliSastry) and Kara Penn (@kara_penn) will be answering questions on how to #FailBetter, based on concepts from their book. Get your questions ready and join the chat here.
Keeping hackers at bay: A Q&A With Okta’s Frederic Kerrest Co-founder Frederic Kerrest, MBA ’09, of identity management company, Okta, discusses passwords, spyware, mobile security, and explains why identity streamlining is essential for security. Read more here.
A smart inhaler for people with asthma Yechiel Engelhard, MBA ’12, and Mark Maalouf, MBA ’12, co-founded Gecko Health, which was recently acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals. They aim to boost development on the sensor that attaches to inhalers to monitor usage, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and cutting health care costs. Read more here.
MIT professor to donate proceeds from new textbooks to MIT Sloan fellowships Professor Arnie Barnett has completed two new textbooks—titled Applied Probability: Models and Intuition and Applied Statistics: Models and Intuition. Proceeds from the sale of these books to MIT Sloan alumni (alumni should use promo code 2144 when purchasing) will be generously donated to a Fellowship Fund for current and future MIT Sloan students. Read more about Professor Barnett's work here.

THE VIEW FROM CAMBRIDGE

Six from MIT Sloan honored at Thinkers50 awards

The biennial Thinkers50 event in London recognizes global leaders in management thinking through ten individual awards, a 50-entry ranking, and inductees into the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame. Read more about the event and awards here.

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