MIT Professor Emeritus Bernhardt Wuensch ’55, SM ’57, PhD ’63, a crystallographer and beloved teacher whose warmth and dedication to ensuring his students mastered the complexities of a precise science matched the analytical rigor he applied to the study of crystals, died this month in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 90. Remembered fondly for his fastidious […]
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Legendary Hip-Hop DJ Mister Cee Dies At 57
NewsOne Featured Video DJ Mister Cee performs at It’s Time For Hip Hop In NYC: Brooklyn at Brooklyn Army Terminal on August 19, 2021, in New York, New York. | Source: Jason Mendez / Getty Mister Cee, the legendary hip-hop DJ who rose to fame spinning records for fellow rap icon Big Daddy Kane and […]
Read MoreRest In Power: Notable Black People Who Have Died This Year
UPDATED: 9:30 a.m. ET, March 29 While death is an inevitable part of life, that fact doesn’t make it any easier when it is reported that someone has died. Louis Gossett Jr., the award-winning actor who became the first Black man to win an Oscar for best supporting role, died Thursday, the Associated Press reported. […]
Read MoreRemembering Ken Johnson Jr., MIT DAPER director of communications, promotions, and marketing
On Feb. 12, the Division of Student Life and MIT lost a valued community member. Ken Johnson Jr., director of communications, promotions, and marketing in the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER), passed away following complications from a stroke. He was 47 years old. Johnson’s sports information career spanned 25 years. Prior to […]
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