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Videos: President's Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Harold Varmus, Director of the National Cancer Institute Stevens and Sons: America's First Family of Engineers Join Us at the Stevens Awards Gala Graduate Student Testimonials: Andres Contreras, Computer Engineering Ronak Shah, Financial Engineering Shaping the Future of Cancer Care Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Harold Varmus, director of the National Cancer Institute, delivered a thought-provoking presentation in DeBaun Auditorium on February 12 discussing how genomics and precision medicine are revolutionizing the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the deadly disease as part of the university's President’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Stevens Selected to Design NJ TRANSIT Flood-Warning System Scientists and engineers in Stevens’ Davidson Laboratory will create a first-of-its-kind application of a high-resolution surge forecasting model for two key New Jersey Transit facilities thanks to a federal award of more than $840,000 to support the research. The Extraordinary Stevens Family A new exhibit at the Hoboken Historical Museum offers a compelling look at Hoboken’s founders and the profound impact they had as America's 'first family of engineers'. New Co-op Program to Give Student Entrepreneurs a Boost Underscoring the importance of entrepreneurial thinking at Stevens, a new co-op program will offer undergraduate students the opportunity to use their own startups as cooperative education experiences. SES Professor Elected to National Academy of Inventors Stevens Professor of Biomedical Engineering Vikki Hazelwood has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for her outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation. Upcoming Events: 3/3: Women's History Month featuring Jennifer Siebel Newsom 3/4: 2015 Spring Career Fair 3/4: Humanities Forum: Alex Wellerstein, “Atomic Misconception: How the Debate Over Kyoto Affected Truman’s Understanding of Hiroshima” 3/4: CAL Lecture: Richard W. Hass, "Creativity: Cognition + Motivation = Innovation" 3/11: Humanities Forum: M. G. Prasad, “Why Noise Matters” 3/17: Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2015) 3/21: Stevens Graduate Open House 3/25: CSW Event: Steve Fuller (Social Epistemology, University of Warwick), “Embracing Transhumanism” 4/1: Humanities Forum: Lisa Dolling, “You Just Don’t Understand: A Brief History of Philosophical Hermeneutics” In The News: The NJBIZ Power 100: President Farvardin Named One of the Most Powerful People in New Jersey Business - NJ Biz Magazine Sea Change - ASEE Prism Nuke Map Shows How Damaging Nuclear Explosion Could Be - FOX News Channel Shifting the Old Debate over Vaccines – The Huffington Post How Shops Use Scents to Make You Spend More - AOL Museum Exhibit Reveals Family of Dreamers Behind City - Hudson Reporter Stevens Family Subject of New Exhibit at Hoboken Historical Museum - NJ.com

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