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Andrew Sheehan credits Sudbury's interim town manager, Marynanne Bilodeau, with helping to get him up to speed on town affairs.

Framingham resident, ventriloquist and musician Kevin Driscoll says he's honored to don Santa's apparel, both virtually and in person.

Hopkinton resident Russell Phipps, 101, hopes people remember those who had the courage to “fight for the freedom of mankind."

Food for thought Biology graduate student Juana De La O is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking.

Albert Almada PhD '13 studies the mechanics of how stem cells rebuild tissues. “Digging deep into the science is what MIT taught me,” he says.

Senior Hanjun Lee planned to pursue chemistry at MIT. A course in genetics changed that. When Hanjun Lee arrived at MIT, he was set on becoming a Course 5 chemistry student.

Known for her rigorous approach to science and her influential research, Pardue paved the way for women in science at MIT and beyond.

Creating the crossroads Through academia and industry, Gevorg Grigoryan PhD '07 says there is no right path — just the path that works for you.

Recent MIT alumna Amulya Aluru has spent the summer biking across the country and offering science demonstrations as a member of Spokes, an MIT-based nonprofit that each year sends students on a transcontinental journey.

A newly characterized anti-viral defense system in bacteria aborts infection through a novel mechanism by chemically altering mRNA.