I arrived in Woods Hole this evening. It is hot and muggy but there is a nice wind off the water.
My sister and her husband took me out to lunch at the Harvard Club. It was fabulous. Drew Faust, the new Harvard President was there presiding over a large lunch party. Across from our table, I heard mention of Torsten Wiesel, Nobel laureate and vision neuroscientist and it reminded me of how very much Harvard neuroscience has contributed to the field over the years.
Tomorrow is the MBL corporation meeting. My report on the Journal (Biological Bulletin) is part of the drill. Our impact factor is at a ten year high–proof that a historically significant journal can also play a role in 21st century science. In the evening, there will be the dedication of the new Rowe Laboratories—the former Whitman Building, where Krasnow’s Professor Ascoli and I cut our teeth studying sea urchin fertilization.
Jim
Discoverers and Discoveries 