Remembrance Day 1971

In remembrance.

“John was an inspiring teacher and experimentalist. His educational passion was creating hands-on experiments built from ordinary parts you can find at any hardware store, what he lovingly called ‘mulch,’” said MIT senior lecturer in physics, and former King student, Peter Dourmashkin ’76 (physics), ’78 (math), PhD ’84. “He was MITx before MITx.” King was born in London and educated in France, ...

Retelling Racialized Violence, Remaking White Innocence: The Politics of Interlocking Oppressions in Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance has become a significant political event among those resisting violence against gender-variant persons. Commemorated in more than 250 locations worldwide, this day honors individuals who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. However, by focusing on transphobia as the definitive cause of violence, this ritual potentially obscures the ways in whic...

Twenty-five facts about kidney disease in Singapore: in remembrance of World Kidney Day.

World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and other nephrology organisations, which will be observed annually on the second Thursday of March throughout the world. Initiated in 2006, its purpose is to increase awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD), its associated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and to draw attention to the urgent global need f...

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims — November 16, 2004

Announcement: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims — November 19, 2017

In October 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to mark the third Sunday in November each year as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims to honor persons killed or injured in road crashes, recognize their families and communities, and pay tribute to the emergency crews, police, and medical professionals who deal with the traumatic aftermath of road deaths an...