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The schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering offer comprehensive graduate education in 35 programs that span the humanities, social and natural sciences, and engineering. For information about our programs, visit Programs of Study.

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James West
In 1962, James West, current Whiting School’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty member and Gerhard Sessler revolutionized the field of sound technology when they invented the electrets microphone, found today in everything from cell phones to hearing aids, from children’s toys to the devices astronauts use to communicate from outer space.
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