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Stephen Welby: A Man on a Mission

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In his five years as IEEE’s executive director and chief operating officer, Stephen Welby has led the organization through a global pandemic, a changing publishing landscape, and soaring geopolitical tensions. Alma mater: The Cooper Union, New York, N.Y. Welby visiting IEEE's server room in its offices in Piscataway, New Jersey.

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Irradiating the Mail: The Anthrax Attacks of 2001

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Five people died, 18 others became seriously ill, and dozens more tested positive for anthrax exposure in Florida, New Jersey, New York, and the Washington, D.C., Fears of biological contamination through the mail resurfaced last year in the early months of the global pandemic, when scientists were unsure of how COVID-19 spread.

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