Michael Marcus received a 1997 Mansfield Fellowship, allowing him and Gail Marcus to spend a year in Japan.
Sources
- Gail H. Marcus ’68, SM ’68, ScD ’71, and Michael J. Marcus ’68, ScD ’72, Shape Policy in Washington (technologyreview.com)
- https://mansfieldfellows.org/telecom-environment-energy-and-health/ (mansfieldfellows.org)
- https://mansfieldfdn.org/jp/programs/mansfield-fellowship-program/fellow-list-en/ (mansfieldfdn.org)
- https://coe.northeastern.edu/people/marcus-michael/ (coe.northeastern.edu)
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