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Portuguese student at MIT develops risk-assessment methodology to help prevent tunnel accidents
Sousa, a native of Lisbon, came to study at MIT after meeting CEE Professor Herbert H. Einstein at an engineering conference in Lisbon. Einstein, a member of the MIT Portugal Transportation Systems faculty, became her PhD advisor, and CEE Professor Daniele Veneziano, also on the MIT Port...
Thu, Jan 28 | from web.mit.edu
Iron-plated snail could inspire new armor
Robert Ritchie, professor of materials science and engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, says he admires Ortiz’ work but believes it may take a while for the principles she has uncovered to translate into practicable new manufacturing techniques.
Tue, Jan 26 | from web.mit.edu
New ‘nanoburrs’ could help fight heart disease
“This is a very exciting example of nanotechnology and cell targeting in action that I hope will have broad ramifications,” says MIT Institute Professor Langer, senior author of a paper describing the nanoparticles in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci...
Mon, Jan 18 | from web.mit.edu
Princeton Review names MIT a ‘best value’ in higher education
“MIT regularly provides financial aid to between 60 percent and 75 percent of its undergraduates, with an average award reaching nearly $30,000. Of this aid, more than 90 percent is awarded in the form of scholarships,” the report said, noting that at MIT, all scholarships are awarded ba...
Tue, Jan 12 | from web.mit.edu
Babus to get 'trained' by top management gurus
Daily News & Analysis Management Development Institute (Gurgaon) and other top management schools that have tie-ups with Wharton, Duke, MIT, Harvard and Kellogg for about a ... and more »
Sun, Dec 27 | from Daily News & Analysis
Name: Pixel Qi - MIT Technology Review
Name: Pixel Qi blog) Bio: Bachelors in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT. Prior to Pixel Qi, ...
Sun, Dec 20 | from MIT Technology Review
A New Way to Break Ultra-Strong Chemical Bonds - MIT Technology Review
A New Way to Break Ultra-Strong Chemical Bonds blog) People producing organo-nitrogen compounds today have to make ammonia first," says Christopher Cummins, professor of chemistry at MIT. ... and more »
Mon, Dec 14 | from MIT Technology Review
Opinion: MIT Women's Soccer
Meghan is a freshman, and she is considering majoring in Aerospace Engineering (course 16) or Mechanical Engineering (course 2). She's been playing soccer since she was 4 (!) and is one of two goalies on MIT's team. Her profile on MIT's site also lists plenty of achievements, including lea...
Tue, Nov 24 | from MIT Admissions
Podcast: OCTOBERRR
The sun is rising outside, peeking over the Charles. But that's okay. It's just another day in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And I'm taking 4 classes at MIT - two history, two science. After dropping 7.06 (Cell Biology), I'm currently taking 9.01 (Neuroscience), 7.30 (Ecology I), 21H.466 (Imperia...
Sat, Oct 31 | from MIT Admissions
Opinion: Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor '13
Still, Trevor Zinser says he was unsure he could get into MIT, and was floored when the university flew him to Boston to sway him to choose MIT over Harvard or Stanford. He says exceptional teachers, particularly science teacher Dave Sherden, worked hard to make classes deep and engaging.
Mon, Aug 10 | from MIT Admissions
Patch: New version of MIT Kerberos
Help Net Security UK The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has released version 1.7 of its Kerberos network suite. The previous release, version 1.6.3, contained several known security vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0844, CVE-2009-0845, CVE-2009-0846 and ...
Mon, Jun 8 | from The H
New Podcast: Professor JoAnne Yates on Making MIT Sloan Teaching Materials Openly Available
Tags:Current Mortgage Rates The latest in the series of podcasts on scholarly publication and copyright is an interview with Professor JoAnne Yates, Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management and Deputy Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management. She speaks about the new MIT Sloan we...
Mon, Mar 16 | from MIT Libraries News » Scholarly Communication
Opinion: A Word of Warning (Pay Attention)
When I sat down late last April in front of my computer and went through the process of telling MIT that I would, in fact, be attending their school in the fall, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. MIT is, well, MIT, right? After reading the blogs for years and visiting campus during...
Sun, Jan 4 | from MIT Admissions
Beaker Hill: Synthetic Biology @ iGEM 2008 (Part 1)
Over the weekend, one of the most prestigious student research contests took place in the labyrinthine halls of MIT’s Stata Center. 2008 marked the fifth year of the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition, in which 84 teams created anything they could think o...
Wed, Nov 12 | from Bostonist
Podcast: Banditos Misteriosos
A huge perk to living at MIT is living right across the river from Boston. A group called the "Banditos Misteriosos" runs flash mobs in Boston. I got an e-mail informing me that there was to be another flash mob, this time Halloween themed! Here's the gist of it:
Sat, Oct 25 | from MIT Admissions
Court blocks MIT students from showing subway hack
The temporary restraining order, issued by a US district judge in Massachusetts, prevented the Massachusetts Institute of Technology students from demonstrating at the Defcon conference in Las Vegas how to use the vulnerabilities to get ...
Tue, Aug 12 | from Lawinfo Weblog
