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Esther Duflo selected as a 2013 Dan David Prize laureateHonored for research to alleviate poverty through disease prevention

Conversing about diversityMIT Multicultural Conference celebrates diversity and culture at MIT

Radical Innovation course resonates with Italian industry professionalsSanjay Sarma urges Italian companies to capitalize on the country's innovative heritage to launch skunkworks efforts.

Slideshow: 2013 MIT Excellence Awards19 staff members honored with annual awards on March 6

Daniel Weitzner receives IAPP Privacy Leadership AwardLauded for work and leadership in the development of Internet public policy

Study under the Dome day or nightBarker Library reading room reopens as a 24-hour study space

MIT field hockey team receives academic accoladesRecorded the highest grade point average in Division III and had 11 student-athletes earn a spot on the National Academic Squad

Connect and collaborate using WebEx solutionsMIT's WebEx conferencing service has a new URL and audio-only access number for faculty, staff and students.

MIT student inventor Nikolai Begg receives Lemelson-MIT student prize$30,000 Lemelson-MIT collegiate student prizes awarded to inventive students at three leading universities

MIT’s Science Policy Initiative travels to Capitol Hill in support of research fundingWill partake in annual Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Day

Music professor debuts trio in MIT concertEvan Ziporyn's EVIYAN mixes elements of classical, folk, jazz, minimalist and global traditions.

Resident artist explores pangrams at MIT Glass LabHelen Lee creates glass vessels with embedded letters and words as design elements.

The People Behind the Awards: Laya W. WiesnerA look at some of MIT's most influential figures and the Institute awards that honor them.

Policy matters in the Middle EastPhD student Brian Haggerty's work becomes part of foreign policy debate on Syria

Workshop helps Facilities employees improve computer skillsESL volunteers develop Computer Basics workshop for MIT Facilities staff who aren’t native English speakers.

Sports Shorts for March 4: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsTashman named NEWMAC Athlete of the Year for men’s basketball; men's tennis remains undefeated

Temkin named IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Award winnerRichard J. Temkin cited for contributions to the field of high power gyrotrons and their applications