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Public Service Center coordinating information about MIT community relief efforts in HaitiCurrent information on the situation in Haiti can also be found on the Center for Future Civic Media web site

Professor Young gives Portuguese students a glimpse into future Mars missionsMIT Professor and former astronaut Laurence R. Young recently traveled to Lisbon to describe possible future Mars missions to an overflow crowd at a Lisbon high school, on behalf of an MIT Portugal Program outreach project.

Winter Festival Concert and Forum Series lauded"Hats off to ... [MIT's] Marcus Thompson," says The Boston Globe

SA+P plays key role in 'World Building of the Year’Use of ancient tile vaulting technique led by faculty and alumni

Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industryNuclear Science and Engineering graduate student Michael Short is quickly becoming a leader in the cinema lighting industry with his business, the LEDStorm On-Camera Light, which he designed and built in the MIT Hobby Shop.

MIT Professional Education delivers its first course in IndiaThis week, MIT Professional Education is conducting its first-ever three-day course in India, “Airport and Airline Systems: Planning, Design and Management,” as part of the program’s new international outreach initiative.

Of Note: Design a MIT Museum exhibitThe MIT Museum is "co-creating" an exhibition with the MIT community that features 150 compelling artifacts to celebrate MIT's 150th anniversary in 2011.

Quick Take focuses on 'List'Who doesn't love a good list? They're useful for sorting and making sense of the world.

Special effects leap forwardMembers of the MIT community have a history of transforming visual effects; present work is helping to advance green screen technology.