http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/campus.html Campus news headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/campus.html 88 31 Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/welch-0509.html For his pioneering work that has helped scientists unlock the mysteries of RNA and DNA, as well as important scientific discoveries that have opened up new fields of science, Alexander Rich had been named the 38th recipient of the Welch Award in Chemistry. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/welch-0509.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sloan-board-0509.html Five MIT Sloan School of Management MBAs were honored during an inaugural-year celebration of the school's new MIT Sloan Board Fellows program on Tuesday, May 6. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sloan-board-0509.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/2007-contest-0509.html Robots designed to toss pool-noodle trees into a river of ping-pong balls ruled over competitors focused on rescuing fuzzy toy beavers in this year's 2.007 contest, "Da (yes) MIT, or Save the Baby Beavers," held on Thursday, May 8, at MIT. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/2007-contest-0509.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/recycling-0508.html Looking for a way to get rid of some outgrown clothes or unneeded kitchen appliances? MIT Students for Global Sustainability have the answer. On May 9, they will host "FreeMeet," an event where one person's trash becomes another person's treasure. Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/recycling-0508.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/obit-hulsizer-0508.html Professor of Physics Emeritus Robert I. Hulsizer Jr. PhD '48, a former chairman of the faculty and expert on elementary particle physics whose zeal for teaching science made him a student favorite at MIT, died on April 30 of complications from Alzheimer's. Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/obit-hulsizer-0508.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/alert-tt0507.html To improve MIT's ability to communicate rapidly with members of the community during an emergency, MIT emergency planners are asking students, faculty and staff to enter or update their emergency notification information on line. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/alert-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/math-conf-tt0507.html MIT professor Thomas Mrowka and seven other speakers will present topics ranging from quantum gravity and its connection with probability theory to the solution of two recent conjectures, the Kodaira conjecture and the Weinstein conjecture. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/math-conf-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/rss-tt0507.html Readers of Tech Talk can now get an electronic version of MIT's official newspaper delivered each week through a new RSS feed set up by the MIT News Office. The new feed is among a number of MIT news delivery methods. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/rss-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/autor-tt0507.html Do standardized tests that some employers require of job applicants serve as a barrier to equal employment? A pioneering study co-authored by an MIT economist shows that screening helps productivity without hindering minority hiring. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/autor-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/picnic-tt0507.html The Chinese Dragon (freshmen Cathy Wu and Alice Li in disguise) made a surprise appearance on Killian Court for the Spring Picnic to celebrate Dean for Student Life Larry Benedict's upcoming retirement. Benedict got a personal 'thank you' from the dragon. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/picnic-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/china-forum-tt0507.html MIT will kick off a new monthly lecture series on China with a May 14 talk by Yingyi Qian, dean of the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University and professor of economics at UC Berkeley. Qian will speak about China's economic transformation. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/china-forum-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sigma-xi-tt0507.html Michel Barsoum PhD '85, distinguished professor at Drexel University, will deliver the 2008 Sigma Xi Lecture, entitled "The Mystery of the Great Egyptian Pyramids: The role of materials research in suggesting a partial solution," on May 7. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sigma-xi-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/itw-cambodia-tt0507.html Alan Lightman, MIT physicist and writer, and his wife, Jeanne, made a pact a decade or so ago to turn their energies toward humanitarian pursuits. The latest of their efforts is a dream come true for residents of a small Cambodian village -- a new mosque. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/itw-cambodia-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/design-main-tt0507.html From hosting the show to advising behind the scenes, members of the MIT community have played an important role in developing and implementing the popular PBS series Design Squad, which recently won the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/design-main-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/media-directors-0506.html MIT Media Lab Director Frank Moss today announced the appointment of two associate directors: Hiroshi Ishii and Andrew Lippman, both long-term, prominent researchers at the Lab. Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/media-directors-0506.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solar-dish-0506.html For a project that could be on the very cutting edge of renewable energy, this one is decidedly low tech--and that's the point. A team of students is assembling a prototype for a concentrating solar power system built from simple, inexpensive materials. Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solar-dish-0506.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/steel-bridge-0506.html An MIT team from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering prepares for the American Society of Civil Engineers National Steel Bridge Competition. Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/steel-bridge-0506.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/csf-tt0430.html MIT alum John Dolhun creates 'Science Comes Alive' during the Cambridge Science Festival this past weekend. Dolhun worked with a team from the MIT Club of Boston on a standing-room-only demonstration at the festival's Saturday kickoff at City Hall. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/csf-tt0430.html