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See What Makes You Sick in a medical imaging Independent Activities Period course
The six-part course beginning Jan. 9 is designed to catalyze the development of quantitative imaging biomarkers by attracting new minds to pursue this career path, by stimulating new collaborations between technology leaders and clinical translational investigators and inspiring new applications of exist ...

Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship Program (F/ASIP) enrollment open
Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship Program (F/ASIP) enrollment is now open for students and employers. Applications are now being accepted for the Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship Program (F/ASIP), a nine-month, graded seminar that offers participating MIT freshmen:
 Career exploration and developm ...

Cookies with Canines: Study Breaks at the Libraries
Finals got you stressed? Take a break and de-stress with a dog. The MIT Libraries are hosting two afternoon study breaks during finals week with the furry friends from Dog B.O.N.E.S., a non-profit therapy dog organization. Stop by Hayden or Barker libraries to visit with the dogs and enjoy a snack. Cooki ...

'On-the-go' prototypes launch Monday: 2.009 Product Design final presentations
At the beginning of the fall semester, the students of 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) were tasked with proposing and developing innovative products focused around the theme "on-the-go."You, the public, are invited to the alpha prototype launch event to hear about the new products, learn about the ...

MIT Toys for Tickets returns
If you happen to have received that unwanted MIT parking ticket this past year, the MIT Parking and Transportation Office will once again sponsor a “Toys for Tickets” program to help you get rid of it.Instead of paying the fine on an outstanding MIT parking violation, the parking office will accept n ...

Applications now being accepted for the Palitz Fellowship
The Palitz Fellowship for the study of Dutch Art and CultureSummer 2012 Study in The Hague, Netherlands Apply by December 9, 2011 One exceptional MIT student will spend the summer of 2012 in The Hague, studying the Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish art and culture — with access to the Royal Picture Galle ...

Terrascope freshmen present plan to reduce global diversity loss
Freshmen in the Terrascope subject Mission 2015 (also known as "Solving Complex Problems") have spent the fall semester studying the problem of what to do about disappearing global biodiversity. Taught by Sam Bowring, the Robert R. Shrock Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, the st ...

Life in the Universe: Part 4
Are we alone? That question has perplexed humanity for centuries. Perhaps scientists are getting closer to the answer; come find out during four evenings of discussion as biologists, astronomers, chemists and anthropologists talk and share their insights with you as they explain some of their latest rese ...

AMP Northeast Regional Meeting
Advanced manufacturing will provide the basis for high-quality jobs for Americans and sustain U.S. competitiveness in the 21st century. To ensure that the United States attracts manufacturing activity and remains a leader in knowledge production, The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Tec ...

Live now: AMP Northeast Regional Meeting
Advanced manufacturing will provide the basis for high-quality jobs for Americans and sustain U.S. competitiveness in the 21st century. To ensure that the United States attracts manufacturing activity and remains a leader in knowledge production, The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Tec ...

AMP Northeast Regional Meeting
Advanced manufacturing will provide the basis for high-quality jobs for Americans and sustain U.S. competitiveness in the 21st century. To ensure that the United States attracts manufacturing activity and remains a leader in knowledge production, The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Tec ...

Join the fun at the MIT Museum's annual Friday After Thanksgiving event
The MIT Museum will host its 14th annual Friday After Thanksgiving (F.A.T.) chain reaction event from 1-4 p.m. on Nov. 25th at the Rockwell Cage Gymnasium. The event attracts people from all over the country, and features about 25 mini chain reactions linked together with the help of renowned artist and ...

The 2011 MIT Giving Tree is here!
Monday, Nov. 21, marked the launch of the 2011 MIT Giving Tree, co-sponsored by the MIT Public Service Center and the Panhellenic Association. This great holiday tradition brings the MIT community together to donate gifts to children and make an impact in the local Boston and Cambridge area community. Ea ...

ESD poster session today
The MIT Engineering Systems Division (ESD) will hold its annual Engineering Systems Poster Session — featuring the work of ESD PhD students and their colleagues — from 5-7 p.m. today, Monday, Nov. 21, in E14-674. Get an overview of the cutting-edge research being done right now in ESD's doctoral prog ...

MIT-CHIEF conference this weekend
The first MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (MIT-CHIEF) conference will be held at the Stata Center on Nov. 19 and 20. More than 30 distinguished speakers from China and the United States will speak and share their opinions on hot industry sectors and China-U.S. business opportunities. The ...

Are We Alone: Why Mars Matters
Are We Alone? That question has perplexed humanity for centuries. Perhaps scientists are getting closer to the answer; come find out during four evenings of discussion as biologists, astronomers, chemists and anthropologists talk and share their insights with you as they explain some of their latest ...

Bustani Middle East Seminar features Dr. Marwan Muasher
Dr. Marwan Muasher, the Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment, will present the second seminar in the Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar Series on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 4:30 p.m. in E51-395. Dr. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002-2004) and deputy prime minister (2004-2005) of Jordan. ...

Unlocking Energy Innovation
At 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, in 66-110, Richard Lester, Japan Steel Industry Professor and head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, will discuss key ideas from the forthcoming book, Unlocking Energy Innovation: How America Can Build a Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Energy System by Lester and Da ...

Join the conversation on freshman orientation
In spring 2011, the Dean for Undergraduate Education and the Dean for Student Life formed the Review Committee on Orientation (RCO) and charged it with examining all aspects and activities associated with Freshman Orientation. Specifically, the Committee is interested in considering potential changes in ...

Crisis in Europe: Origins, Options and Implications for the Global Economy
Europe's financial crisis is threatening to undo the European Union (EU) and is seriously affecting the global economy — the United States included. What can be expected and what should be done? Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at Bruegel and visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Eco ...

Campus winter clothing drive to benefit CASPAR Emergency Services Center
The MIT Office of Government and Community Relations, Community Giving at MIT, and MIT Department of Facilities are sponsoring a Campus Winter Clothing Drive to benefit CASPAR Emergency Services Center. The drive will take place starting today through Friday, Nov. 18. CASPAR is in need of gently used ite ...

Used book sale to benefit Community Giving at MIT
The Community Giving at MIT campaign opens with its annual used book sale — on Thursday, Nov. 3, and Friday, Nov. 4 — featuring an awesome selection of books (bestsellers, mystery, cooking and hobbies, pulp fiction, history, classics, children's, textbooks and more). The event will take place on both ...

Brunel Lecture Series on Complex Systems
This year’s Brunel Lecture Series on Complex Systems will be presented by Richard K. Miller, president of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Miller’s talk, “From the Ground Up: A Comprehensive Systems Approach to the Redesign of Engineering Education,” will be at 4-5:30 p.m. in Bartos T ...

The IBM Watson Challenge comes to Cambridge on Halloween!
Faculty, students, sponsors (of the MIT Center for Digital Business) and guests are invited to join in a symposium at MIT on “The Race Against the Machine: The Future of Technology and Employment” and the “IBM Watson Challenge” at Harvard Business School (HBS). In the latter, student teams from M ...

Rebuilding Manufacturing: A Governor's View from the Center of the Country
Distinguished speaker: Governor Ted StricklandEvent co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE)Media Lab E14-633Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 at 4 p.m.Ted Strickland was governor of Ohio from 2007 through January 2011. During his tenure, Governor Strickland ...

Legatum Convergence this Thursday, Friday
The Legatum Convergence is the global forum on entrepreneurship in emerging markets. This two-day conference features 40 speakers from 15 countries, including two former heads of state. More than 200 business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, investors and public sector innovators will convene at MIT to ...

de Waal to kick off 2011-2012 Emile Bustani Seminar Series
Dr. Alexander de Waal — the executive director of the World Peace Foundation, now in its 101st year, and a resident at the Fletcher School — will kick-off the Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar Series today, Oct. 25, at 4:30 p.m. in E51-395.de Waal, a prominent writer and researcher on African issues, ...

Aoun to receive Muh Alumni Award
Dr. Joseph Aoun PhD ’82, the president of Northeastern University will receive the 2011 Robert A. Muh Alumni Award during a ceremony, lecture, and reception on Wednesday, Oct. 26
.The Muh award is presented biennially by the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. All are welcome to attend t ...

MIT Energy Night
Showcasing the most exciting energy research, education and entrepreneurship, MIT Energy Night — taking place tonight, Oct. 21, from 5-8 p.m. in the MIT Museum — is the flagship event of the MIT Energy Club. Continuing in its rich tradition, MIT Energy Night 2011 will feature 60-plus cutting edge res ...