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Nominate a co-worker for the MIT Excellence Awards
Know someone who provides exceptional customer service? Creates an inclusive and positive workplace? Collaborates well to create innovative solutions? Help MIT raise the roof of recognition! Show your exceptional co-workers that their work is truly appreciated and vital to the success of the organizat ...

Community Wellness at MIT Medical launch
Bicycling is one of many ways to exercise and stay healthy — and keeping the MIT community healthy is the No. 1 goal of Community Wellness at MIT Medical, which is raffling off a new bike at a launch celebration on Thursday, Sept. 30, from 3:30–5 p.m. in Room 10-105. Everyone who comes to the laun ...

MIT VPF Provider Fair
Members of the MIT community are invited to visit with more than 100 suppliers of goods and services on Thursday, Sept. 30, at the MIT VPF Provider Fair. Suppliers at the fair will display products such as scientific/laboratory supplies, office supplies, hotel, airline, travel agencies, copier equipm ...

Killian award lecture
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How America Invented the Humanities
Geoffrey Galt Harpham, president and director of the National Humanities Center, will speak to the MIT community from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in Killian Hall. Although the humanities have long been associated with the global heritage of human creative activity, Harpham makes the case that th ...

Attend the State of the Institute Forum Wednesday, Sept. 29
MIT faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the annual State of the Institute Forum at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in Kresge Auditorium. Following the forum, which will examine the Institute’s current condition and options for the future, members of the community are invited to enjoy snack ...

International Development Fair this Friday
The International Development Fair provides incoming and continuing MIT students, recent graduates and members of the MIT community an opportunity to learn about ways that they can become engaged in international development through student groups, non-profit organizations, academic course offerings and ...

MIT Career Fair
The MIT Career Fair will take place on Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Johnson Athletic Center. Come speak with representatives about job and internship opportunities from more than 320 companies in one of MIT's largest fairs ever. Submit your resume online and learn more about the event and ...

Undersecretary for Science Koonin to speak at MIT
Dr. Steven E. Koonin, the undersecretary for science in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will speak on "Energy Innovation at Scale" at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, in Room 32-123. Koonin, who has worked in industry and as a university professor and administrator at the California Institute of Te ...

A Day in the Life of MIT taking place Thursday
A Day in the Life of MIT (ADITL) is a photographic collaboration seeking to tell the story of a single day at MIT through as many cameras as possible. The idea is simple: on Thursday, Sept. 23, carry a digital camera with you for 24 hours (midnight to midnight) and photograph your day. Document the w ...

“Tell her to go to it” exhibit on women’s experiences at MIT opens
“If a girl comes along who really wants to be an engineer tell her to go to it,”Lydia Weld, Class of 1904 The wisdom and determination of MIT’s women are showcased in a new exhibit in the Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130) that reveals the history of women establishing themselves as students, faculty, ad ...

Anthropology’s public seminar series, “Sensing the Unseen,” debuts today
In a highly visual world, how can we study subjects that lie beyond our powers of sight? The MIT Anthropology program will address that question through a new year-long public seminar series, “Sensing the Unseen,” beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, in room 56-114. The monthly seminars will b ...

Go Global Fair: Go abroad and get ahead!
Are you interested in going abroad but not sure how to make it happen? The best way to get started is to attend the 2010 Go Global Fair, a once-a-year event where MIT's global opportunity programs come together in one place to share information about the incredible range of opportunities available to st ...

MISTI open house and poster session
Want to develop YouTube at Google Tel Aviv? Fight infectious diseases at the Pasteur Institute in Paris? Teach MIT courses at a university in Western China? Learn how you can during the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) Open House and Poster Session from noon to 2 p.m. on Se ...

"Types We Can Make" opens in Compton Gallery
"Types We Can Make: A Selection of Contemporary Swiss Type Design," which opened Sept. 7 in the MIT Museum Compton Gallery, graphically examines the ways in which the field of typography has been radically transformed through the variety of media available today. The exhibition was organized by the MIT M ...

Pre-career fair events: Get an edge on the Career Fair!
The Fall Career Fair is a highly anticipated event on campus and making early connections with potential employers at this event can impact the future success of many students. Global Education and Career Development (GECD) career services workshops, resume panels and drop-in hours help prepare stud ...

Startup Bootcamp
Have an idea? Starting a company is easier than you think. Startup Bootcamp is a free one-day event — taking place from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 in MIT's Kresge Auditorium — that featuring talks by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists on how to start a company Hear from f ...

IS&T unveils its fall 2010 schedule of computing courses
It’s back-to-school time, and for members of the MIT community, that means Information Services and Technology (IS&T) has released its fall 2010 schedule of computing-related classes. Courses cover administrative applications, databases, e-mail, web and desktop publishing, and much more. Highlig ...

Lab to Market: Success is Not Final, Failure is Not Fatal
Innovation in business and technology no longer takes place when a lone scientist screams "Eureka!" in a dusty lab. Corporations are turning to centers of research and launching their own labs where the expressed mission is for diverse groups of interdisciplinary experts to collaborate on ideas that tran ...

Make a video to help launch the Global Challenge and win $1,500
Launching this fall is the MIT Global Challenge, a contest that furthers the IDEAS Competition in funding the best ideas that tackle community problems around the world. The Global Challenge is looking for help pitching the challenge to the MIT community worldwide. They’re hosting a video contest f ...

Lemelson-MIT Program seeks nominations for 2011 awards
The Lemelson-MIT Program seeks pioneers who are making a positive impact through their inventions. We invite you to nominate colleagues or fellow innovators in your industry for the 2011 Lemelson-MIT Awards. A winning nomination will raise awareness and recognition to both the nominator’s and the n ...

Campus shuttle changes take effect Aug. 9
The campus shuttle service will undergo several changes beginning Monday, Aug. 9, that will increase shuttle frequency and number of passenger seats at no additional cost to MIT.The changes are the result of recommendations from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate student research ...

CEHS calls for pilot project proposals
The Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) at MIT, an interdisciplinary research center funded by the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, invites MIT faculty and research staff with Principal Investigator privileges to submit applications for funding of pilot projects related t ...

Art on Wheels
MIT community members are invited to bring their bikes, rollerblades, skateboards, segways and other wheeled modes of transportation for a tour of MIT's public art. The MIT-only tour will run from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, and leave from the MIT List Visual Arts Center (20 Ames St.). For mo ...

Former Secretary of State George Shultz PhD ’49 focus of PBS series
A three-part PBS series on MIT alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz PhD '49, which aired its first parts on the two previous Mondays, will air the final part tonight from 10-11 p.m. The series, titled "Turmoil & Triumph," will look closely at Shultz's service in President R ...

Former Secretary of State George Shultz PhD ’49 focus of PBS series
A three-part PBS series on MIT alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz PhD '49, which aired its first parts on the two previous Mondays, will air the final part on July 26 from 10-11 p.m. The series, titled "Turmoil & Triumph," will look closely at Shultz's service in Presiden ...

Blood drive on campus this week
MIT's American Red Cross Team and Network will be conducting a blood drive this week through Friday, July 23, in La Sala de Puerto Rico on the second floor of the MIT Student Center. Upcoming dates and times for the blood drive are: Thursday, July 22, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, July 23, 1 p.m. to 6 p ...

Former Secretary of State George Shultz PhD ’49 focus of PBS series
A three-part PBS series on MIT alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz PhD '49, which aired its first part on Monday, July 12, will continue tonight and next Monday from 10-11 p.m. The series, titled "Turmoil & Triumph," will look closely at Shultz's service in President Ronal ...

Former Secretary of State George Shultz PhD ’49 focus of PBS series
A three-part PBS series on MIT alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz PhD '49, which aired its first part on Monday, July 12, will continue over the next two consecutive Mondays from 10-11 p.m. The series, titled "Turmoil & Triumph," will look closely at Shultz's service in P ...

Systems issues in renewable energy
Research and development into renewable energy technologies — such as photovoltaic cells and biofuels — has increased dramatically in recent years. While research at the technology level continues to expand it is also important to consider systems issues such as unforeseen environmental impacts and t ...