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MIT and Cornell face off in real battle over fake alumniMIT and Cornell alumni are battling over which TV, movie, or game characters with fictional degrees from their institutions have the 'potential to offer the greatest contributions to society.'

School of Architecture + Planning alumna represents U.S. at Venice BiennaleJennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla create a sensation at national pavilion.

3 Questions: Greg Chamitoff on the final frontierAlum-astronaut relives some of the highlights of his space shuttle career.

Adam Riess ’92 wins Nobel Prize for physicsMIT alum cited for studying the universe’s expansion.

Ju Li: Atomic insights for new materials development

Classes and academic research help launch companiesA variety of course offerings are devoted to spurring new ventures.

Young scientists and babies: White House policy begins with alumna requestA new White House initiative to provide workplace flexibility to young scientists — starting with the National Science Foundation — has MIT fingerprints all over it.

Outside the classroom, students create future businessesMembers of MIT’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ say it abounds in resources to help the would-be business founder.

Whitehead member, biology professor Rudolf Jaenisch wins National Medal of ScienceHonored for work on gene expression, stem cells.

MIT Engineering Systems Division celebrates its first 100 doctoral alumniFirst-ever ESD PhD Alumni Symposium provides a look at careers after an ESD PhD

New dorm on the blockInstitute welcomes recently renovated Maseeh Hall to the neighborhood with community event.

Said and Done for September 2011The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest

Tan SM ’64 elected president of Singapore

Remembering Danny Lewin

Fink named RLE directorSucceeds Shapiro to lead one of the Institute’s oldest interdepartmental labs

Shah returns to CSAILComputer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory welcomes one of its latest additions (and alumnus): Assistant Professor Julie Shah.

Helping space shuttles achieve liftoffMIT has contributed 27 alumni-astronauts, plenty of earthbound expertise.

Making MIT’s (750-pound) sesquicentennial cakeSee the five-day process that started at Montilio's bakery in Brockton ended with the MIT150 sesquicentennial cake — all 750 pounds of it — being devoured at Toast to Tech.

Campus food trucks among Boston's bestSome of the area's best meals on wheels park at MIT.

‘To MIT — 150 more!’Toast to Tech brings together the Institute community to cap its 150th anniversary celebrations in style.

MIT for TwoWhen Noramay Cadena ’03, MS ’11, MBA ’11 arrived on campus as an 18-year-old freshman, she brought along her toddler. When she returned to earn two graduate degrees, her daughter felt right at home.

Slideshow: Doctoral hooding ceremonyNew PhD, ScD recipients honored at annual ceremony.

Greetings from spaceAstronaut alumni wish MIT a happy 150th from 200 miles above.