Campus services

Next House goes plastic foam-free with new “green boxes”New student-designed system allows residents to checkout reusable containers for take-out food.

Resident experts: MIT housemasters have been making students feel at home for more than 50 years

New dining venue opens with new Sloan buildingThe comprehensive 100 Main Marketplace offers everything from panini to pizza, Starbucks to salads.

Teaching with Technology website adds video services portalGathers information for faculty and students about video resources and services at MIT

For renovated dorms, what you don’t see is what you getBehind-the-scenes summer housing improvements offer significant benefit to several residential halls.

Campus shuttle changes take effect Aug. 9Frequency and number of seats to increase; EZRide to replace Northwest Shuttle

CDSA Center awarded 2010 model program designationMIT one of just five universities cited for exemplary drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs

‘A win-win across the board’MIT Women’s League offers free language classes for Institute’s service workers.

Q&A: Patricia Fuller on MIT’s public art collectionAs she prepares to retire, the Institute’s curator of public art reflects on the importance of maintaining MIT’s impressive collection.

Textbook information now available on the Online Subject Listing and ScheduleChanges come in response to Textbook Information Provision of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008

Be sure to sign up for MIT AlertCommunity urged to participate in Institute’s emergency notification program

More MIT processes will go digital in JulyKey changes involve paystubs, cash processing, more.

Library locations to be closed over the July 4 holiday and remaining week

MIT releases updated iPhone applicationVersion 2.0 features events calendar and many other features and improvements.

duPont entrance at the Zesiger Center to closeTwo turnstile entrances on the main concourse of the fitness center will remain open.

MIT, NSTAR team up on energy-efficiency program'MIT Efficiency Forward' aims to cut the Institute's electricity use by 15 percent over three years

IS&T ending support for MIT TechTime, iPassConnect and related softwareEffective June 30, 2010, IS&T will no longer support MIT TechTime™ and iPassConnect

Forging a digital MITLetter from Vice President for Finance Israel Ruiz on updates to administrative systems

Blood drive on campus this week

Safeguarding data: An MIT responsibilityTo protect the personal data MIT collects and to comply with new Massachusetts regulations, a campus-wide Written Information Security Program (WISP) has been developed.

Water emergency is overAffected communities now have clean tap water; instructions given for flushing pipes

Video production studio opens in Building 24New facility offers the latest video production technology to the MIT community.

Letter to the community on MIT’s financial conditionPresident Susan Hockfield credits community efforts, research funding for putting MIT on a ‘stable path.’

The past, present and future of MIT’s iPhone appAndrew Yu and David Foucher, who oversaw the app’s development, discuss how it came about and what to expect in future versions.

The Institute-wide Planning Task Force moves from ideas into action

IS&T releases new version of TSM backup clientTSM 6.1 supports Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7.

MIT launches iPhone applicationApp features news, map, people directory, access to Stellar, and more