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Boston Bruins Foundation continues MIT STEM sponsorship - Boston Bruins Foundation Director of Development Bob Sweeney, center, presented a check for $20,000 to the MIT STEM Program during a campus visit on Tuesday, July 8. July 9, 2008

Highlights for High School response 'overwhelming' - An MIT web site aimed at giving an edge to high school students and teachers has seen an "overwhelming" response since its launch six months ago, MIT President Susan Hockfield said Wednesday. June 11, 2008

Study says teacher tests deter talented individuals - Teacher certification tests may be undermining American public education by deterring higher-quality candidates from applying to teach, according to MIT labor economist Joshua Angrist and Jonathan Guryan of the University of Chicago. June 4, 2008

New class to focus on 'physics of energy' - This fall, MIT's physics department will offer a new course designed to help students understand the physical processes that govern all aspects of energy production, transmission, conversion, storage, and consumption. May 29, 2008

Lerman to become MIT's vice chancellor - Dean for Graduate Education Steven R. Lerman '72, S.M. '73, Ph.D. '75 will become MIT's vice chancellor, effective July 1, Chancellor Phillip L. Clay announced this week. May 28, 2008

Hope on the horizon: Education - Eric Klopfer on education. May 21, 2008

MIT students propose X-Prizes for health - Can a prize designed for the high-tech challenge of helping to get people into space be applied to solving down-to-Earth problems of life and death? Pose the question to a class of MIT students and two out of three give a resounding "yes." May 13, 2008

Lightman lights up future for Cambodians - 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. May 7, 2008

Design Squad takes systems-based approach to attracting future engineers - According to the NSF, the United States faces a daunting challenge: College-bound students' interest in engineering majors are decreasing and statistics show an even greater decline in interest among minority and female students. May 7, 2008

An earthquake's aftermath - Students and faculty from MIT's CityScope class visited a small Peruvian town over spring break to learn about the earthquake-stricken city's needs and how they might help restore water supplies, health-care and a sense of community. April 30, 2008

Faculty OK double majors, CMS SB program - The faculty voted unanimously to allow double majors and to make Comparative Media Studies a permanent SB program at their April 16 meeting. April 22, 2008

A blueprint for no carbon footprint - Abu Dhabi is taking the long view, planning for a future beyond oil. The most dramatic piece of the emirate's plans is its creation of a whole new city from scratch, centered on an institute of technology modeled after, and created in collaboration with, MIT. April 16, 2008

Faculty meeting April 16 - The monthly faculty meeting will be held Wednesday, April 16 in the Stata Center, Room 32-123, from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. April 14, 2008

BP-MIT program focuses on operations safety - A corporation-wide focus on safe, reliable operations has brought BP, one of the world's largest energy companies, to MIT for the new Operations Academy, designed to enhance the culture of continuous improvement. April 10, 2008

Faculty approve exploratory subject, Pass/D/Fail measures at March meeting - Faculty members approved making permanent the exploratory subject option for sophomores and offering a Pass/D/Fail option for graduate students during the monthly faculty meeting on March 13. March 31, 2008

Bringing a bit of MIT to Africa - Armed with a grant from the MIT Public Service Center, sophomore Edison Achelengwa returned to his home country of Cameroon during January to work on installing MIT's OpenCourseWare on computers in two of the country's universities. March 19, 2008

OCW, Elsevier offer free journal content - In a move to encourage open education, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) and Elsevier have agreed to make available figures and text selections from any of the publisher's more than 2,000 journal titles for use on OCW. March 19, 2008

Sloan to partner on business education in Portugal - The MIT Sloan School of Management, two universities in Portugal and a group of Portuguese private corporations have entered into an agreement under which MIT Sloan will help the schools strengthen their capacity in business education. March 5, 2008

MacVicar Day, Institute Awards deadline approaching - MacVicar Day 2008 will be held Friday, March 7, and Institute Awards Convocation nominations will be accepted through March 14. March 4, 2008

Core curriculum changes discussed at faculty meeting - The faculty heard an update from the committee charged with refining new proposals for MIT's core curriculum at the Feb. 20 faculty meeting. February 27, 2008

MIT students design graduate student development program - An MIT PhD candidate in electrical engineering and computer science will describe a novel professional development program for graduate students and its impact at MIT at the annual meeting of the AAAS in Boston. February 16, 2008

Hammond to address MLK breakfast Feb. 21 - Reverend Ray Hammond, a physician and founding pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, will be the keynote speaker at MIT's 34th annual celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Feb. 21. February 6, 2008

Schoolteachers get a 'lift' at MIT Lincoln Laboratory - A voice in a high school classroom issues a challenge familiar to math teachers everywhere: "What can you do with this stuff anyway?" For one, you can help control airport runway warning lights--and that's just what math teacher Dan Gabriner did. January 4, 2008

MIT marks OpenCourseWare milestone - At an event hosted by MIT President Hockfield on Nov. 28, the MIT community will celebrate a major milestone for MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW), the publication of core teaching materials from virtually all MIT courses, 1,800 in total. November 28, 2007

MIT launches web site for high school students - MIT President Susan Hockfield announced Nov. 28 the launch of a new web site, Highlights for High School, that will provide resources to improve science, technology, engineering and math instruction at the high school level. November 28, 2007

Mead and Jacobs: Protect college endowments - A reprint of an opinion piece by MIT Corporation Chair Dana Mead and Jeremy M. Jacobs, chair of the Council of the University at Buffalo, SUNY, arguing against a proposal to require certain colleges to spend more of their endowments. November 7, 2007

Crawley, Schindall to direct Gordon-MIT program - MIT Professors Edward F. Crawley and Joel E. Schindall will servie in key positions in the school's new Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program, which aims to create new approaches to prepare students for engineering leadership. November 7, 2007

Course promotes scientific approach in poverty fight - MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab is technically located on the edge of campus. But the real lab is a primary school in a sub-Saharan African town, a household kitchen in a home in rural India or an unemployment line in a suburb of Paris. November 7, 2007

Future of engineering examined Nov. 9 - James J. Duderstadt, President Emeritus and Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, will be presenting "The Future of Engineering Practice, Research and Education: A 21st Century Flexner Report." November 7, 2007

'Redefining the MIT Classroom' to be discussed Oct. 26 - On Oct. 26, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Office of Faculty Support and Alumni Class Funds will host an afternoon of panel discussions and information about recent pedagogical and curricular innovations, by and for MIT faculty. October 24, 2007

$30M Jacobs gift to support graduate fellowships - MIT announced Oct. 19 a $30 million gift from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, an alumnus, to support graduate fellowships for students in the School of Engineering. The gift will support at least 15 students annually in electrical engineering and computer science. October 19, 2007

Knight Science Journalism fellows arrive on campus - The 25th anniversary class of Knight Science Journalism fellows--a group of 10 writers and editors from six countries--has begun taking classes at MIT. September 18, 2007

MIT adds new graduate program in microbiology - MIT has launched a new graduate program in microbiology, integrating departments and disciplines from around the Institute. More than 50 faculty members from 10 MIT departments and divisions will participate in the program. August 2, 2007

Lecturers top the iTunes U top ten - Professor Walter Lewin's lectures are legendary, and now his lectures and others from MIT are accessible worldwide through Apple's iTunes U. MIT lectures on physics, psychology, math and architecture have recently made the iTunes U top ten list. July 25, 2007

D'Arbeloff, alumni fund innovative courses - More than $1.1 million has been awarded to 22 faculty groups developing new subjects, thanks to the d'Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in Education and the Alumni Fund. June 6, 2007

MLK scientist developed solder's 'holy grail' - As a professor of mechanical engineering at Yale, Ainissa G. Ramirez discovered a universal solder, sought by researchers for decades. Ramirez is also dedicated to introducing middle-school kids to scientists through her 'Science Saturdays' program. May 29, 2007

MIT launches IT program for Accenture workers - Accenture and the MIT office of Professional Education Programs (PEP) are working together to develop the Accenture Solutions Delivery Academy, in an effort to help meet the global demand for a highly skilled IT workforce. May 17, 2007

Creating from Scratch - MIT Media Lab's Scratch aims to turn kids from media consumers into media producers. The new software enables kids to create their own interactive stories, games, music, and animation for the Web, but without having to learn complex programming languages. May 14, 2007

Task force forges energy curriculum - A primary focus for the Education Task Force, which held its first meeting April 26, is to develop and coordinate a robust energy curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students that integrates expertise and perspectives from all five schools at MIT. May 9, 2007

A SWIFT start in technology for Saudi women - Nada Hashmi, a graduate student in system design and management at MIT, had spent years in the U.S. earning degrees in computer science and math. But on her return to her native Saudi Arabia, she found "technology is just catching up." May 2, 2007

SeaGrant's "Katrina" boat makes waves on Charles - The autonomous water-testing "Katrina" boat was demonstrated April 23 as part of the Cambridge Science Festival. May 1, 2007

MIT innovations fuel Science Festival - An exercise in "transrobotism," a presentation of future MIT innovations and a look at MIT's model railroad are among the MIT-hosted events during the first-of-its-kind Cambridge Science Festival, April 21-29. April 23, 2007

CrossTalk panel explores: Are visualizations eye candy or educational tools? - MIT faculty panelists John Belcher, Fredo Durand, and Graham Walker, will discuss the educational impact of computational tools for creating compelling and high-fidelity representations of scientific and engineering phenomena. April 17, 2007

MIT and Harvard to expand scholarship program - MIT and Harvard announced today that they plan to expand the Kennedy Scholarship program. The announcement was made during celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the program, established to honor President John F. Kennedy. April 13, 2007

Superhero comics offer super physics lessons - Prof. Jim Kakalios of the University of Minnesota spoke April 5 on "The Uncanny Physics of Superhero Comic Books" as part of the MIT Physics Colloquium Series. His comics-based approach to teaching physics has earned him acclaim from students. April 11, 2007

MIT hosts events for Cambridge Science Festival - Selections from a computer graphics animation festival and a Charles River demonstration of an autonomous underwater vehicle are among the MIT-hosted events during the first-of-its-kind Cambridge Science Festival, April 21-29. April 11, 2007

PSC grants expand MIT's global reach - Undergraduate and graduate students who work in developing regions outside the United States over Independent Activities Period or over the summer are eligible to receive grants for up to $1,000 from the Public Service Center (PSC). March 7, 2007

MacVicar Day celebrates diversity in strategies - On March 2, the MacVicar Faculty Fellows sponsored MIT's annual recognition of undergraduate education with a roundtable discussion, during which students, faculty and alumni shared learning strategies and tools. March 6, 2007

MacVicar Day highlights student learning - MacVicar Day 2007 will be held on Friday, March 2. Provost L. Rafael Reif will announce the new MacVicar Faculty Fellows following the meeting of the MIT Corporation. February 27, 2007

New DUE office will support innovation - The Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) has been established as part of the Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education (DUE) as an important step toward supporting and sustaining educational innovation at MIT. February 14, 2007

Students honor MLK with creativity, open minds - The annual Martin Luther King Jr. design seminar held each January at MIT offers the 120 students taking it the opportunity to open their minds to diversity and to creatively express their feelings over an intense four-week period. January 12, 2007

Podcasting enables 24/7 foreign language study - MIT's Foreign Languages and Literatures section is exploring ways to use podcasting and mobile media players in language teaching, enabling their students more frequent and non-traditional ways to hear and speak new languages. January 3, 2007

IAP film courses offer dark nights, bright lights - MIT is going Hollywood this Independent Activities Period (IAP) with several courses on filmmaking, including two promising offerings in contrasting genres--the mystical dark nights of zombie-land and the bright light of documentaries. December 20, 2006

iCampus collaboration celebrates innovation - The seven-year, $25 million iCampus partnership between MIT and Microsoft, which has borne fruit across the globe by facilitating progress in educational technology, was celebrated with a symposium at MIT Dec. 1 and 2. December 8, 2006

iCampus products include plush robo-pet - The iCampus celebration featured not only a symposium to honor the MIT-Microsoft alliance, but also live demonstrations of educational technology initiatives that emerged from the seven-year partnership. December 8, 2006

Faculty resume debate on curriculum changes - Focusing heavily on potential changes in math and science requirements, around 200 faculty members discussed at a Nov. 29 meeting the proposed changes in MIT's curriculum contained in a report from the Task Force on the Undergraduate Educational Commons. December 6, 2006

Slocum distills debate on curricular change - Alexander Slocum performed his poem, "Free the Endorphins!" at the Nov. 29 faculty meeting. December 6, 2006

Talk summarizes research on women in science - Great strides have been made for women in science and engineering, but much more must be done in terms of overall perception of women's value, said Professor Mary Wyer of North Carolina State University during a talk at MIT. December 6, 2006

MIT launches Campaign for Students - President Susan Hockfield has announced that MIT is launching a $500 million fundraising effort to support undergraduate and graduate education and student life. December 5, 2006

DUSP prof makes a BID for the French Quarter - Lorlene Hoyt has still not made up her mind about downtown management organizations. An assistant professor in urban studies and planning, Hoyt spent much of her career studying these controversial entities. December 4, 2006

Wanted: Biologists who can speak 'math' - Biologists, computer scientists and engineers speak different languages. This communications divide is becoming more of a problem now that research so often requires collaboration across disciplines. November 22, 2006

Faculty discuss curriculum changes - Faculty discussion of the new curriculum changes proposed by the Task Force on the Undergraduate Educational Commons continued last week at the Nov. 15 faculty meeting. November 21, 2006

Sloan students climb great heights - A course called "Obstacles, High Ropes, Leadership and Teams" offered during the Sloan Innovation Period (SIP) gave Sloan students a mental and physical workout--and dramatically demonstrated the value both of precise instructions and of listening carefully. November 13, 2006

French program plumbs cultural depths - French-language students at MIT and English-language students in France are benefiting from a breakthrough method of instruction developed by Senior Lecturer Gilberte Furstenberg and her colleagues. October 27, 2006

Faculty discuss curriculum, endowment - Faculty discussion of the proposed undergraduate curriculum changes began in earnest at the Oct. 18 faculty meeting, following the Oct. 13 release of the Institute's Task Force on the Undergraduate Educational Commons report outlining its recommended changes. October 25, 2006

MIT to welcome Amgen Scholars in 2007 - MIT has been selected as a site for the prestigious Amgen Scholars Program, which provides opportunities for talented undergraduate students interested in the sciences to engage in fully-funded summer research experiences. October 19, 2006

Possibilities and challenges ahead for engineers - To draw more students into the field of engineering, institutions like MIT should focus on the exciting possibilities of two engineering frontiers -- the nano scale and the large systems scale, according to MIT President Emeritus Charles Vest. October 18, 2006

Proposed curriculum balances rigor, flexibility - MIT's Task Force on the Undergraduate Educational Commons has spent the last two and a half years in a comprehensive review of MIT's educational mission and core curriculum. It recommends new requirements in science, mathematics and engineering as well as in the humanities, arts and social sciences. October 13, 2006

Leading MIT scientists join effort to mentor youth - A new international alliance of eminent scientists, including several at MIT, is working to pair young people with mentors to bolster the understanding and appreciation of molecular science. September 27, 2006

MIT center to tackle energy crisis - MIT President Susan Hockfield has announced the establishment of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), in line with the recommendations of an Institute-wide group of faculty convened in June 2005 to help MIT understand how best to tackle the world's energy crisis. September 20, 2006

Knight Fellows arrive on campus - Twelve science journalists from five countries, plus the United States, have begun exploring the classrooms and laboratories of MIT as part of the 24th year of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship. September 20, 2006

Hockfield urges investment in math, science literacy - MIT President Susan Hockfield told a national panel Sept. 14 that the future of the economy is at stake if the U.S. doesn't beef up the number of college students majoring in math and better prepare high school graduates for college. September 15, 2006

Freshmen to learn New Orleans' lessons - New Orleans will be used as a case study this year to teach MIT freshmen the complex dynamics of "cities at risk" -- cities that have faced destruction on a scale so huge that it calls into question their very survival. September 8, 2006

At MIT, coursework is an experience - The School of Architecture and Planning's new course on "cities at risk" is part of an Institute-wide initiative designed to make MIT's freshman year as meaningful as possible. September 8, 2006

MIT to support creation of international program at Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) today announced the formation of an innovative, dual-degree graduate program combining engineering and management that is modeled after a similar program at MIT that has been in existence for 18 years. August 29, 2006

Handheld computers make light work of education - A group of MIT undergraduate students is writing code for PDAs as part of a group of projects aimed at making science, economics and other "dry" topics vividly interesting, interactive and fun, for students, teachers and citizens at large. August 23, 2006

Edgerton program's message is You Go Girl! - Learning the genetics of fish built out of Legos was just one experiment on the agenda this week for girls visiting the Edgerton Center at MIT as part of the center's four-day summer program called You Go Girl! August 4, 2006

MITES makes a splash with robots - A rousing game of underwater Quidditch brought this year's Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science program to a close on July 28, as high school students maneuvered their underwater robots through the Alumni Pool. August 1, 2006

Summer program reaches young researchers - The 2006 MIT Summer Research Program started June 12 and runs through Aug. 13. MSRP interns work for two months with MIT faculty mentors on research projects in their respective fields. July 31, 2006

One teacher's thinking cap - Brian Kuhn, of the Coquitlam School District in British Columbia, fiddles with the pom-pom-twirling hat he helped build in a July 21 workshop held at the MIT Media Laboratory. July 24, 2006

Hastings announces new structure for DUE - Dean for Undergraduate Education Daniel Hastings has announced a major reorganization and senior personnel changes that mark the culmination of a six-month strategic planning effort within the Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education. July 19, 2006

MIT Museum offers lessons to teachers - Dozens of educators from area elementary and middle schools are getting up close and personal with cutting-edge research at MIT -- while learning how to make science more accessible to youngsters. July 17, 2006

MEET to graduate first class in Jerusalem - The first class of Israeli and Palestinian high school students enrolled in Middle East Education Through Technology (MEET), an MIT-led nonprofit and nonpolitical grassroots summer program, will graduate this year in Jerusalem. July 11, 2006

'Picturing to Learn' makes science visual - If a picture is worth a thousand words, perhaps drawing and visualizing can help science students. An MIT researcher and photographer is exploring this idea through "Picturing to Learn," an educational technique that is being tested at MIT. June 27, 2006

Cancer Center highlights past, present research - MIT School of Science Dean Robert Silbey called the Institute's Center for Cancer Research the "jewel in the crown of MIT" at a recent short course on cancer for alumni and faculty that included highlights of the Center's research. June 26, 2006

MISTI helps bring iLabs to China - On Tuesday, June 13, students will join MIT faculty at the first Asian MIT-iCampus Conference in Beijing, an unprecedented effort to introduce China's top universities to iLabs, MIT's free online remote laboratory initiative. June 12, 2006

HHMI awards MIT $1.8 million - MIT has been awarded $1.8 million for undergraduate biology education from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which awarded a total of $86.4 million to 50 universities around the country. June 8, 2006

'Soap Box' series is a conversation starter - Who would think that the topic of batteries would heat up debate? Or that teachers would avidly discuss whether students should use computers like crayons? Turns out the process of point and counterpoint can turn strangers into a salon of instant savants. May 31, 2006

Kids come to MIT for Solar Sprint - More than 80 middle school students built and raced miniature solar cars at the Boston Area Solar Energy Association's Eastern Massachusetts Junior Solar Sprint held at MIT on May 20. May 30, 2006

Students float Caribbean Museum Boat - Many Caribbean islands can only dream about having their own science and technology museum. So, MIT senior Solomon Hsiang is hoping they may eventually be able to share one. May 24, 2006

Midcareer program launched - This summer, the Professional Education Programs office is launching a new program to help MIT alumni and other accomplished professionals relaunch their scientific or technical careers. May 24, 2006

Statements on Visualizing Cultures - MIT's home page recently featured a research and educational project -- Visualizing Cultures -- that has generated a great deal of concern and debate. May 23, 2006

H. Robert Horvitz wins Killian Award - Nobel laureate H. Robert Horvitz, the David H. Koch Professor of Cancer Biology, is MIT's James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award winner for 2005-2006. May 23, 2006

Town meeting planned on undergrad commons - Professor Robert Silbey, chair of the Task Force on Undergraduate Educational Commons, will share a number of the likely recommendations of the task force with the MIT community during a town meeting on Wednesday, May 10. May 8, 2006

Twelve journalists selected as Knight Fellows - Twelve journalists from the United States, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Kenya and China have been selected to spend the 2006-07 academic year on campus as the 24th class of Knight Science Journalism Fellows. May 8, 2006

MISTI awards fellowships - The MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program announced the recipients of the 2006 Anthony Sun Fellowship Awards at its annual Faculty Club gala on Wednesday, April 26. May 3, 2006

Engineers take top honors in U.S. News rankings - MIT's School of Engineering and more than a dozen MIT graduate or doctoral programs ranked No. 1 nationwide in U.S. News & World Report's annual evaluation of American graduate school programs. April 20, 2006

Protein viewer unveiled - Two hundred high school biology students on a recent field trip to campus became the first to use a new 3-D protein database viewer that was created at MIT and will soon be available to schools nationwide. April 12, 2006

OpenCourseWare marks 5 years - Five years ago today, in an unprecedented step toward making knowledge accessible worldwide, MIT announced it would make the materials for nearly all of its courses available on the Internet. April 4, 2006

SUMA pairs undergrads with MBA candidates - At the MIT Sloan School of Management, undergraduates can benefit from the experiences of MBA students through the Sloan Undergraduate Management Association's MBA-Undergraduate Mentoring Program. March 27, 2006

Educators meet, discuss K-12 outreach - Working with K-12 students benefits both children and their college-aged mentors, said Professor Mitchel Resnick of the MIT Media Lab, who gave the keynote address at the first Continuum Conference on March 17. March 22, 2006

Hockfield offers views to higher ed commission - Testifying before a national panel on the future of higher education, MIT President Susan Hockfield urged the group to champion increased financial support for higher education, stronger K-12 preparation, and the diversity and innovation that have made American universities and colleges models for the rest of the world. March 20, 2006

Magnanti calls for wider adoption of OCW - Speaking before a U.S. Department of Education commission, MIT Dean of Engineering Thomas L. Magnanti recently recommended sharing educational resources on a national level using MIT's OpenCourseWare project as a model. February 22, 2006

10 education projects earn d'Arbeloff grants - The d'Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in Education has awarded approximately $900,000 in grants to fund 10 proposals for innovation in education at MIT. February 15, 2006

On plane to Spain - The first five students to participate in the new MIT-Madrid Undergraduate Program sponsored by the Study Abroad Office left for Spain on Sunday, Feb. 5, to begin their semester overseas. February 8, 2006

Hibur connects MIT with Israeli university - In Hebrew, the word "Hibur" means connection -- an appropriate name for a program started by students last year to create a connection between MIT and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. February 8, 2006

Web tool IDs energy classes - EnergyClasses, a web-based tool that identifies MIT classes that revolve around or include energy research, policy or technology in their curricula, launched Jan. 25. January 25, 2006

IAP: Catch of the day - Graduate student Shaya Famini and others cast their lot with the Independent Activities Period session, 'Introduction to Fly Fishing,' taught by Dave Micus of the Registrar's Office. January 24, 2006

IAP: Student makes engineering kid-friendly - Contrary to popular belief, engineering concepts can be taught to children as young as 5, graduate student Kristen Bethke explained to a handful of students during a Jan. 11 Independent Activities Period seminar called "Teaching Engineering to Kids." January 17, 2006

IAP: Class targets landmine removal - Andrew Heafitz, winner of the 2002 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Inventiveness, is challenging students to clean up the cruelest litter of war in two back-to-back IAP sessions on Wednesday, Jan. 18, in the Edgerton Center. January 17, 2006

IAP: History professor offers taste of Middle Ages - Participants in "Old Food: Ancient and Medieval Cooking," an IAP course led by Anne E.C. McCants, associate professor of history, "ate exceptionally well," she said. The mighty food fest filled a dorm kitchen with activity for a full afternoon. January 13, 2006

IAP session analyzes speed dating - So, what do men and women really look for in a date? Economist Raymond Fisman, who spoke on the subject during MIT's Independent Activities Period, thinks he knows. January 11, 2006

Staffer teaches financial aid -- and tarot - MIT Financial Aid Director Daniel Barkowitz uses the January Independent Activities Period as a time to teach his professional interest, "Financial Aid 101," before shifting gears to offer "History and Mystery of the Tarot." January 11, 2006

IAP offers something for all tastes - The 2006 Independent Activities Period, which will run from Jan. 9 through Feb. 3, offers everyone at MIT -- students, faculty, staff, even alumni -- a chance to break away from the routine and try something new. December 21, 2005

Middle-schoolers ask tough science questions - Seventh- and eighth-grade students from Stoughton, Mass., recently engaged a panel of eminent research scientists from MIT and Harvard in a discussion of stem cell research, technology and ethics. December 21, 2005

IAP series opens book on poetry - Now in its ninth consecutive season, the IAP series called Pleasures of Poetry offers a varied literary feast. December 21, 2005

2.009 students sprout ideas for agriculture - An agricultural theme unites the six alpha prototypes that will be presented at this year's final session of Course 2.009, Product Engineering Processes, to be held on Monday, Dec. 12. December 7, 2005

Faculty examine academic core, health services - Task forces presented reports at the Nov. 16 faculty meeting on comprehensive reviews of the common undergraduate educational experience at MIT and of health care services for the MIT community. November 23, 2005

OCW draws attention at world summit - At the World Summit on the Information Society this week in Tunis, Tunisia, MIT OpenCourseWare co-hosted a half-day event with the United Nations University, "Widening Access to Knowledge Through Open Sharing: The Growing OpenCourseWare Movement." November 16, 2005

Tech Museum honors OCW - For its work using technology to improve the lives of people around the world, MIT OpenCourseWare was honored with a Tech Museum Award on Nov. 9. November 16, 2005

Annan presents prototype $100 laptop - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, joined by MIT Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte at the World Summit on the Information Society, unveiled the first working prototype of the $100 laptop, the central project of the nonprofit One Laptop per Child association. November 16, 2005

MIT takes classes to corporate America - When a group of engineers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado wanted instruction in engines, they turned to MIT. But they didn't have to travel to Cambridge. Thanks to MIT's Professional Education Programs, the internal combustion engines course came to them. November 16, 2005

Education workshop draws national leaders - President Bush's science advisor, the head of the National Science Foundation and other top scientists and engineers from around the country gathered at MIT to push forward a national conversation on engineering education in the 21st century. October 26, 2005

Seniors prepare for harvest - Seniors in mechanical engineering Brian Shieh, James Labuz and Andrew Greenhut, all students in course 2.009, Product Engineering Processes, had everything they needed to make their banana harvester work, right down to 25 pounds of green banana stalks. October 26, 2005

CDO graduate program debuts - MIT's new S.M. graduate program in Computation for Design and Optimization (CDO) has its first 17 students this semester. There are five students now on campus and 12 based in Singapore who will be at MIT for the spring semester. October 17, 2005

Women's studies consortium moves to MIT - A pioneering collaboration among prestigious Boston-area universities to advance women's studies scholarship is now housed and administered at MIT. October 14, 2005

Workshop helps future female academics - MIT's Graduate Student Office recently sponsored a free workshop to help young women negotiate the tricky path from graduate study to an academic career. October 5, 2005

Prize portrait - Winners of the School of Science's teaching prizes in undergraduate education pose with Dean Robert Silbey. September 28, 2005

Handbook out on academic integrity - MIT has produced a new handbook on academic integrity in an effort to provide the community guidance on issues associated with giving proper credit for creative contributions by others. September 20, 2005

Cisco CEO's talk focuses on education - Education is more important than ever in today's business world, because the Internet will soon "level the playing field on a global basis," John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems, told a crowd in the Kirsch Auditorium. September 14, 2005

Top HS students explore math, space, more - Eighty-eight of the world's top high school students spent six weeks at MIT this summer engaged in advanced research ranging from the mathematics of an Escher painting to a space mission for mice. August 11, 2005

Hockfield challenges teens to 'keep raising bar' - President Susan Hockfield, faculty and staff joined students and graduates of MIT's Minority Introduction to Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Science program, known on campus as MITE2S, in celebrating the program's 30th anniversary. August 9, 2005

Summer in the city - This summer marks the 30th anniversary of MIT's rigorous enrichment program for high school juniors, the Minority Introduction to Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Science Program, or MITE2S. Since 1975, more than 1,500 high school students have completed the summer program. July 27, 2005

Magnanti offers Congress views on education - The United States needs to find new ways to excite today's schoolchildren about the possibilities that math, science and engineering can hold for them, the dean of MIT's School of Engineering recently testified during a congressional hearing. July 25, 2005

Science teachers get back to the lab - Passionate teachers create passionate students, said many of the 14 teachers who came to MIT last week for the fourth annual MIT Summer Workshop for High School Science Teachers. July 22, 2005

MIT women give girls tech edge - Sophomore Andrea Greb knows what an impact the Women's Technology Program can have on a high school girl. Two years ago, she made the decision to come to MIT based on her four weeks in the program, and now has returned to assist a new group of girls. July 15, 2005

After-school educators share IDEAS - The 19 IDEAS fellows who spent last week at MIT were united in their purpose: to provide children in low-income communities with opportunities to express themselves creatively using technology. July 8, 2005

10 journalists are named Knight Fellows - The Knight Science Journalism Fellowship program at MIT has selected its 23rd class of Knight Fellows, a group of six American journalists plus one each from Australia, Canada, China and Poland. May 18, 2005

Champy: Rethink engineering - MIT needs to reexamine its undergraduate engineering curriculum, James A. Champy asserted in delivering the annual Charles L. Miller Lecture at Bartos Theater on April 21. April 27, 2005

African students get web link to MIT labs - Students in Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria can now perform sophisticated engineering and science experiments at MIT--without ever getting on a plane. March 21, 2005

Three named MacVicar Fellows - Three faculty members were recognized for their outstanding teaching abilities last Friday when they were named MacVicar Faculty Fellows: Haynes Miller of mathematics, Ruth Perry of literature, and David Pesetsky of Linguistics and Philosophy. March 9, 2005

Future of MIT education examined - Providing students more choice in their core requirements may be the key to expanding the scope of an MIT education, according to a report from the Task Force on the Undergraduate Educational Commons made during MacVicar Day. March 8, 2005

New programs welcomed at faculty meeting - In an all-around positive, hour-long meeting on Feb. 16 in the Stata Center, the faculty heard discussion on three brand-new programs, all of which were met with excitement, laughter and good cheer. February 23, 2005

MIT establishes biological engineering major - The MIT faculty has approved a new course of study for undergraduates, in biological engineering, the first entirely new curriculum established at the Institute in 29 years. February 17, 2005

News You Can Use - Campus services, events, and information. February 16, 2005

SDM brings remote students to campus - The participants in this year's System Design and Management class, MIT's unique distance-learning graduate program, may be the most worldly and enthusiastic yet. February 9, 2005

IAP course diversity intact - The Independent Activities Period (IAP), MIT's special January term, offers students, faculty and staff the opportunity to take or teach classes in areas they might not normally have time to explore. February 2, 2005

Design your own school - MIT's Experimental Study Group is offering a new undergraduate seminar on alternative approaches to college education, in which students will custom-design an entire college program to support individual learning styles. January 28, 2005

Alumnus finds solutions for 'CSI' - The TV crime drama "CSI," the U.S. Air Force, and the Florida Department of Children and Families have at least one thing in common--they've all enlisted the services of alumnus Ed Markowitz. January 26, 2005

Sleepless, they hunt the mystery coin - Sleep was scarce for close to 1,000 people on dozens of teams who logged more than 50 hours seeking the solution to a variety of puzzles on campus as part of MIT's annual IAP Mystery Hunt. January 24, 2005

Spotlighting the brain - Neurologist Thomas Byrne offered a two-hour IAP class in neuroscience as an introduction to 9.91, "A Clinical Approach to the Human Brain," which he will teach at MIT this spring. January 24, 2005

CDO program to begin this fall - MIT's new S.M. program in Computation for Design and Optimization (CDO) will prepare graduates to understand the key computational methods and issues in both the design and operation of complex engineering and scientific systems. January 12, 2005

Ocean and mechanical engineering merge - The Executive Committee of the Corporation approved on Dec. 2 the merger of the departments of ocean engineering and mechanical engineering. December 8, 2004

Simulation hones leadership skills - Seventy Sloan School students participated in the 'Bosnian Peace-Keeping Force,' a two-day, real-time simulation of an international rescue mission designed to develop leadership skills. December 8, 2004

Ed Tech fair turnout signals ideas catching on - Faculty, students and educational technology professionals attended a fair at MIT on Nov. 2 to see examples of technology currently being utilized throughout the MIT campus and to find out how to incorporate them into their own work. November 10, 2004

Course 16.01 is largest on OCW site - Unified Engineering, which is Course 16.01 in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is by far the biggest course ever published on the MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) site. September 29, 2004

I-Teams course readies technologies for market - Graduate students who dream of bringing technologies from the test tube to the market can learn how to do it in a new hands-on course called "i-Teams." September 28, 2004

OCW report extols progress - Steven Lerman and Anne Margulies gave a glowing update on the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative, which publishes MIT course materials for free on the Internet. September 22, 2004

Science journalism Fellows chosen - Ten journalists from the United States, Japan, Argentina and the Czech Republic have been selected to spend the 2004-05 academic year on campus as the 22nd class of Knight Science Journalism Fellows. May 19, 2004

Survey documents reach of OCW - A detailed OpenCourseWare survey released in March has confirmed what MIT has heard anecdotally since the pilot site of 32 courses launched in fall 2002. May 5, 2004

OpenCourseWare spreading - OpenCourseWare (OCW) now offers the curriculum and faculty course materials from 701 MIT courses on the web--about one-third of the way toward its goal of 2,000 courses by 2008. May 5, 2004

OCW spreading worldwide - When MIT's OpenCourseWare was first announced four years ago, it was welcomed by the world, but no one was quite sure how far it would reach. The answer, according to a new report: just about everywhere. May 5, 2004

New center addresses leadership - What is leadership? Is leadership a choice? How do you differentiate leadership from character? These are just a few questions that emerged from an all-day session April 16 to mark the launch of the MIT Leadership Center. April 28, 2004

New center addresses leadership - What is leadership? Is leadership a choice? How do you differentiate leadership from character? These are just a few questions that emerged from an all-day session April 16 to mark the launch of the MIT Leadership Center. April 27, 2004

Panel to review undergraduate curriculum - A new faculty task force will review MIT's core educational requirements as well as other aspects of the undergraduate experience that are common to all MIT students. March 17, 2004

Distance learning planned - The MIT LINC will host its second symposium and workshop, "Creating and Sustaining Learning Communities," on March 23-26 at the Hotel@MIT in Cambridge. March 17, 2004

The 2004 MacVicar Fellows - The five 2004 MacVicar Faculty Fellows are David Darmofal, Jean Jackson, David Jerison, Steve B. Leeb and Anne McCants. March 10, 2004

An enthusiasm for teaching - In receiving their honors as MIT's newest MacVicar Faculty Fellows, the five latest recipients were as excited and grateful as the students they've taught. March 10, 2004

New degree reflects changes in biology - The MIT faculty's Feb. 18 approval of a new Ph.D. degree in computational and systems biology mirrors a nationwide phenomenon -- a response to a rapid, fundamental shift in biology research and education. February 25, 2004

Class branches out - Thanks to an MIT freshman class, visitors to two Boston museums can now see just why a tree can only grow so tall. February 25, 2004

New degree reflects changes in biology - The MIT faculty's Feb. 18 approval of a new Ph.D. degree in computational and systems biology mirrors a nationwide phenomenon -- a response to a rapid, fundamental shift in biology research and education. February 24, 2004

Class branches out - Thanks to an MIT freshman class, visitors to two Boston museums can now see just why a tree can only grow so tall. February 24, 2004

Novel idea - Books arranged around a bedroom theme provided IAP students with a novel solution to an old problem--how to recycle books. February 11, 2004

Novel idea - Books arranged around a bedroom theme provided IAP students with a novel solution to an old problem--how to recycle books. February 9, 2004

Robots, charm and chocolate - Events occuring during the final week of IAP 2004. February 4, 2004

Students on rock trip - The 17 people eating breakfast and waiting for sunrise were students and faculty members of 12.102 turned loose in California and Nevada for 10 geology-filled days. January 30, 2004

IAP in pictures - Various pictures of MIT happenings. January 28, 2004

Educational software - MIT is partner in Sakai Project, a collaboration among higher education institutions to develop and share open-source software for course management tools that was launched. January 23, 2004

Figuring it all out - About 30 people showed up for Craig Watkins' annual IAP class on how to use a slide rule. January 14, 2004

Skills to be gained in IAP - IAP, MIT's special annual four-week term, runs this year from Jan. 5-30. As in years past, there is a plethora of mini-classes for fun and credit. December 17, 2003

Habitat for Humanity gains from 2.009 projects - This year's course assignment for 2.009 challenged students to develop products for Habitat for Humanity volunteers and do-it-yourself homeowners in a service learning project. December 10, 2003

Arcade in classrooms - The Education Arcade, a new initiative involving MIT researchers, aims to transform the way video and computer games are used in the classroom. November 19, 2003

Games in the classroom - The Education Arcade, a new initiative involving MIT researchers, aims to transform the way video and computer games are used in the classroom. November 17, 2003

OpenCourseWare hits 500 - MIT OpenCourseWare has published its 500th course and now offers free and open access to educational materials. October 1, 2003

500th course OpenCourseWare - MIT OpenCourseWare has published its 500th course and now offers free and open access to the educational materials from all 33 of the Institute's academic disciplines and all five of its schools. September 30, 2003

Knight Fellows on campus - The 2003-04 Knight Science Journalism Fellows at MIT. September 24, 2003

Requirements to be reviewed - Dean for Undergraduate Education Robert P. Redwine presented the case for a review of the undergraduate educational commons at MIT at the faculty meeting on Sept. 17. September 24, 2003

Slocum to direct ESG - Alexander Slocum, professor of mechanical engineering and a MacVicar Faculty Fellow, became director of the Experimental Study Group (ESG) in the School of Science. September 22, 2003

New courses in 2003-04 - Eighty-nine undergraduate and 93 graduate subjects are new for 2003-04. August 27, 2003

Walker brings passion - Professor of Biology Graham Walker is taking advantage of the fact that he was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor last fall. June 12, 2003

Frosh shown the ropes - This is the third in a series of articles on educational initiatives that bring innovation into the classroom. May 21, 2003

Journalism fellows named - Ten journalists from five countries have been named Knight Science Journalism Fellows at MIT. May 14, 2003

Mathematics fluency increased - The cornerstone of science and engineering education, freshman and sophomore mathematics courses are almost as basic at MIT as knowledge of the English language. May 14, 2003

The Bard in bits and bytes - Shakespeare set the stage for a high-tech revolution in an MIT curriculum--an irony not lost on Peter Donaldson, principal investigator on the Shakespeare new media projects. May 7, 2003

2.007 contest - The Department of Mechanical Engineering will host the 33rd annual Design 2.007 contest in the Johnson Athletic Center. April 30, 2003

Toy is a joy in symphony premiere - Composer Tod Machover joined Boston-area children to offer some wild and whimsical lessons in music-making as they performed Machover's Toy Symphony. April 30, 2003

Grad school is #1 - For the 15th consecutive year, MIT's School of Engineering has achieved top ratings in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of America's graduate schools. April 9, 2003

HS students sample science - A science field trip, allowing high school students to take tours of MIT and attend lectures, was supported in part by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). April 2, 2003

Leadership projects funded - Chancellor Phillip L. Clay has provided funds for nine proposals submitted to his Working Group on Student Leadership Development, a group of 12 faculty, staff and students. April 2, 2003

Mitchell showcases redesigned learning spaces - The five fundamental principles guiding MIT's construction and renovation efforts are community, intensity, variety, flexibility and ubiquity. March 12, 2003

Learning from these teachers - The five MacVicar Faculty Fellows for 2003 share with their predecessors a passion for innovative pedagogy, a love of learning and a devotion to their students. March 12, 2003

Life forms engineered - The 16 students in "Synthetic Biology Lab: Engineered Genetic Blinkers" aimed to design a biological entity that does not exist in the natural world. February 26, 2003

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Classroom technology - MacVicar Day activities will highlight the relationship between effective educational methods and the changes to the physical space in which teaching and learning take place. February 26, 2003

Class aims to engineer blinking life - When four MIT biology and engineering faculty members designed a daring new IAP course for this year, they jokingly nicknamed it "phage wars." February 13, 2003

Inclusive programs upheld - MIT announced that programs will maintain their critical goals but will be open to students from all races. February 12, 2003

Briefly - UPOP preps engineering interns; DSpace diversifies. February 5, 2003

Green projects, Cambridge - MIT students presented practical first steps for the City of Cambridge to take on its journey towards drastic reductions in GHG emissions at a lively and optimistic event. February 5, 2003

In January, courses range - In January, courses range from dark matter to light patter. January 29, 2003

The six pamphleteers - Just follow the signs. That's how we found our way through the bookshelves to the Libraries' Preservation Services workshop, where students learned how to make small paper books. January 10, 2003

Education proposals sought - Two MIT panels are soliciting preliminary proposals for projects to enhance and potentially transform the education of MIT students. January 8, 2003

Online class upgraded - A new homework management feature highlights the latest version of Stellar, MIT's web-based class management system. Stellar will be the focus of several IAP events. January 8, 2003

iMOAT gets rave reviews - MIT's iMOAT assesment process receives praise from entering students and parents. December 18, 2002

IAP '03 - The 2003 IAP Bulletin lists 636 non-credit activities and 85 subjects offered for credit starting on Jan. 6, and culminating in the ninth session of Charm School on Jan. 31. December 11, 2002

MIT launches DSpace - MIT announced the worldwide launch of DSpace ™, a groundbreaking digital repository system which will capture, store, distribute and preserve the intellectual output of MIT's faculty and research staff. November 4, 2002

Open Knowledge Initiative opens - Open Knowledge Initiative, a collaborative program housed at MIT that aims to define learning-technology architecture for the higher education community, recently announced a new program. October 30, 2002

New version of SloanSpace - SloanSpace, an online course management system, has just rolled out a new version that makes it easy for MIT faculty members to get their courses online. October 30, 2002

Techies need to teach - Princeton University professor Brian Kernighan is on a mission to educate nontechnical people about the basic workings and issues of computers. October 23, 2002

IAP traveling fellowship available - The Kelly-Douglas Fund has added an IAP traveling fellowship to its roster of grants. The application deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 6. October 9, 2002

IAP 2003 - Independent Activities Period offers the perfect opportunity to talk about your special interest to an audience that chooses to listen. October 9, 2002

Luce Scholars are sought - The Center for International Studies has set a Nov. 18 deadline for applications to the Luce Scholars Program. October 9, 2002

OCW site gets hits - More than 13 million hits from approximately 120,000 unique visitors were recorded on the MIT OpenCourseWare web site in the first week after course materials appeared online. October 9, 2002

MacVicar nominations open - Members of the MIT community are invited to nominate MacVicar Faculty Fellow candidates. Nominations should be submitted by Friday, Oct. 25. October 2, 2002

OpenCourseWare debuts - With the opening of the pilot site of MIT OpenCourseWare on Monday, Sept. 30, the ambitious initiative took the first step toward fulfilling expectations. October 2, 2002

Poetry series reborn - Presented by the literature faculty and enhanced by volunteer participant-leaders, "Pleasures of Poetry" will meet twice each month this fall. October 2, 2002

10 Knight Science Fellows - The Knight Science Journalism Fellowship admitted its 20th annual class earlier this month--a group of 10 science and technology journalists. September 30, 2002

OpenCourseWare debuts - With the opening of the pilot site of MIT OpenCourseWare on Sept. 30, the ambitious initiative took the first step toward fulfilling the expectations prompted when announced. September 30, 2002

Knight Fellows arrive - The Knight Science Journalism Fellowship admitted its 20th annual class earlier this month. September 25, 2002

Science teaching prizes presented - Dean of Science Robert Silbey presented the annual School of Science teaching prizes on Sept. 19 to professors Barbara Imperiali and John Joannopoulos. September 25, 2002

Conference: training scientists - "Training Scientists, Crafting Science: Educational Formation in the Physical Sciences, 1800-2000," a conference hosted by David Kaiser, will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21. September 18, 2002

Fortnight in France - A French cultural immersion program, "January Scholars in France," will offer a two-week experience in Paris during IAP 2003 for up to six undergraduates. September 11, 2002

Web site aids diagnosis, treatment of fungal infections - Physicians and medical students from around the world can now access a new interactive web-based guide developed at MIT for understanding and managing invasive fungal infections. July 1, 2002

UROP summer fellowships announced - $6,000 Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships are awarded to students planning a summer research investigation or creative study in virtually any field. June 5, 2002

Knight science fellows named - The 20th annual class of science journalists to come to MIT for a sabbatical year of study will also be one of the most internationally diverse. May 15, 2002

Vest urges Congress - President Charles M. Vest went before Congressional leaders and staff to emphasize the vital importance of a national investment in science and technology education. May 8, 2002

Course beamed to Africa - Students from eight sub-Saharan African countries are currently taking an MIT course without leaving their continent. April 24, 2002

OpenCourseWare director named - Anne Margulies has been named the first executive director of the OpenCourseWare initiative, following an extensive search. April 24, 2002

MIT course beamed to Africa - Students from eight sub-Saharan countries are taking an MIT course in Africa thanks to a joint initiative of MIT's Center for Advanced Educational Services and the African Virtual University. April 16, 2002

Community enjoys poetic pleasures - "Pleasures of Poetry," the popular poetry discussion course held daily throughout IAP, will meet three more times during the spring term. April 10, 2002

Students describe educational experiences - Students presented their experiences in innovative educational programs that provide the opportunity to study and work abroad, or to develop products for use. March 6, 2002

IAP poetry course extended - "The Pleasures of Poetry ," the hourlong poetry discus- sion course held daily throughout IAP, has been extended as a result of popular demand. February 13, 2002

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New program hopes for impact of UROP - With the School of Engineering's new Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program , MIT sophomores can now gain experiences beyond classrooms and laboratories to prepare for their careers. February 6, 2002

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IAP Photos - IAP participants make Chinese lanterns, execute spirals, and fix the kitchen sink. January 22, 2002

MIT loves Einstein (vu den?) - More than 300 MIT bagel mavens noshed on samples from 10 bakers on Tuesday at the Stratton Student Center and pronounced Einstein Brothers sesame the Boston area's tastiest. January 18, 2002

Charm School 'faculty' sought - MIT faculty and staff members are invited to serve as "celebrity TAs" at IAP's Charm School on Friday. January 9, 2002

Here and There - Brief news from around the Institute. December 19, 2001

800 IAP courses available - More than 800 credit and noncredit courses and activities are available to the MIT community for IAP 2002, which runs from Jan. 7 through Feb. 1. December 19, 2001

Here and there - Here and there for Wednesday, December 12, 2001. December 12, 2001

Here & There - Here & There for Wednesday, December 5, 2001. December 5, 2001

Panels seek proposals - CET and CUP have invited members of the MIT community to submit preliminary proposals for grants to support projects that "enhance and potentially transform the [MIT] educational experience." November 28, 2001

FRC talk on school shootings - Dr. Robert Fein, coauthor of a ground-breaking study on recent school shootings, will present a seminar on "Preventing School Shootings" on Monday, Dec. 3. November 28, 2001

Bio, linguistics lead OCW - The Department of Biology and Department of Linguistics and Philosophy will play lead roles with web sites for up to 10 courses apiece in a test phase of OpenCourseWare. October 24, 2001

Lincoln Lab names asteroids - Asteroids have largely been named for their discoverers. Tonight, 40 middle-school science students and their teachers can claim the honor as well, thanks to MIT Lincoln Laboratory. October 23, 2001

IAP planning gets in gear - It may only be October, but planning is already underway for the 2002 Independent Activities Period. October 3, 2001

Fellows include graphic artists - Among the 10 new Knight Science Journalism Fellows who started taking courses at MIT earlier this month are two who will be looking for the 'right images.' September 26, 2001

Here & There - Here & There for Wednesday, August 29, 2001. August 29, 2001

Errata - August 15, 2001

Educational technology organization formed - The Educational Media Creation Center, MIT Video Productions, and Streaming Media and Compression Services merged on July 1 and became a new organization called Academic Media Production Services. July 18, 2001

Students sample MIT's riches - Luis Cabezas finished his work in Redmond, Wash., on a Friday and flew to Cambridge the next day to begin an intensive summer of 12-hour work days. July 18, 2001

Mellon, Hewlett grant for OCW - Mellon and Hewlett will fund the first phase of OCW, MIT's initiative to make course materials available for free on the World Wide Web. June 18, 2001

ESG recognizes five students - Three students who have taught in the Experimental Studies Group (ESG) have received the Todd Anderson ESG Teaching Award for sustained excellence in teaching by undergraduates at ESG. June 6, 2001

Knight program picks class - The new class of Knight Science Journalism Fellows coming to MIT this fall will include two graphic artists -- journalists who specialize in creating explanatory diagrams and illustrations. May 16, 2001

Welcome by President Vest - Welcome and remarks by MIT President Charles M. Vest for OSTP 25th Anniversary Symposium. May 1, 2001

Grading change approved - At its April meeting, the faculty voted to approve changes in the pass/no-record grading system for freshman year and made other proposals and recommendations. April 25, 2001

Here and there - Here and there for Wednesday, April 11, 2001. April 11, 2001

Vest praises OCW proposal - MIT will make materials for nearly all its courses freely available on the Internet over the next decade. April 11, 2001

Plan evokes world response - Hundreds of people from all over the world sent e-mails to the News Office to express enthusiastic approval of MIT's pioneering OpenCourseWare program after last week's announcement. April 11, 2001

MIT OpenCourseWare -- Faculty Views - MIT OpenCourseWare -- Faculty Views April 4, 2001

MIT course materials available on Web - President Vest has announced that MIT will make the materials for nearly all its courses freely available on the Internet over the next ten years. April 4, 2001

Here and there - Here and there for Wednesday, April 4, 2001. April 4, 2001

MIT OpenCourseWare -- Fact Sheet - MIT OpenCourseWare -- Fact Sheet April 1, 2001

Six named MacVicar Fellows - Six members of the faculty were named last Friday as MacVicar Faculty Fellows in recognition of their outstanding teaching innovations. March 8, 2001

MacVicar demos draw crowds - "New Teaching/New Learning at MIT" transformed the wood-panelled Rm 34-401 into something between a sukh and the ultimate science fair last Friday. March 8, 2001

Faculty discusses OCW - The OpenCourseWare@MIT (OCW) initiative being discussed in departmental meetings and other small forums on campus was presented to the faculty at its monthly meeting last Wednesday. February 28, 2001

15 travel to Germany with IAP - Many IAP activities take place off-campus, but an eclectic group of 15 students traveled far off campus in January -- to Germany. February 14, 2001

'Fix the atmosphere,' Guinier urges - The keynote speaker at last Thursday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebratory Breakfast, Lani Guinier, recommended that academia adopt new strategies to increase diversity in higher education. February 14, 2001

Vest notes minority advances - President Vest addressed the theme of MIT's 27th annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King, "Confronting the Gap: Building and Sustaining Inclusion," on February 8. February 14, 2001

IAP Notebook - IAP news stories. February 7, 2001

IAP Notebook - Stories about IAP activities. January 31, 2001

Charm School will include fashion show - The Stratton School for Charm, formerly known as the MIT Charm School, will conduct its traditional annual session on Friday, Feb. 2. January 10, 2001

Institute solicits proposals - CET, in collaboration with CUP, has set a January 22 deadline for submission of preliminary proposals on projects that will enhance the educational experience of MIT students. January 10, 2001