Graduate, postdoctoral
MIT launches student-produced educational video initiative
April 25, 2012
Original short videos, in collaboration with Khan Academy, aim to fuel K-12 students’ interest in engineering and science.
De Florez Fund for Humor invites proposals for grants
April 20, 2012
Also labeled: Arts, Community, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Hacks and humor, Staff, Students, Undergraduate
Studying the effects of coconuts being made into biofuel
April 18, 2012
Divya Agarwal travels to Fiji as part of an independent study project.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: True Africa
April 9, 2012
Improving access to local businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nano-sized ‘factories’ churn out proteins
April 9, 2012
Tiny particles could manufacture cancer drugs at tumor sites.
Also labeled: Cancer, Drug delivery, Koch Institute, Nanoparticles, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Proteins, Research
RAD: Empowering women at MIT since 1990
April 5, 2012
Rape Aggression Defense Systems program, offered free by the MIT Police, teaches self-defense training for women.
Also labeled: Campus services, Police, Residential life, Student life, Students, Undergraduate, Women
Two MIT juniors named Truman Scholars
April 2, 2012
McCord, Okuneye awarded $30,000 for graduate study toward careers in government, non-profits.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclers
March 27, 2012
Incentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria
What lies ahead for science and science writing?
March 27, 2012
10th anniversary of MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing celebrates past, looks to future.
MIT graduate students head to Capitol Hill to deliver research-funding petition
March 26, 2012
More than 10,000 signed petition in support of science and engineering work.
Grad students help peers through REFS programs
March 20, 2012
Low-barrier, peer-to-peer resource eases stress.
Sen. Kerry tours Alcator C-Mod tokamak
March 20, 2012
Project is at risk of being terminated due to proposed federal budget cuts.
Sloan PhD student walks the walk in sustainability
March 14, 2012
Parrot helped accelerate sustainability efforts at the Institute alongside academic work.
Next House community pulls together in wake of recent tragedy
March 13, 2012
Students, graduate resident tutors and staff reach out in support and comfort.
Also labeled: Campus services, Community, MIT Medical, Residential life, Staff, Student life, Students, Undergraduate
Graduate programs in engineering, management excel in new rankings
March 13, 2012
MIT leads in multiple disciplines, says U.S. News & World Report.
Record attendance for MIT’s Graduate Arts Soiree
March 12, 2012
Nearly 600 from across disciplines attend Friday night event.
Princeton Review names MIT a top school for video game design
March 7, 2012
Undergraduate and graduate programs both lauded.
New initiatives in graduate education at MIT
March 5, 2012
Three new committees will advance important topics.
Also labeled: Careers, Digital, Education, teaching, academics, Entrepreneurship, Faculty, MIT Administration, Students
An EMBA student teaches self-defense for everyone
February 28, 2012
Tiny 3-D chips
February 28, 2012
MIT researchers develop a new approach to producing three-dimensional microchips.
Solhee Lee, SDM ’12: systems thinking for the next generation
February 24, 2012
MISTI Global Seed Funds 2011-2012 winners announced
February 22, 2012
Also labeled: Center for International Studies, Faculty, Global, MISTI, Research, Students, Undergraduate
MBA students raise funds for several charities
February 21, 2012
New system allows robots to continuously map their environment
February 16, 2012
Algorithm to build 3-D maps requires a low-cost camera, no human input.
MIT team promotes prostate cancer prognosis tool
February 14, 2012
Group is a semifinalist in MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Katy O’Brien, SDM ’12: the power of engineering and management
February 14, 2012
Also labeled: Business and management, Education, teaching, academics, Industry, Students, Systems design
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