History of MIT
‘Hockfield Day’ celebrates MIT’s 16th president
May 17, 2012
Thousands gathered for a fun-filled fete for Susan Hockfield.
Also labeled: Community, Faculty, MIT presidency, Special events and guest speakers, Staff, Students
Human touch
May 17, 2012
In many quarters, reaction to L. Rafael Reif’s election as MIT president focuses on his personal qualities.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Community, Faculty, International relations and collaborations, MIT Corporation, MIT presidency, Provost, Staff, Students
‘This is a dream I never dared to imagine’
May 16, 2012
President-elect L. Rafael Reif greets the MIT community — and the world — as the Institute’s next leader.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Community, Faculty, MIT Corporation, MIT presidency, Provost, Special events and guest speakers, Staff, Students
L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT’s 17th president
May 16, 2012
As provost since 2005, the president-elect has inspired innovation and played a critical role in the financial stewardship of the Institute.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Community, Computer science and technology, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, International relations and collaborations, MIT Administration, MIT Corporation, MIT presidency, Staff, Students, EdX, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MITx, Online learning, Provost
Students hail selection of L. Rafael Reif as MIT’s 17th president
May 16, 2012
Members of Student Advisory Committee cite president-elect’s ‘strong leadership and a willingness to engage students’ as provost.
Also labeled: Community, Graduate, postdoctoral, MIT Administration, MIT Corporation, MIT presidency, Provost, Student life, Students, Undergraduate
The elusive capacity of networks
May 15, 2012
Calculating the total capacity of a data network is a notoriously difficult problem, but information theorists are beginning to make some headway.
Disruptive innovation — in education
April 20, 2012
For Anant Agarwal, MITx, the Institute’s new online-learning initiative, isn’t just a means of democratizing education. It’s a way to reinvent it.
Video: The Paradiso Synthesizer
March 14, 2012
Media Lab associate professor’s massive modular synthesizer now on exhibit in the MIT Museum.
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Media Lab, MIT Museum, Music, Music technology, Arts
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