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Three MIT faculty named Guggenheim fellowsThree MIT professors were named Guggenheim fellows for their "stellar achievement and exceptional promise for continued accomplishment," the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced this month. April 11, 2008 Junot Díaz wins Pulitzer for 'Oscar Wao'MIT professor Junot Diaz' acclaimed debut novel, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," enjoyed another wondrous round of literary praise today, winning the Pulitzer Prize for fiction just one month after receiving the National Book Critics Circle Award. April 7, 2008 Author-illustrator Macaulay to speak at MIT April 1David Macaulay, the acclaimed illustrator and author whose books, especially "The Way Things Work," animate the overlap between art and engineering, will discuss how he works in a free public lecture on April 1 at MIT. March 19, 2008 Book, exhibit showcase MIT facultyWhen Andrea Frank came to MIT in 2003, she found world-class minds conducting cutting-edge research, eager to discuss their work. Today Frank, a lecturer at MIT, has woven together those voices and faces in the book "Visions: MIT Interviews." March 18, 2008 Book critics honor Díaz with top novel prizeMIT professor Junot Díaz has won the National Book Critics' Circle Award for fiction, for his first novel, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao." March 7, 2008 'Wondrous Life' tops critics' fiction lists"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," by Junot Díaz, associate professor in writing and humanistic studies, has been named best novel of the year by critics at Time and New York magazines, topping their influential "must-read" lists. December 12, 2007 IAP poetry course to mark 10th yearPleasures of Poetry, the IAP literature course that offers poetry scholars and fans a daily hour-long reading and discussion session throughout January, celebrates its 10th year in 2008. December 12, 2007 'Howtoons': MIT's do-it-yourself for kidsSplurt! Urgghh! Ping! Thump! Boom boom bap! It's not exactly cutting-edge technology, but those could be the sounds of future scientists and engineers in the making when they read the MIT-spawned comic book, "Howtoons." December 5, 2007 |
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