Special events and guest speakers
Symposium takes on urban infrastructure challenges
June 18, 2013
Inaugural symposium of the Center for Advanced Urbanism is part of a series devoted to design issues facing cities worldwide
President Ollanta Humala of Peru visits MIT
June 13, 2013
Visit establishes intent to explore collaborations in education and research.
Also labeled: Global, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Media Lab, MIT Administration, Politics, President L. Rafael Reif, Students
Sneaking a peek at the new SimCity
June 12, 2013
MIT alumnus and lead designer of the digital game visits campus
Despite the rain, a sunny outlook for 2013 graduates
June 7, 2013
Friends and families sit through steady rain to watch graduates receive their diplomas.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Commencement, Graduate, postdoctoral, MIT Administration, Students, Undergraduate, Community, Faculty
Rain doesn’t dampen excitement of MIT’s 2013 Commencement
June 7, 2013
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston ’05 tells graduates: 'The people are the reason why there’s only one MIT.'
President L. Rafael Reif's Charge to the Graduates
June 7, 2013
'I am certain you will use what you have learned here to make the world a better place.'
Drew Houston's Commencement address
June 7, 2013
'I stopped trying to make my life perfect, and instead tried to make it interesting.'
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Cloud computing, Commencement, Community, Graduate, postdoctoral, Students, Undergraduate
Commencement will be held outdoors, as planned
June 7, 2013
Rain is forecast; indoor viewing available for guests.
Slideshow: Doctoral hooding ceremony
June 6, 2013
Opening Dropbox
June 6, 2013
MIT alumnus Drew Houston took Dropbox from conception to a multibillion-dollar business.
Slideshow: Class of 2013 Senior Toast
June 6, 2013
Soon-to-be graduates gathered on Friday, May 31, to celebrate their accomplishments.
Information on this week’s Commencement activities
June 5, 2013
MIT advises graduates, guests to expect increased security measures for ceremonies on Thursday and Friday.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Commencement, Community, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, History of MIT, MIT Administration, MIT Corporation, Staff, Student life, Students, Undergraduate
Tech Reunions draws alumni back to MIT — and each other
June 4, 2013
MIT alumni will gather June 6‒9 to celebrate their campus experiences
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Commencement, Graduate, postdoctoral, Student life, Students, Undergraduate
MIT music documentary pays tribute to the Arab Spring
May 30, 2013
WGBH Boston/Channel 2 airs 'Awakening: Evoking the Arab Spring Through Music'
Students recognized for environmental health research
May 21, 2013
Grads and postdocs presented work at poster session held by Center for Environmental Health Sciences
U.S. Ambassador Allan J. Katz visits MIT
May 20, 2013
Ambassador to Portugal led a Business Development Road Show that included a stop at the MIT Media Lab.
Also labeled: Cambridge Innovation Center, Cambridge, Boston and region, Global, Media Lab, MIT Portugal, Staff
3dim wins MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
May 16, 2013
Annual business-plan contest awards $257,000 in total.
Students with toys: Not just playing around
May 15, 2013
In mechanical engineering department’s toy-design class, teams design creative board games, plush toys and puzzles.
British Prime Minister David Cameron visits MIT
May 14, 2013
Personable robots, advanced prosthetics and entrepreneurship figure prominently in campus visit.
Also labeled: Global, Media Lab, President L. Rafael Reif, Administration, Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Politics, Students
MIT conference showcases undergraduate research
May 13, 2013
EECScon 2013 marks MIT’s first research conference geared toward engineering undergraduates
Wireless researchers host ‘Game-Jam’
May 13, 2013
Event will bring together game developers, graphic designers and audio professionals to design mobile games that will help wireless researchers gather information on network data.
Sal Khan: ‘I love learning’
May 9, 2013
At MIT, alumnus describes his path to reshaping education through highly accessible online videos.
The new challenges for urban planners
May 8, 2013
In MIT talk, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan emphasizes the need for creative urbanism in a time of economic strain.
Also labeled: Architecture, Cambridge, Boston and region, Cities, Government, Urban studies and planning, Climate change, Housing
Funding clean-energy solutions
May 7, 2013
MIT’s Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.
MIT Women’s Chorale celebrates 80th anniversary
May 6, 2013
A free concert marking the anniversary to be held in Cambridge.
IDEAS awards offer a ‘launching point’ for ventures
May 3, 2013
Social entrepreneurs take home thousands of dollars from the IDEAS Global Challenge to help launch startups, develop inventions.
'From Obsolescence to Sustainability'
May 3, 2013
Exhibit on 'A Century of Architectural Change' runs through August 16 at the Wolk Gallery
Lawrence Bacow speaks on challenges facing higher education
May 2, 2013
Former MIT chancellor examines rising costs, digital learning in Charles L. Miller Lecture
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