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MIT Sloan alumna shares thoughts on leading Fortune 500 firmMIT Sloan alumna Ilene Gordon ‘75, SM ’76 opens semester's Dean’s Innovative Leader Series

Better buildings, better livesWhether working on clean water for a Ugandan village or studying concrete reinforced with natural fibers, MIT senior Marisa Simmons is a civil engineer looking out for the world.

SHASS announces expanded Kelly Essay Prize for undergraduatesAll forms of nonfiction prose now eligible for the $800 prize

New international fellowship to honor Charles VestMIT will be one of eight U.S. universities to participate.

Sports Shorts for March 11: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsField hockey has top GPA among Division III teams; Phillips and Wright gain postseason honors for rifle

Conversing about diversityMIT Multicultural Conference celebrates diversity and culture at MIT

Study under the Dome day or nightBarker Library reading room reopens as a 24-hour study space

MIT field hockey team receives academic accoladesRecorded the highest grade point average in Division III and had 11 student-athletes earn a spot on the National Academic Squad

Connect and collaborate using WebEx solutionsMIT's WebEx conferencing service has a new URL and audio-only access number for faculty, staff and students.

MIT student inventor Nikolai Begg receives Lemelson-MIT student prize$30,000 Lemelson-MIT collegiate student prizes awarded to inventive students at three leading universities

MIT’s Science Policy Initiative travels to Capitol Hill in support of research fundingWill partake in annual Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Day

Bringing energy innovations from lab to marketAnnual MIT Energy Conference focuses on how innovations can have a real impact on the world’s energy issues.

The People Behind the Awards: Laya W. WiesnerA look at some of MIT's most influential figures and the Institute awards that honor them.

Policy matters in the Middle EastPhD student Brian Haggerty's work becomes part of foreign policy debate on Syria

Sports Shorts for March 4: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsTashman named NEWMAC Athlete of the Year for men’s basketball; men's tennis remains undefeated

Undergraduate tuition and fees to rise 3.4 percent next yearIncrease to be offset by financial aid expenditures, which will grow to a record $97.6 million.

Leveson and ESD Student Society honored with Martore AwardsAward recognizes outstanding contributions to an ESD academic program in the areas of education and program development.

Livengood awarded inaugural Daniel and Eva Roos Engineering Systems Dissertation PrizeNew award recognizes outstanding dissertation in the ESD PhD program.

Important lessons learned outside the classroomMIT senior Jean Sack describes her experience with the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Q&A: U.S. immigration policy and entrepreneurshipMIT’s Bill Aulet, Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook and Edward Roberts discuss the challenges facing foreign-born entrepreneurs under U.S. immigration policy.

Exploring the brain, and the worldBrain and cognitive sciences major Joy Ekuta researches, learns and teaches her way around the globe.

Sterilizing with the sunSolar concentrating system could replace fuel-powered or electric devices in remote villages.

Knight Fellowship has made its mark on science journalismMIT-based program has provided research experience for hundreds of reporters.

Sports Shorts for Feb. 25: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsShin, Paturu win New England fencing titles; Kates named Academic All-American

A class for empowerment and a lifetime of changeRAD program teaches self-defense to members of campus community

Students examine Russian networks in actionMIT-Russia program sends 12 students to Moscow as part of “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Networks” IAP course

D-Lab Scale-Ups fellowships open for MIT social entrepreneursApplications due April 3

MIT hosts American Junior Academy of Science delegatesThe Institution provides day’s worth of activities for more than 200 conference attendees.