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Sports Shorts for Feb. 19: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsMIT swimming and diving teams win NEWMAC championships; men's indoor track and field wins New England Division III title; men’s basketball shares NEWMAC regular season trophy

Women's basketball squad meets with WNBA executivePaula Madison, chairman and CEO of the Los Angeles Sparks, discussed sports gender issues with MIT athletes.

When opportunity meets preparationPolitical science PhD student Laura Chirot examines industrial policy in late developing countries.

Students witness science policy in actionMIT students participate in the final mercury talks resulting in an international treaty.

Health and Fitness Club makes a comebackTwo MIT Sloan students resurrect the club with fitness classes, martial arts lessons and other activities.

Sports Shorts for Feb. 11: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsTashman, Low earn NEWMAC Player of the Week honors; men's volleyball wins at Mount Ida

Slideshow: Snow daysMembers of the MIT community revel in a wintry wonderland.

What’s the cost and financial value of college?At MIT, experts say evidence shows the payoff from college education remains high.

Ready to respondRegular drills prepare MIT Medical staffers to deal with emergencies.

CEE students build model Guastavino vault for exhibitThe students' vaulted ceiling replica is part of a touring exhibit now at the Boston Public Library.

Institute-Wide Task Force aims to sketch the MIT education of the futureSaying ‘we are in the midst of an educational revolution,’ President L. Rafael Reif asks Professor Sanjay Sarma and EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz to lead an effort to envision the MIT of 2020 and beyond.

MLK Jr. Breakfast addresses elements of meritocracyAnnual gathering features talks by former NBC executive as well as MIT students and administrators.

Music and Theater Arts celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jazz at MITChick Corea composing a work for the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble.

Undergraduate contributes to fusion reactor advancementJake Jurewicz, a nuclear science and engineering-physics double major, received a fellowship to develop new simulation and visualization software at the National Fusion Facility in California.

Sports Shorts for Feb. 4: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsMen’s and women’s basketball both go 2-0 for the week; Burton, Kates earn Academic All-District honors

Legatum Fellows bring innovation to emerging marketsStudents see opportunities in the emerging economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

CME student wins design prize at Cambridge UniversityFareeha Safir discusses her award-winning microfluidics device and Cambridge-MIT Exchange program experience.

Addressing the complexities of meritocracyGoals of equality and inclusion are not enough, research shows, as MIT’s annual Diversity Summit seeks ways to further improve a merit-based environment.

Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx coursesEdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.

MIT students create new medical devicesPrecision machine design class links doctors with students to find ways of meeting pressing medical needs for new technology.

Organ symphony celebrates religious diversityThe 'Kresge Organ Symphony' will debut at a free concert on Feb. 1.

Sports Shorts for Jan. 28: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsMen’s basketball picks up pair of NEWMAC wins; Rifle second at Beanpot

A physicist and her neutrinosMIT senior Christie Chiu has found her focus: the study of tiny particles.

Student overcomes cancer to shine at internship and graduateLiz Katcoff (SB 2008) earns MBA and SM in Leaders for Global Operations program.

SuperUROP propels undergraduate research to next levelPoster session showcases student advances in key technologies and attracts faculty, venture capitalists and industry sponsors.