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MIT Women’s Chorale celebrates 80th anniversaryA free concert marking the anniversary to be held in Cambridge.

Sports Shorts for May 6: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsZhang named NEWMAC Athlete of the Year in tennis; Perez, Cornwell named to Capital One Academic All-District Team for baseball

IDEAS awards offer a ‘launching point’ for venturesSocial entrepreneurs take home thousands of dollars from the IDEAS Global Challenge to help launch startups, develop inventions.

MIT Steel Bridge team wins first place in regional contestThough delayed by the Boston-area lockdown, the competition was held at MIT on April 20

Mission Southwest: Mines, water and rocksUndergrads in Terrascope Mission 2016 course visit mines and water facilities in the American Southwest.

Inventors honored for bringing life-saving health solutions to the developing worldRebecca Richards-Kortum and Maria Oden win $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation.

MIT Entrepreneur in Residence Network expandsProgram provides resources and features advice from successful serial entrepreneurs

NSE-led teams sweep energy innovation contestFuture Energy @ MIT pitch competition focuses on finding solutions to the world’s energy challenges

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: BluelightThe team is developing a layaway payment system in Jordan to provide low-income consumers with greater access to capital.

Sports Shorts for April 29: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsMen’s and women’s track and field, men's tennis all capture NEWMAC titles; Hohenberger and Chang named All-Americans in volleyball

MIT students win twice in White House competitionContest focused on energy efficiency in buildings

‘The place I needed to be’An early passion for mechanical engineering drew first‑generation student Madeline Salazar to MIT.

Inventor-composer Trimpin inspires MIT studentsIn campus visit, the German-born artist and builder mentored students as they developed musical devices

Police, district attorney looking for information on shootingLetter from EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz requests details from anyone who was in the vicinity of Main and Vassar streets on Thursday night.

Standing tributesMIT students, faculty and staff showed up by the thousands to pay their respects to Officer Sean Collier.

‘He was truly one of us’Thousands of law enforcement officials join the MIT community in honoring fallen officer Sean Collier.

Canine comfort comes to MITTherapy dogs give students a smile, respite from troubling events

Learning software development — by developing softwareIn a new course, students participate in large, ongoing, open-source-software development projects, mentored by industry professionals.

Classes canceled on Wednesday, April 24Letter from chancellor, provost and faculty chair sent to MIT community.

Information on Wednesday memorial service for Officer Sean CollierMIT cancels Wednesday classes; adjacent roads and many parking facilities to close; security will be tight, with no backpacks permitted.

A stand of supportAs the MIT community reunited on campus this week, touching stories and reminiscences emerged.

Sports Shorts for April 22: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsWomen’s lacrosse captures NEWMAC playoff berth; NCAA Division III men's volleyball championship relocated

Reif: Honoring Officer Sean CollierMIT President writes to community on commemorations for fallen officer.

MIT announces plans to commemorate Patrol Officer Sean CollierInstitute to host a Wednesday memorial service for law enforcement and MIT community; new Collier Medal to celebrate fallen officer’s values.

MIT's Green Building pays tribute to the week's eventsCampus's tallest building turned into tribute made of lights.