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New pilot program provides backup childcare for studentsCollaborative effort begins July 1

Holding the saltMIT graduate student David Cohen-Tanugi works to improve water filtration, desalination.

MIT Medical offers a warm welcome to a cold Commencement

With help from LGO community, new parents juggle work and family life

President Ollanta Humala of Peru visits MITVisit establishes intent to explore collaborations in education and research.

Students take their LGO tools to African clinicsStudents in Global Health Delivery Lab course help deliver health care to resource-limited areas in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Sports Shorts for June 10: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsMIT finishes 10th in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings; three athletes receive Academic All-America honors

Despite the rain, a sunny outlook for 2013 graduatesFriends and families sit through steady rain to watch graduates receive their diplomas.

Rain doesn’t dampen excitement of MIT’s 2013 CommencementDropbox 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'I am certain you will use what you have learned here to make the world a better place.'

Drew Houston's Commencement address'I stopped trying to make my life perfect, and instead tried to make it interesting.'

Commencement will be held outdoors, as plannedRain is forecast; indoor viewing available for guests.

Slideshow: Doctoral hooding ceremony

Dennis Freeman appointed dean for undergraduate educationElectrical engineering and computer science professor has lengthy record of leadership in teaching, advising and curricular innovation.

Opening DropboxMIT alumnus Drew Houston took Dropbox from conception to a multibillion-dollar business.

Information on this week’s Commencement activitiesMIT advises graduates, guests to expect increased security measures for ceremonies on Thursday and Friday.

Tech Reunions draws alumni back to MIT — and each otherMIT alumni will gather June 6‒9 to celebrate their campus experiences

Trio of MIT students receives national athletic honors

Tracking bubbles for improved nuclear safetyNuclear science and engineering grad student Rosemary Sugrue explores thermal hydraulics in nuclear reactors

Grad student receives grant for melanoma researchDavid Benjamin will investigate mechanisms that melanoma cells use to spread to distant sites throughout the body

Sports Shorts for June 3: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsMIT wins inaugural NEWMAC President’s Trophy; Kuntz selected as NEWMAC nominee for NCAA Women of the Year

Starting up — again and againMBA student Danny Castonguay finds a thrill in starting new companies.

Video: Today MIT, tomorrow the world

The What, Who and How of DUE: The Teaching and Learning LaboratoryHow TLL helps advance educational innovation at MIT

MIT Cycling Club wins second consecutive national title

MIT music documentary pays tribute to the Arab SpringWGBH Boston/Channel 2 airs 'Awakening: Evoking the Arab Spring Through Music'

Helping advance computational capabilities, expand student research optionsAssociate Professor Benoit Forget looks to the past for clues to push refinement of nuclear reactors

MIT receives inaugural NEWMAC President Cup awards

Diving into nuclear policyWhether he’s in a Navy submarine or in Washington, you’ll find MIT senior Cameron McCord at the intersection of nuclear engineering, policy and service.