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MIT engages Gloucester youth in science

MIT staff members have been working with middle-school students in Gloucester this summer to raise their interest in science and engineering as part of a program that could be implemented in communities across the country. July 24, 2008

Created from Scratch

This week, users of MIT's easy-to-learn Scratch programming language are gathering for a conference on campus to discuss the software and its uses. Designed at the MIT Media Lab, the program lets anyone create and share video games and animated stories. July 21, 2008

A hands-on approach to Third World aid

About 60 people from 20 nations will descend on the MIT campus next week to begin an intensive month-long process of creating technological solutions for the needs of people in the world's developing nations. July 10, 2008

Boston Bruins Foundation continues MIT STEM sponsorship

Boston Bruins Foundation Director of Development Bob Sweeney, center, presented a check for $20,000 to the MIT STEM Program during a campus visit on Tuesday, July 8. July 9, 2008

Highlights for High School response 'overwhelming'

An MIT web site aimed at giving an edge to high school students and teachers has seen an "overwhelming" response since its launch six months ago, MIT President Susan Hockfield said Wednesday. June 11, 2008

Student project innovates solar cooker in Tibet

When two students visited Tibet two years ago, they kept hearing from villagers that a solar cooker that was both lightweight and strong would make a big difference to their lives. So a team of students from MIT and Tibet ended up producing exactly that. June 4, 2008