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MIT in the Media

The following news clips about MIT, updated on a regular basis, are just a partial selection of our most recent media coverage.
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The Boston Globe,
"Joi Ito, director of MIT’s renowned Media Lab, announced the creation of a new type of fellowship, the Director’s Fellows, designed to involve individuals with 'less-than-traditional backgrounds' in the innovative work the Lab is doing. And the first class has some serious star power, including the likes of chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley and director J.J. Abrams, the man behind 'Lost' and the new 'Star Trek' movies."
Forbes,
"When we teach our introductory entrepreneurship class at MIT, we take it for granted that each of our 75 students will be able to start an American company upon graduating."
The Huffington Post,
"First there was the HAPIfork, a smart fork that tells users when they may be overeating. Now, alcohol drinkers have their own resource that tracks when they may have had one too many."
New Scientist,
"Satellites are no longer weapons, according to a change in US anti-arms trafficking law."
WGBH,
"Today, the once desolate streets of Kendall Square hum at lunch hour, filled with employees of the world’s leading biotech, information technology and venture capital firms. MIT is still a strong magnet for companies looking to recruit from its talent pool — but it isn’t the only draw."
ABC News,
"A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 readying for takeoff at at Boston Logan International Airport today sprang a leak from its number one engine, spilling approximately 40 gallons of fuel onto the runway, and had to be towed back to the gate."
Forbes,
"Researchers from the MIT Poverty Action Lab showed that, in one state, reforms to increase training marginally improved the police effectiveness and public image."
Inside Higher Ed,
"Meet Caesar: the computer system that, like its Roman namesake, divides and conquers."
Bloomberg Businessweek,
"The Bind technology is meant to selectively target the cancer cells, making it easier to deliver more potent doses of the drug there without poisoning healthy tissue."
Forbes,
"In an article entitled Science of Subtle Signals, Buchanan chronicles the work of Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland at the MIT Media Lab who is challenging the prevailing wisdom on organizational effectiveness."
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