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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 New York Times,
"It makes a bigger difference how you connect people than who is there in influencing desirable behaviors." — MIT Sloan School of Management professor Damon Centola, discussing his research on social networks and health
The Boston Globe,
All of the exciting stuff around here is happening at the universities — most notably across the river at MIT, which continues to amass a gloriously edgy collection of art and architecture. — Column on public art in the Boston metro area
Glamour magazine,
"Don’t lose sight of your goals. Do make time for all of the unpredictable, awesome things that will happen along the way." — Dos and don’ts from Amy Qian, a senior studying mechanical engineering, who was named as one of Glamour magazines top 10 college women for 2010.
BBC News,
"There's a kind of a horse race among scientists around the world to make the highest efficiency cell, but very few people are asking what happens with that cell when you plug it in for a few hours or for a week or for months." — Michael Strano, the Charles and Hilda Roddey Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, on his work with self-repairing solar cells.
The Chronicle of Higher Education,
“The spirit of experimentation is in trying new things. Even if it wasn’t perfect for us, there are some positives in those tools. We try to find out what works in something that’s broken.” — Remlee Green, user-experience librarian at MIT, on how MIT Libraries' Beta Graveyard — the final resting place for underused tools and apps.
The Wall Street Journal,
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are trying to use light so people with Type I diabetes can test their blood sugar levels with light, instead of with a needle.
Reuters,
"If there is an anti-universe, perhaps out there beyond the edge of our universe, our space-based detector may well be able to bring us signs of its existence." — MIT professor Sam Ting on a particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year.
The New York Times,
“Things are very much in flux. We will probably need human embryonic stem cells for a while. And then we probably will not need them anymore." — Professor of Biology Rudolf Jaenisch on the implications of the recent stem cell court decision.
Discovery News,
A team of students from MIT's SENSEable Cities Lab have just won the American round of the 2010 James Dyson Award for inventing the Copenhagen Wheel.
U.S. News and World Report,
"The secret to a successful career in science, engineering or math is to find something you both like doing and are good at. Take your time in college to explore and find what suits you." — Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and of physics, on "10 Tips for Women Students in Science Fields"
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