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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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L.A. Times,
"Without question, we would rather have done it all in the U.S. I'm an American citizen. We're an American company. It's an American-born technology." — MIT's Yet-Ming Chiang on manufacturing a battery technology he developed.
New Scientist,
"The interesting thing about a GPU is that they are made to produce a visual world. What we want to do is reverse that process." — Nicolas Pinto, a graduate student in the Department of Brain And Cognitive Sciences.
Time,
"It's fine to help the developing world, but first you have to know what it needs. Amy Smith does." — Amy Smith, D-Lab founder, named to Time Magazine's 100 most influential people list
BBC News,
Researchers say they are a step closer to understanding why some people have natural protection against HIV. — Story on work by MIT's Arup Chakraborty
The Boston Globe,
LaHood, who was at MIT to promote innovation in transportation technology, encouraged the public to become more energized about the issue in the 26 states that have not passed a texting ban and the 44 without hands-free cellphone requirements. — Story on U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's visit to MIT
ABC News,
"If you're in a growing market and your costs are below the cost of development, it's a guaranteed investment." — William Wheaton, director of MIT's Center for Real Estate, on what to look for in buying a home.
The Boston Globe,
"We should be doing more to celebrate the importance of science and technology in a cultural way, getting it out there in the square, not just confining science in the lab." — John Durant, director of the MIT Museum, on the impetus for creating the Cambridge Science Festival
The New York Times,
"The M.I.T. OpenCourseWare Initiative helped usher in the “open educational resources” movement, with its ethos of sharing knowledge via free online educational offerings, including podcasts and videos of lectures, syllabuses and downloadable textbooks." — Story on "open educational resources" and MIT's OCW.
The New York Times,
"Americans, whether they are rich or poor, are much more in favor of high-skilled immigrants." — Jens Hainmueller, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, on research he conducted that examined the reasons for anti-immigration sentiment in the U.S.
The Boston Globe,
"In his home country, Dudamel is the equivalent of a rock star." — Story on conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who visits MIT this weekend as the recipient of the prestigious McDermott Award in the Arts.
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