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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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New Scientist,
Neumann's analysis reveals that most of the arsenic in well water today seeped underground from ponds dug about 50 years ago, though pits are still being dug today, which could exacerbate poisoning in future. — Article on MIT research that discovered the cause of mass poisoning in Bangladesh.
The Boston Globe,
"The boomer population is really interested in retaining its marbles, but I am dubious that a population that won’t work out 30 minutes a day or eat a decent meal will make the time and priority to sit down in front of [programs] unless they are engaging. — AgeLab Director Joseph Coughlin, on carefully designed computer "brain games" for adults.
The Washington Post,
"If we could collect in tax revenues all the dollars in savings and new wages that people will get because of this bill, it would bring the cost well below $900 billion." — MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, on the health care reform bill
The Wall Street Journal,
"I've been here 23 years and I definitely see this trend back to hands-on. A lot of people are pretty disappointed with an image of a career in finance and they're looking for a career that's real." — MIT professor and Director of the Lemelson-MIT program Michael Cima, on the return of "tinkering" and hands-on work.
Boston Herald,
"The MIT CEP is a platform to help students catapult their ideas to the next level.” — Story on MIT's $200,000 Clean Energy Prize
Bloomberg Television,
"That's the way we bring the most talented, most brilliant students to MIT." — MIT President Susan Hockfield on the Institute's efforts to expand student financial aid amid a challenging economic climate.
CNBC.com,
Here's a business idea to turn that frown upside down. It's the Happiness Hat, a contraption designed by MIT grad and artist Lauren McCarthy. — Story on a device that forces the user to keep smiling.
USA Today,
"He's not a Division I player saying, 'I need to get a job in the NFL.' He's a computer programmer who's saying, 'I need to get a job at Google.'" — MIT senior Mike Fitzgerald on friend and football teammate DeRon Brown, who is leading Division III in rushing yards.
The Boston Globe,
"I can’t help myself. There’s data out there, and it’s the only thing going. If you’re a little crafty, you can tease out things that are not obvious." — Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor and Head of Political Science Charles Stewart III, on his work analyzing the Boston mayoral race.
CNN.com,
A symposium at MIT this week will draw scientists from around the globe to focus on a hot facet of the field -- climate engineering. — Story on upcoming symposium: "Climate change: Can we even do it? Should we even try?"
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