For Runako Gentles, majoring in CEE affords a “big-picture mindset” about technology and the environment. “We need more leaders helping to make society more harmonious with our planet,” says the junior, who has honed his own leadership skills through the GEL program.

Via @MIT on Twitter: “Today on #InternationalBeaverDay we celebrate our favorite among nature's engineers.”

Geobiologist Greg Fournier seeks to uncover the conditions leading to the emergence of life. “Our work can help us to understand the time and evolutionary processes that can lead to that critical ‘ecogenesis’ stage, and to perhaps recognize it in other worlds,” he says.

José Maria Neves, the president of Cape Verde, toured MIT on Tuesday. The visit featured a public seminar on African governance, as well as meetings with faculty, students, and staff.

Blanche Staton has been a transformational leader at MIT. Set to retire this spring, she has made an indelible mark on graduate student living and learning over a quarter century at the Institute.

Via @TPPMIT on Twitter: “TPP students standing in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building where they met with Christine McDonald SM ’01 and Paul Shawcross ’87, ’88, SM ’93 at the @OMBPress. Thank you for a great visit!”