During the course of a long career in communications work at MIT, Janet Snover has shown a propensity for turning her private pursuits into projects that benefit the larger community.

Navigating the healthcare system outside of one's primary care provider and usual specialists can be like a trek into uncharted territory.

In more than 50 years of practicing medicine, including almost 15 years as MIT Medical's medical director (1986–2000), internist Arnold Weinberg, M.D., has seen a number of patients through hospitalizations and surgeries.

The 2007 getfit@mit challenge was bigger and better than ever, with a more than 20 percent increase over 2006 in participating teams and individuals.

Congratulations to buff2@bates, the 2007 getfit@mit grand prize winners. The team of seven, from MIT's Bates Linear Accelerator in Middleton, Mass., was chosen at random from the 134 teams that remained eligible for the award by meeting weekly exercise goals for at least 10 of the 12 weeks.