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• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  's contributions to cancer research. I'll reprint it below: Even without a medical ... development of a technique for delivering chemotherapy directly to a tumor ... professor, Robert A. Weinberg, won one of the largest prizes awarded to cancer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  a glacier lagoon and returned to Vík to stay in a cabin on the beach ... I spent spring break in Iceland, mostly in the backseat of a white ... a glacier and in a cabin on the black sand beaches of Vík.  Here's a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  with which Fleming has responded. In their honor, we wish to afford them ... hacking history comes to a close. I, for one, was quite impressed with the ... : Apparently CalTech flew out a crew of 20 to retrieve the cannon, and took it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  opportunity to ask them! HIV/AIDS in Africa: An Open Dialog About the Needs in ... adequately respond to the health issues in Africa range from financial ... done to change them and what role students (in particular MIT students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Couchamarans and Carboats MIT alums create awesome floating vehicles from which to watch the fireworks.

  

  In my last entry, I left you with this teaser: "I will reveal the #1 place to watch the fireworks in my next entry." Without further ado... 1. From a homemade floating vehicle on the Charles River. Enterprising MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Is Found! The Mystery Hunt ends after 36 hours.

  

  What Bomb at Midnight in a refridgerator in the basement of E18. It was a great 36 hours of hunting! I'll post some fun puzzles in my next entry. Thanks to Random / S.P.I.E.S. for running another terrific Mystery

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: I’ll be at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend and so will other people from MIT

  

  I arrive somewhere to give a talk. Someone emailed to suggest this ... , where I'm giving a talk about maker portfolios in our admissions process at 1:30PM on Saturday at the center stage in zone 7. It will be a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MOUT Training Exercise With UNH ROTC [by CDT Vikram Mittal] When UNH asked our battalion to supply people to act as…

  

  and my buddy. We were then searched and told to wait in a nice warm bus ... were holding five hostages in an abandoned prison, and they were to ... paintballs. I hadn't played paintball since I was in high school almost a

  • by ROTC
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: the app is live for freshman

  

  ;   You know what to do. Be yourself. Be good to others. Take care of your business, but try not to worry too much. Remember the difference ... 'll go is not who you'll be. Most of all, try to enjoy your senior year; it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  things that are golden, part 2 a zine carved out of pink erasers

  

  Arts at MIT) in Fall 2020, but I didn't have any more blocks to carve ... ="aligncenter" width="507"] specifically from the tree in front of Walker Memorial ... -ish Fall Out Boy album. tbh I feel so-so about the album as a whole, but I do

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 1 The first winning entry in the photo contest. What a view!

  

  The Orientation photo contest is off to a great start. The first photo comes to us from freshman Arya '10, an international student from ... half. What a view! (Click on the photo for a zoomed-in view)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Returns Butterless popcorn and a little magic.

  

  Pending recovery from my illness, in a few hours, I will board a bus to head here to watch this movie in IMAX. I'm a "little" excited. Diana boarding the "Knight Bus" (ie the Big Yellow Bus) with her ticket

  • by Bryan
  • November 17, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?

  fund analyst to start Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization created to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. ... , started the online learning phenomenon in 1993 when he started tutoring his
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT require standardized tests for transfer applicants?

  We require the SAT or the ACT from first year and transfer applicants. Please visit our Tests & scores page for more complete details.
• FAQ / Afford

  How do I contact Student Financial Services?

  Contact information for Student Financial Services (including phone, fax, email, and mail) can be found on the SFS contact page.
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I ... ; CONFUSED IF FOUND, PLEASE RETURN TO SKULLHOUSE A REWARD MAY BE NEGOTIATED ... You know how in Saturday morning cartoons, there's usually some guy

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pictures of what Could Have Been drawings i made for blog posts that i didn't end up posting

  

  ) on the cover. In my dismay, I decided to make a sequel to my ... suggestions for MIT merch" Date: March/April 2024 Premise: I saw a notebook in ... sketches but only liked a few of the ideas, so I was too lazy to commit to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 8, 2024
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin in the big, wacky, comfortable chair called IAP. Sandwiched between the
• Blog / Events

  Indra Nooyi presentation A presentation from Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo.

  

  This afternoon I went to a talk on Diversity in Action by Indra Nooyi. She spoke at Sloan (MIT's school of management) as part of a series that will host the following speakers later this semester:

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  I am currently a bit overwhelmed with work & application reading, but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content. In the meantime... Superbowl: discuss. Who are you pulling for? Who

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006