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• Blog / Challenges

  Together. thoughts on today's tragedy.

  

  rate in the triple digits.  The wailing of sirens and the steady chop-chop-chop of helicopter blades overhead filled the air. We were very fortunate to have no immediate members of the MIT community directly injured by

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  In the summer of 2011, MISTI sent 22 Biology students across the ... about France. The project: The aim of my project was to verify ... : PARSIG’s goal is to understand the mechanism of L. donovani infection and

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• Blog / Events

  Fryday on Sunday If you're looking for more apples, do not click this.

  

  in pendulous obligation to the slippery edge of a Sunday night that is ... cesium atom. Editor's note: The following is not for the faint of heart, nor the high of blood pressure, nor the diabetic of pancreas. It's the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  It's October. Cambridge is cozily snuggled into the cusp of a cold front, the air is crisp like tempura in the cracks of a deep-fried broccoli flower, and the crunchiness of autumn tingles with the sound of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  case the last three years of blogging and my recent distress over ... bacterial colonies makes me want to shoot myself in the face. (Speaking of my ... class in the morning. I am not one of those people. My name is Keri

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taste of the Middle Ages

  

  the Met(ropolitan Museum of Art)'s Medieval Art collection -------- ... My 21H.927: Economic History of Work and Family teacher, Professor Anne McCants, ran an IAP event entitled "Old Food: Ancient and Medieval

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  ) and the end-of-season fencing banquet. Here are some thoughts if you’re into that kind of thing. The Photography of Ring Delivery: Ridiculous ... of dread (or perhaps elation) because they are nearing the end of their

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Engineer, Blogger… Rhodes Scholar (!) Melis wins the Rhodes Scholarship!

  

  institute. Her senior thesis is in the use of micro-electro-mechanical devises in tissue engineering. She also is editor-in-chief of the M ... coverage of the Rhodes announcement: It occurred to Melis N. Anahtar's family

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  -making process (the part where he explains his thoughts leading up to using vinegar to slow the breakdown of pectin in the potatoes is pretty cool). As ... The weather sobered up just in time for CPW, and we celebrated the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  you spent last Friday and Saturday eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the ... Admissions Stu Schmill took it with Woodie back in the 80s; one of his classmates, Megan Smith is now the current Chief Technology Officer of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  At The Ends Of Tunnels unlike a tunneling particle, I actually had to expend lots of energy to surmount obstacles

  

  , it's not...that great. But I digress. I actually wrote the bulk of ... . A ray caster, if you care, is one of the most basic conceptual layers ... almost from scratch. After collapsing, exhausted, at the end of the long

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  necessary! Science! (a sample of classes: “The Algorithmic Beauty of ... from Turner, a fellow resident of my floor Burton 1, and the one who ... should be fun and positive. The idea of biking popped into being while my

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  entry "Our Friends," in memory of two special members of the MIT community ... 's Boston Globe had the news of the passing of another special member of our ... Jimmy and Howard Brown. The part of the article that most touched me was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eyes Wide a scandalous, unintentionally-devoid-of-meaning recent history

  

  had come to $3.14, the monetary equivalent of the ratio between a circle ... jokes (out of pity). It is currently the first day of school’s eve, more ... did not say it was impossible.) Glamour shot of the East Campus

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 8, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  and the rest of the administration have in me," he told the MIT News ... vibrancy and energy with them, and I respect the importance of the role the ... senior associate director of admissions and director of the Educational

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  city is so diverse and you can find almost any kind of food all over the place - fooood is gooood. And, of course, THE SOX.Favorite movies: The ... : The people. Hands down. The people at MIT are not what I expected them

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  : pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical ... Observatory. There, I sat outside in the snow, huddling in six layers of ... sincere when I say that those were seven of the happiest, most peaceful

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM ... and will continue to do so over the next week or two. By the middle of May, the majority of you should have received them, but don't worry if

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  π Day

  

  Albert Einstein Memorial at the National Academy of Sciences, I set up my ... the National Academy of Sciences? I was there for the public exhibition of the finalist projects of the Intel Science Talent Search. I got to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005