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  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  I thought you all would like to know this exciting news! Schmill ... permanent basis. "I appreciate the confidence that Dan Hastings, Paul Gray ... vibrancy and energy with them, and I respect the importance of the role the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Zambia Ate My Neighbors We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of…

  

  , and science textbooks they had. If they weren't so heavy, I would have ... during the day, and although I wore a hat and drank lots of water I got ... another minibus to Manda Hill, a strip mall that lots of ex-pats frequent. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  last week or so since I have arrived at MIT, but that would most likely ... It’s the start of my third year here, and once again I am smiling at ... ’ theme last year too, same as the year before. I've only been here for a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  them know how we’re doing now that the semester is over, a text message ... occasion, I’ve used Zoom or FaceTime to get a sense of realness in my ... ="53276" image3="53274" image4="53275" image5="53273" image6="53277" /] I’m in the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  remarkable people, free to the world." I started watching them in high school ... technological initiatives than I ever did in class. They really opened up my mind to not only ways I can cause change on a large scale, but also within

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  It's been nearly three months since I graduated MIT. With the freshman class starting school tomorrow, it's strange to think that I won ... times a day. I miss MIT dearly, but feel so lucky to've experienced even

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There’s antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium… ...and hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  Whew! I ran back from my field hockey game today (we won, 3-1! ya ... 224 suite complained that we stole one of their ideas. =P I've been ... for 6.081. But I'm tired and confused (why is d+=1 legal normally but

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  for thirty years, and how helpful it had been to science, and then I was ... Even though I am rarely directly asked this question, I know it ... you crazy kids ever get any sleep? Of course we do. I mean, for one

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  I've had some great conversations over the past few weeks with folks in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... , and online classes. I'm very excited about what Richard, Dave, and the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  I've just finished in New York City, where I did my last two days of outreach to students for the season. After this, I'll head back to the office ... travel season, we'll prepare to read your applications. I suspect we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  the highest concentration of beautiful sights, and I would highly ... it couldn't be longer, and I would happily visit again someday! A ... I spent spring break in Iceland, mostly in the backseat of a white

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

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  good one, but believe me it’s just a lucky guess! (Read: I’m not a stalker, promise!) I’m writing about birthdays because this weekend I experienced my first two college birthdays. Okay, I should clarify that too: *I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Public MIT panel on the science behind vaccines, and ending the evolving pandemic

  

  shortly thereafter at the same link. Because I know a lot of our readers are interested in science writ large, I wanted to boost this event so more people ... . To learn how an extraordinary collaboration across research disciplines

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 4, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  or bombs," said Smith. ''I don't drive a car, and I don't kill people ... about that. Gerthy cares about that. I care about that." I blogged in a ... here's just one example of a) how hands on the class is, and b) how it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  ovation. That's how cool Auroux is. And just because I feel bad this will ... are all integers. While I'm there, I might as well say that they're real.... Okay, I'll stop being lame. That was just an attention grabber, I'll give

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  . I.B.M. plans to announce Monday that it is in the final stages of ... will have made a leap forward. [read more] About the same time, I got a ... : About me: I am a senior who is majoring in 21E: Humanities and Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Watch the 2.009 final presentations webcast!

  

  out there, it's sort of like FRC, but for products. From the website: In

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 10, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7PM ET! the premier product design class at MIT

  

  . From the website:  In 2.009, Product Engineering Processes, [150

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

  You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

  

  about this project, visit Alfinio's website here -- thanks ------ This

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out ... forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no ... planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018