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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  n00bs" and then immediate proceed thinking, "Wait I'm not one of you ... .055 Biomaterials Science and Engineering. Not sure if there are any readers out there ... Langer lab, where I UROP. I work for a post-doc on nanoparticle drug

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  work gets to be overwhelming at times, and it's important to know that we ... held on to me and let me know that I was not alone and that I could miss ... that way. 5) National/State Organizations If you are not at MIT, there

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  challenges or work and play! Not the determination in his eyes, the bravery ... down in your work day in and day out. Of course, CPW brings out the best ... hacks during CPW, if not my time here, was the one pulled on building 54

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  Cambridge and face with the mountain of essays and applications. BUT FRET NOT ... ? Meet Professor Angelika Amon, an HHMI investigator, who currently works ... said. It was a really cool talk, not only because it was right on the

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  , and we DEFINITELY do not have exams." Proctor: "Oh...okay. We'll sort it ... Challenge. The high school I'm working at is 100% Navajo, and has a ... ’t immediately come to mind. Did not expect this. Since today was my first day

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  needed. When I came back to MIT to work (three years ago this week, I ... tour to know I worked in Admissions instead wanting them to get pay attend to the tour guide not spend their time asking me questions. Alina

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  tell us about your current research work? A. In my lab we are tackling ... nature of the human mind? Much of our work uses a brain imaging method ... the cutting edge of brain imaging research. They learn not only what is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  -on-a-drum-with-a-stick thing.) Not only that, but our three hours of practice a week count as a ... typical MIT classes, so it works out. Our fall concert was held in early December, not long before finals, in the student center. We arrived a few

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  twins, they each carry a 4.76 GPA. "We both worked so hard throughout high ... the fall. They say it's not because they want to be together, but ... . "This is why we have to work to make sure our speeches are different," she

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  wastes in one day what MIT works an entire year to save." "Somebody ... from the dome." BUT it is not any of these things. No, MIT hasn ... the train moving. Exclusive access to film hackers working on

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  different at MIT. Not in a bad way at all, in a hilarious way. Since my first ... that many MIT students have a general idea of how that works...but are a ... : Well, you can't put expensive things in public places and not expect them

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  really want to do nothing but study all day? Of course not! And neither ... , it's not surprising that a flyer for a Time-Management seminar caught ... )Find a method that works for you. Some people are post-it note people

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  Pauli myself. But I'm not in charge of that. I'm in charge of feeding 20 ... : Really seeing the city. I guess if I had to pick, I certainly do regret not ... the pool. Ran off to the gym to work out and tumble, and hopped in the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  't care if my lungs explode tomorrow: I'm gonna graduate. But that's not ... best UROP experience I've had here. I worked with Eric Verploegen (soon ... page to find out more about them. I worked with Eric officially for pay

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  Toy Design in several months but that's not to say I haven't been ... class from 9 units to 15 because it's not a low time commitment class ... much about what we're working on, I'd like to share some pictures of what

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Acting, Writing, and Roleplaying: A Match Made in Heaven [by Susan Shepherd '11] Guild members have infiltrated the KGB, made first contact with aliens,…

  

  characters into the mix, suddenly your goals are not nearly so easy to achieve ... new game writers. The first week, they work six or more hours a day ... . The second week, they test-run all the games to work out the kinks. At

  • by ARTalk
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  world with the same eyes. Mine work just like yours do. My sun is yellow ... being a chemical engineer and working in the biotech industry. During my ... you like it this much, why not major in it?” So I did. I'm in Navy ROTC

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mad scientist? “Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to…

  

  , so maybe I'm not a mad scientist. But, when people ask me where I am ... Research Center, this seminar is shaping up to be really swell =) Not only do ... there’s minimal homework and free lunch! I worked in an NIH Clinical

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  So the other day at work, I was sitting at the bottom of one of the ... white when it gets churned around a lot? It's a physical change, not a ... /forcing me to do things that most parents beg/force their kids not to do. There

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will begin again. Maybe the time is right (to blog). Maybe tonight.

  

  ! Based on a comment I got yesterday, there are still people working... and ... any of you watching the GRAMMYS last night? I must say, NELLY was not ... clever (and not paid to endorse Burger King), "That's hot." 10

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 8, 2006