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  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  our Professors about cutting-edge research, cool discoveries, and all of ... our undergrads who do original research here on campus and in the world

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Entrepreneurship invasion I love it when students start useful companies.

  

  So yesterday, I’m in my office trying to catch up on email when a student who I haven’t seen in a long time stops by my office. In the process…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  News bites from the Institvte A taste of what's happening around campus.

  

  mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades, MIT and Harvard researchers

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  Yesterday was my team’s first full day in Zambia, and what a day it was! We took a minibus from where we’re staying to downtown Lusaka, where we walked through…

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

  An IAP in Texas, chapter one Reporting on location from Fort Worth.

  

  (Only in Texas can you legally drive 80mph on an Interstate highway!) This week, I drove about 1200 miles from my house in Arizona to the Fort Worth, Texas area,…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Blake Ross, who is kind of the inventor of Firefox, is 21 years old. Well, it’s been a while. According to MT I started writing this entry…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  I am double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Biology, with a double minor in Biomedical Engineering and Economics. Who does that?!?!? Yours truly. Well, not anymore but that’s how I…

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  Last week was one of those weeks where I had either a test or something due every day of the week. Monday: 18.310 test corrections were due. 18.310 is Principles…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  From the article “Engineering changes for the better in Haiti: Local activist joins up with MIT instructor” By Ron Fletcher The Boston Globe June 5, 2005 Smith’s ”genius” for designing…

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

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? “Hey Ruth [’07], I need a did you know?” “Oh, those are always the best part… how about the milk vending machine in the basement of building…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Final in Boston An MIT- and Boston-centric look at the Italian victory.

  

  French stock market is likely to underperform today: ..based on research at ... graduate student and co author of the research. "The thinking was that the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  So in hopes to show you more about what classes are like, over the next few weeks, I’ll be highlighting one of my classes in each entry. This week, I’ll…

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class-tastic

  

  In somewhat sharp contrast to previous terms, I’m taking only three classes this semester — and so far, it’s been great! I only have one class on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  With all these applications, it’s tough to find time to blog. There are lots of terrific applications! This will be a challenging year to choose from so many great applicants.…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Summary

  

  Today was the last day of 2.670. I had wanted to make a really cool modification to my engine by making it a generator, but I didn’t have enough time…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Musings on Graduate School Starting to think about graduate school...

  

  labelled as researchers and end up becoming the head scientist for a company

  • by Bryan
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  As the semester begins to wind down, it comes time to turn in projects, do those last minute problem sets, and perhaps design a wind turbine. This was my past…

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  So in my previous entry, I talked about how the Medlinks were providing free flu shots in the student center. WELL it turns out my suitemate Gabe ’08 got one…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  (I can file an entry on Yoga under “Academic” right?) Today I received this email from the Committee on Academic Performance (links are all mine) According to our records, you…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  scarcely enough programs to serve them. "We are undercutting the research and ... National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, at the University of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005