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  Ana Posada: Improving the production of an HIV medication Ana Posada, who just graduated from MIT, spent a year and half of her undergraduate…

  

  The Class of 2007 walked across the stage last Friday, and among the ... undergraduate, she made sure to take time to explore our campus and enjoy the ... , one of the few MIT microbiology labs, for one and a half years. She says

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-January Updates The latest from Cambridge.

  

  time to follow up on that and make sure we have it as soon as possible ... early action deferred), and you are in an American school, please try to ... , and you are looking to send us an update, I would recommend doing so in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  , so we will spend some time checking on the panels and assessing whether ... our main projects is water testing and education. The community has a water safety committee with whom we will host chlorine and Sodis

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  (and Ben and Nance) been? Reading applications. Lots and lots of applications. It's been hard to find time for much else (like blogging and email ... , James Bond and Borat. It looks like our early application numbers for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  Wallace Fennel exposited that he wants to be a mechanical engineer. And that totally made my day. Engineers rock. Of course, Wallace is failing MechE and then cheated, like an idiot! So of course he got caught, and I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  This past Sunday night, my friend Hanna '10 and I did our first radio ... on their psets due the next morning, crack a bad joke or two (and when ... of music when we've run out of nervous banter and can't think of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  5E Rush Photos

  

  and head-scratching, because we were able to put them to good use. Also ... likes us from this picture. Luke '07 talks to Kathleen '10 and another ... Bemis, the middle section of the hall, and talking. Mitch '03, Steve '08

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

  

  's entry) to the Club Med in Punta Cana and everything was wonderful except ... busy/lazy. Despite that, I played a lot of tennis and it was my basically ... I was introducing myself at dinner I said I was from Boston and one of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  't honestly say I've been to every house, I've been to several, and the rooms ... normally everyone has ample space to live and enjoy. For example, my current room has 3 couches, 3 mini fridges, a 26" TV, and then some. 2. While

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  enough to keep Steve Jobs busy for a weekend -- today, Apple and Nike ... company? A runner's choice of running shoes is a very careful and idiosyncratic one, and consumer theory dictates that the more choices, the better

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  pointed this out last night, and unless I'm missing something, I agree with ... it was a 3-way tie. Let's do the math, and please correct me if I ... two hour period, and each contestant's phone lines can handle ~16

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  , focusing on both the overall winners and the performances of MIT runners. Now ... Kyle '08 and YiOu '07 looking beautiful together as they finish together ... one... ...and although it's a bit unflattering, I still think it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  span of 4 days!). And, while there will be parties, CPW is a 100% dry weekend. And while you'll probably see people wearing shirts featuring pi ... thread here and here (check it out!). Not as important as cancer research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  : Professor Yaffe is from Baltimore and his dialect is very strong. Thus, he ... it to us and also demonstrate the effects of EDTA ... , carbohydrates and how they exist in the body. So far, it's been pretty good

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  write about while cheering for tonight's MIT mens' basketball game, and I ... hurt and I was tired and my mind was drifting a little. There are a lot of sports at MIT, and a lot of ways to get involved with physical

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  and lost. This was probably one of the best learning experiences of my life. I learned a lot about politics, and I also learned that losing a ... that if I were to get a B+, I should have opted to do less work and get

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  turn! So this semester, I took Quantitative Physiology I: Cells and ... aka HST.541J. One of the major topics in the class is the Hodgkin and ... functions, and my personal favorite, error functions. Instead of making us

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  So it's Nobel Prize week, and this year, MIT has been able to add another name to it's list of professors, affiliates, and alumni who have won ... , Robert Grubbs, and Professor Richard Schrock. Professor Schrock won the

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  -a-potties. A little bird tells me that between 120,000 and 150,000 people attend each year, and that it is the largest food festival in the country. On ... , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  getting ready to play (and sweep) the Coast Guard Academy in an afternoon ... housing... ...and the students attended their own panel on housing ... panelists Jessie (green hair) and Kelsey (blue hair). The housing panels gave

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005