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  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  use about moving on. Closure has become an amazingly overused word in ... what others should do in the face of tragedy. Whether thinking about ... word shows up constantly in our language. But perhaps closure is the

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will be present at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Albuquerque this…

  

  in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) on ... ) to me (in the comments or via email). I hope you can join us! MIT ISEF ... (rescheduled from 1pm) Ruidoso Room In a session designed specifically for ISEF

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  , and especially for our office. We'll write more about it in a few days ... 're really in a state of shock at the loss of our leader. To make a long story ... credentials on her resume 28 years ago in 1979, when she applied for her first

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  Massachusetts to Malaysia) will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2011. If there's one in your area, you should check ... , in the home of my friend Kristie '03! Sunday Orange County, California

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  Jewish." But there's not, so this will go in Miscellaneous. From: Irving ... Center in w11. Join MIT Hillel for an evening packed to the brim with pi ... it because I was running 3 miles on a treadmill in the Burton

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  Hockfield recently wrote an op-ed in the Boston Globe entitled A Model For ... , with many faculty and students invested in finding energy solutions ... -competitors from the annual international solar car race to collaborate in designing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  basic things you need to know about me and this blog you can read about in my biography, but here's a little more! I was born in China, grew up there in a valley between the mountains, moved to the outskirts of DC when

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Solicitation You've got questions. I'll have answers tomorrow night.

  

  fixing all the links in all the blog entries ever written... turns out that ... thing that's happened to me in the last few days is that Adam and I went ... . In my defense, I'll say that I'm a lot less of a drama queen than I was

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Molly Pounds Chicagoland's Molly Pounds '10.

  

  prompted her to study hard and earn good grades. That hard work paid off in ... junior. Pounds will graduate from Crystal Lake South High School in June ... in the fall. "Some people are really into the high school thing," said

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  . 1. If you send in your reply form to MIT telling us that you're coming (and if you have decided to come, please do send it in!), we will reply ... , and to await the Next Big Mailing (NBM) in May. 2. Yes, I will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  majoring in Course 4: Architecture at MIT (as you know, I eventually received my degree in Management Science). Famous architects like Holl get to ... completely new cities in China. Holl has begun talking about Simmons Hall

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  film for numerous uses in the typical laboratory including the typical ... time, no possibility for the making of the product in any other thickness ... pretty much ubiquitous in every research laboratory worldwide. Just among

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  events tomorrow catch my eye. They are: The History of the Universe in One ... opportunity to ask them! HIV/AIDS in Africa: An Open Dialog About the Needs in ... adequately respond to the health issues in Africa range from financial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  operated Wallace Observatory in Westford, MA. Once at the observatory, they ... 'm told is currently a super hot topic in astronomy! The goal of the ... systems are found in binary star systems, so they looked for eclipsing

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…

  

  Researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab ... scanning tunneling microscope that operates at very low temperatures and in ... surface of high-temperature superconductors in an attempt to understand how

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They’re not just regular artists… ...they're Artists in Residence.

  

  ...they're Artists in Residence. Each year, MIT brings exciting and ... Artists in Residence, and has been bringing artists to Cambridge for more than 40 years. Some of the previous Artists in Residence have included

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Images of Rush preparation

  

  Every year, the campus is engulfed by frenetic activity in the week ... the activity in my neck of the woods. But first, a pic of my hallmate ... it up, as in this message left by Phife '04 when I was a freshman

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…

  

  and Emilia-Romagna regions. Interestingly enough, a deep foundation in ... s, Arrigo Boito, my great-great uncle, was involved heavily in opera. During my overnight stay in Milan, I travelled the roads of time to meet

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  The burning question in my in-box is "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Will you look at my app and tell me what I did wrong? Why was I ... app and tell you individually why you didn't get in? Unfortunately, no

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  One of IAP's most exciting activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In ... finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in-depth description ... Friday, January 14, at 12 noon in Lobby 7 (the "main entrance" to MIT). It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005