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  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  also play a tremendous role in creating, encouraging, and preserving the ... small) contribution to this research through my UROP in the Langer Lab. In ... UROPs in the lab to meet with Professor Langer for a pizza dinner! I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is going to pump you up! A bit about a cool new fitness program called getfit@mit

  

  (in MechE!) from MIT in 1984 and the book is about his educational ... with the shop guys in Pappalardo (where we build out 2.007 robots.) I ... , which always has a way of making me feel important… In any case, MIT is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  feud with Stephen Colbert (resolved in a battle royale), a German disco light shows, a visit to the doctor, a turtle race, and ring spinning. In ... . He has been trying in vain to beat his record of 41 seconds. Clearly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Harvard-MIT Student Debate on Pakistan this Friday

  

  interest in Pakistani politics: Samad Khurram and Aqil Sajjad from Harvard ... . This event is especially important in light of Benazir Bhutto

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt LiveBlog Coming to you live from Mystery Hunt (Last Update: Sunday 5:04 PM)

  

  Update #1 (1:40 PM) Currently in 13-4101 trying to solve our first puzzle before I have to go to lab meeting in 20 minutes ... ahh! Update #2 (7:17 AM) Sorry for the delay in updating but the rest of the day has

  • by Bryan
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  the barstools never got made. In fact, the lumber is still stacked in ... wanted a small table to put in my room, but Rick decided to go all out, and ... expected it to be, especially when I put it in my room. I tried it out for a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  finals in three days, I packed my bags and headed back home to South Bend ... , everything has. Including me. A lot can happen in a semester, especially a semester at MIT. In retrospect, I realize that - in spite of reading the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  foiled at the twelfth hour, the conspirators nonetheless secured a place in ... of our number decided to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day in a uniquely ... observers might have noticed that a few things were amiss... In fact, Guy

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  how I felt when my plane first landed in Boston - when I walked onto ... clarify a point or answer a question I had. I remember turning in my first ... I had three tests in a row, plus a problem set due that same Thursday

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I've been spending hours in used bookstores and swimming and taking deep ... pronounce as "Ra-to-lee" even though the logo has the built-in pronounciation

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  imaginary, then the dots in the applet will be blue." (Draws dots in orange on board, waves chalk in the air.) "See? Blue." "And now I'm reminded of an ... have some colored chalk in my hand; otherwise, everything will be in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial aid news & more MIT announces costs & aid for the 2007-2008 school year.

  

  who qualify for admission has been unfaltering. This year, as in seven ... factor greater than the increase in tuition. The result: The net price an ... need-based financial aid. In 2006-2007, 23 percent of undergraduates pay

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  In Ancient Greece, the word “symposium” referred to a gathering of ... of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, who received his PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT in 1977. He gave an inspiring presentation that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 ... committee this year even more than I have in past years. Maybe that's just ... guys are just awesome and inspiring. Probably a combo of the two. In any

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  something to that effect. Some students in the lab have fallen asleep at ... did gun defense in Jiu Jitsu last night (in the self-defense PE class ... otherwise have just run off, but to be able to defend yourself in a situation

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT ... begins with taking an undergraduate course in molecular biology with James

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department (known as ... deal with the faculty and fellow students a few at a time, in your classes and in research groups you may end up working with. We are a very

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  them in conjunction with Ben's mom, etc.) IAP began a little over a week ... , listening to lectures, and training in the afternoon. (It's also the reason ... crawling and bruised, limbs hanging off in stray directions, back to my dorm

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  interested in catching up on some TV. This month, you can see (at least) three ... Diana Husmann '08, a junior in Course 8 (Physics), and Ellen Spertus '90, who was named "Sexiest Geek Alive" in 2001. Speaking of geeks, tonight

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  MIT students (and alums, if any feel like weighing in!) will comment in

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007