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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  reduce the time a patient spends in surgery. Additionally, it can be ... their attention to the gecko. Geckos can scale smooth walls at a whopping three feet per second, and in last decade scientists have begun to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  .370: Robocraft Now the one I'm most familiar with is Robocraft since my roommate ... strategy (hopefully those extra hours will pay off). So I entered 26-100 after exiting lab and found the lecture hall in a standing room only

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  the ceiling in this neglected room, but it looked interesting, so I took ... construction, as you can tell. Turning back around to leave, I spotted this ... . Once in 66, you can turn to view an interesting room full of old

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  If you read my last post, I've had a pretty hard October. However ... importantly, we're all here for each other. Well, I decided that regardless of the daily struggle of MIT, I wanted to take time out of my day to do

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Impossible Design Project See what it's like to be a Course VI student.

  

  Ok. Well, I've been kind of busy these days. Taking 5 classes (2 CIs and 2 labs will do that). So...I thought I'd take the easy way out, by ... which are very interesting. In particular, though, 6.033 has two design

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  It's really nice in Boston today. I've just returned from a walk ... "bridge circuit"), and lots of sailboats in today's gusting wind. It made me really miss sailing. Sailing, in my opinion, is the best PE Class you can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a rose is a rose is a rose ...is a rose

  

  - GOOD LUCK TO ALL EA APPLICANTS!!! i can’t tell you not to worry, to ... So I haven’t blogged for a while - again... I’m not going to lie - it’s actually because I’ve been doing architecture stuff and that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Judd Logan is my homeboy He's amazing, so amazing

  

  experience back and say (to kids) if I can do it, surely there's other people ... Every time I give a presentation about MIT, I always try to emphasize ... addition to this wonderful community. I really love this place. It's all

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  Force officer. As a freshman, I'm in AS.100, and right now we're learning ... pretty stressful at times, and at the end of the day I was exhausted, I can ... here I am 100% sure I will be ready for a career in the Air Force.

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  bubbling up to the surface, which I can certainly understand. I know the ... You may have noticed that the application for the class entering in ... to wait until the very last minute. While I certainly won’t extol the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  happen. I included videos of the talks in this entry, and I highly ... board in early April, and it was wonderful. I remember one night when the ... said he was excited to be involved in such an event: "I was particularly

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  FREE FOOD! FREE FOOD! EVERYWHERE!! AM I YELLING??

  

  the ridiculous amounts of free food I got this week. In that particular ... number in the lottery, I'm in an excellent double with the view of the ... This morning I got a frantic call from my mother. MOM: Is it true

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  , in the forecast, there was very little actual snow expected, but when I ... matter in the entire month…until Friday," to which I say, "weak sauce ... can make one's day in spite of it all. The snow is back! What joy.

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  conference started in Seattle that now has a Boston branch. I went last year ... to their proper locations in the timestream. (Side note: I really enjoy ... in Boston to celebrate gaming, and it is completely free to the public

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a not-so-cruel summer this one's for the girlies

  

  production, the music video for ‘I Can See You,’ everything // screamed to ... // dressed in pink to watch Barbie! with my sister // screamed to Speak Now ... (Taylor’s Version) announcement on a livestream in my bed // made Spotify

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Applications… Things are getting busy here at MIT Admissions!

  

  ! Yesterday, a student came in my office and said, "Pink! I've never ... pink) There are many, many applications to be reviewed. I know some of ... up in our Records Office, having received lots and lots (and lots and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  making the most of things we threw our annual rager in, uh, Minecraft

  

  assure you... I told the people in the Minecraft Discord about our hype ... I just wanted to quickly share something that brought me a lot of ... we're all scattered across the country in quarantine, we thought the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 20, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  I’m going to pretend I have not been AWOL. Life updates shall come in ... more spice to it. So, back in sophomore year, I thought it would be cool ... , so believe me when I say it definitely looked better at some point in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  so silly. Pointless even. When I arrived at MIT in the fall of 2009, I ... still a week of late nights. I can't comment on sorority recruitment ... freshmen guys because I'm going to talk about my rush). You've probably

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• FAQ / Afford

  How do I contact Student Financial Services?

  Contact information for Student Financial Services (including phone, fax, email, and mail) can be found on the SFS contact page.