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  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  the face of tragic events, giving those who observe from afar a word for what others should do in the face of tragedy. Whether thinking about Oklahoma City, the events of September 11th or Virginia Tech, the closure

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  inserting beneficial DNA into the nucleus of a cell. The tough part is getting ... times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence, and are made out of two types of biodegradable polymers. Inside of the spheres are

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  A Splash of color! and a bigger splash of water.

  

  As something of an absent blogger over the past few months, one of ... -1 only has two days left on Hulu!", or d) all of the above). However ... ?); by 'MIT', I mean my friend Michele and a few of her cohorts in the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 4, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs ... the academic success and personal development of undergraduates. Staff
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a compilation of creative projects creativity? at MY institute?

  

  .[/annotation] In the process, I ended up doing a variety of creative projects—here are a few of them, organized by class: 21M.401: Concert Choir At the beginning of the semester, our director asked us what kind of music we wanted

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the MIT…

  

  introducing you to the Admissions Officers for the 2005-2006 school year. Some of us you already know through the blogs and other means. Some of the ... couple months; I think you'll like them. Today, you can meet the first of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Activities Midway Each year, MIT exhibits its 300+ student activities. Friday, I checked them out for you.

  

  of MIT student activities, courtesy the Association of Student ... the ASA, 1997-99] Thousands of people attended the Activities Midway ... given a list of the ~250 groups that had booths. You can view the list

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  . But instead of the first 10 (decimal is so ordinary!), I decided to ... 't read Korean, but it's track 11 on The Third Eye]. Cherry Filter is one of ... Opera, The Legend Of The White Snake, Scene 5: The Yellow Wine. Chinese

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  second of the day, so did every second of being at MIT.  Sometimes, the twinkling lights of the Prudential tower accompanied me into the late hours of the night. Other times, the sunrise reflected off of brownstone

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?

  One of the highlights of MIT's yearly academic challenges and competitions, the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, connects students with the passion and talent to improve the world with the experience and resources of
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Oh The Things I’ve Seen Warning: Hold on to your socks

  

  , here is a complete listing of all the moving picture shows I’ve viewed in ... House Lie to Me Bones Men of a Certain Age The Game Meet the Browns Numb3 ... no guys) Two and a Half Men Law and Order: SVU The Real Housewives of

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Melancholia [by Faye '11] A beautiful movie about the end of the world.

  

  : pretty to look at and nice to listen to (the tagline says it all), 5 out of ... article on the Degas exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), but I saw ... I reached the Huntington Street entrance of the MFA that afternoon

  • by ARTalk
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  dancing on roof decks of frat houses. Last summer I watched the fireworks ... floor. The rest of B entry had gone out to Memorial Drive to watch the ... crowded, possibly one of the best views on the Cambridge side of the river

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  Congratulations and welcome to the class of 2016! I found this picture of you on the Internet:          Go ahead and introduce yourselves :)

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  As a lot of you probably know, the MIT class ring is a little more ... a huge part of the undergrad tradition at MIT. Getting your "brass rat ... to come pick up their rings. The Class of '09 Ring Delivery was held

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 Roll Call It's May 1st -- welcome to MIT!

  

  It's May 1! Welcome to the MIT Class of 2010! If you have sent back ... comments. We're excited to have you as a member of the class! We've spent the ... with their college t-shirt on, rightly proud of their future home for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  way. I'll keep you updated over the course of the day. Let's use this ... Hi folks, Ben here, with an update from The Nance, who called me at ... . (Next time, Bry, just stick to the 9AM report unless they're 20 seconds

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Preview Of My Summer Project Screenshots of the new admissions site.

  

  section of the site. IMAGE #2: Don't worry - if you happen to like ... the blogs too!). IMAGE #3: One of my favorite things about the new ... So here's a sneak peek at what I've been working on all summer... the

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home Away From Home Complete with Batman mask, kettle corn, and ticket stubs

  

  's zoom into some of the more interesting parts! On top we have a couple of props from my favorite movies/comics. The first shelf holds the ... nice split of comics from the big two and independent distributors. Next

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 4, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  On Friday afternoon, the students and staff of the senior capstone ... : Finally, the day of the competition arrived.  I'm told that MIT President ... was fast and furious! The awards ceremony took place of the steps

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011