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• Blog / MIT Life

  fpop-ing I haven't worn a poncho since the third grade.

  

  So over the past couple of days, our FPOP has done some pretty cool ... Institute where they sequenced part of the human genome. - we walked ... of the most exciting times of the year. There's just a lot of things

  • by Bryan
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  the Year of the Dog. The celebration featured my favorite dog and ... coming year is the Year of the Pig. So, as has become the tradition, we ... cameo in the first episode of CSI: Miami. She spent the following year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  of the best things that's happened to me at MIT. “These are all silent sports. None requires a motor; none delivers the cheers of a crowd. In each sport, reward comes in the form of hard-won grace and moments

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two cakes and six cupcakes ...they may or may not resemble astronomical objects.

  

  I mentioned that I'm in the midst of a summer research program at the ... Array (of radio telescopes) in New Mexico. This is what the Whirlpool ... Array (of red velvet cupcakes) looked like: The cupcakes took

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  As the advent of another academic year approaches, I feel somewhat ... with excitement and wonder. Of course, the honeymoon didn't last forever ... the eyes of the torrent of 2015s that have descended upon campus in the

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below showcases the beauty of this region these days. As the "peak foliage" has not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  The Colbert Report. Professor Cummings was one of the US Navy's first ... Director of the Humans and Automation Lab, which hosts many Aero/Astro UROPs ... Colbert Report: it's important to understand the context of the program and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Antietam? I hardly knew him. A Fourth of July fable, while I'm stuck in Germany.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? An Italian defender once said of Pele, after the 1970 World Cup finals, "I told myself before the game, he's made of skin and ... chromatograms at the drop of a hat. There will come a time when there are just no

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Day at Stanford University wait, what?

  

  . The buildings are built out of tasteful sandstone and, as a bonus ... half-day sample of the Stanford Experience. Being home briefly for summer ... the Land of Palm Trees and Californian Paradise. That satanist a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  championship, which is three games over the span of a week. In the NEWMAC ... the game like a crack of lightning, and you can instantly tell what type of game it will be. After a game of bicycle kicks, the most chef’s kiss

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science Times

  

  . Demaine, an assistant professor of computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the leading theoretician in the emerging field of origami mathematics, the formal study of what can be done with a folded

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A recipe for disaster Behind the scenes of the "giant pie" video

  

  ’m excited to give you the full story of the complete mess that we made. Here ... sugar and flour, and 7 large cans of shortening. On the way back, Kristen ... everywhere (2:16). This dented a few of the cans and made a mess in the uhaul

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • March 11, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  How and what would I write in the utter absence of the ever ... the literary coherency associated with the formal duties of a prefrosh ... the snow down 3rd Street, a hotbed of the eco-friendly hipsteria that

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  We were all saddened by the news of Marilee Jones' resignation. In ... felt. The message of "being" vs. "doing," quality over quantity, and ... , members of the class of 2011) - that our admissions process is, and always

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures from a Semester of Classes The Sequel Society Didn't Know It Needed

  

  Athletic Center which marked the end of a very long first semester at MIT. So ... : MIThenge Anyways, besides the whole school part of this school, there are a lot of other unique things that happen on this campus during the year

  • by Richard O. '28
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visualize this! My new UROP We've got some really cool stuff going on this semester

  

  Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab). Our work is at the intersection of ... Computing Group. The leader of our group is Zoya Bylinskii, a PhD student, and ... what the progress of each project is. That means everyone has the freedom

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Live from the Glass Lab! it's...tuesday afternoon??

  

  One of my favorite MIT organizations is the Glass Lab, where students ... they sent out the following blast: Dear Glass Lab followers, One of the ... scheduled, we have, thanks to the labors of Erik and Marty Demaine, installed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2010
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the residence halls/housing like?

  where they feel best. Detailed descriptions of the undergraduate residence halls are available on the Housing site. ... More than 70% of our undergrads live on campus, including all first
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole

  

  and obscure lore about the history of the T. This is not that post. However, in the process of doing research for it, I read a book titled ... with accompanying passages about the history of Boston's public transit

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See your name among the stars… Forget having your name written in lights, get it written on a spacecraft!

  

  unmanned spacecraft in 2010. "Choose a location on the outside of the ... 'll return to you the actual piece of spacecraft hardware which carried your ... on a spacecraft! The MIT Mars Gravity Biosatellite Program is selling

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 3, 2006