Sports Shorts for Dec. 17: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Phillips named MAC Shooter of the Month; Desmaris named Regional Coach of the Year
Three from MIT named Marine Microbiology Initiative investigators
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards given to pursue high-risk research in marine microbial ecology.
MIT Medical marks World Diabetes Day with community outreach
Provides information to Institute community members on risk factors for the disease.
Buongiorno and McKrell awarded more than $400,000 by CEA, France
The researchers will investigate transient boiling heat transfer phenomena under rapidly escalating heat fluxes.
Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice
Discovery of feedback between sea ice and ocean improves Arctic ice extent forecast.
MIT Federal Credit Union seeks volunteer for watchdog group
Students also encouraged to apply for hands-on board positions
UAAP rolls out new website and system for IAP 2013
Community members can easily browse Independent Activities Period activities by sponsor, category or date.
IS&T recommends community members wait to migrate to Windows 8
IS&T is making Windows 8 Enterprise available for early adopters, but strongly recommends delaying the transition.
IS&T announces full support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 and higher
Introduces several new features and changes, including new Notes and Reminders applications and a security feature named Gatekeeper.
How to communicate science visually
In a new book, MIT’s Felice Frankel aims to help scientists and engineers improve the way they portray their research through photos, diagrams and graphs.
Benefits Open Enrollment for 2013 starts Oct. 30
Relatively low premium increases and no major benefit changes this year.