In the Media

A Slate video by Paca Thomas features new MIT research that shows particles from coughs and sneezes travel much farther than previously thought.

Professor Jim Walsh speaks with Jeremy Hobson of NPR’s Here & Now about concerns that North Korea may be planning to conduct another nuclear test during President Obama’s visit to Japan. Walsh also speaks about current international issues on a larger scale, touching on both Syria and Ukraine.

Hailey Lee reports on how Boston area college students are remembering the Boston Marathon bombings last year, highlighting the memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier, as well as the rally held in support of the MIT strong marathon team in a USA Today article.

Professor Jeffrey Grossman writes for The Chronicle of Higher Education about the productivity lost by organizations when holding large numbers of group meetings. Grossman discusses how by polling his whole research team they were able to construct a more productive and engaging format for their meetings.

Financial Times reporter Matthew Kalman writes about how Sloan School of Management MBA student Nael Haddad led a week-long study tour that brought MIT students to Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nazareth, Jerusalem and Ramallah as part of an effort to see if businesses can promote coexistence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“A select group rallied together and organized an independent project called ‘Cranes for Collier,’ and asked people to help create as many mini paper cranes as possible for a display in Collier’s name that would demonstrate the strength and support of the MIT community,” writes Boston Magazine reporter Steve Annear.

Boston Herald reporter Andrew Blom writes about the ceremony held at MIT on April 18 to honor Officer Sean Collier.

USA Today reporter Kelly Whiteside highlights Professor Hugh Herr’s work developing bionic prosthetic limbs that emulate the function of natural limbs. Herr developed a bionic leg that allowed Boston Marathon bombing survivor Adrianne Haslet-Davis to dance again.

Amir Alexander of The New York Times reviews Professor Max Tegmark’s new book “Our Mathematical Universe,” in which Tegmark explores the possibility of the existence of multiple universes.

This Huffington Post article, co-authored by Professor Max Tegmark, looks at the future of artificial intelligence. The authors stress the need to spend more money investigating the potential benefits and risks of the robotic revolution.

“Sinha, a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is majoring in theoretical math and computer science and electrical engineering -- fields that have remained heavily dominated by men,” Boston Globe reporter Carolyn Johnson writes of the SHINE for Girls program, founded by Kirin Sinha, that teaches young girls math through dance.

The Associated Press features the remembrance ceremony held in honor of Officer Sean Collier on Friday, April 18.

“MIT has backed its own team, MIT Strong, to run the 2014 Boston Marathon in memory of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, who died in violence following bombings at the 2013 marathon,” writes Tushar Kamath of The Tech. The team is comprised of students, faculty, and staff from across MIT.

WCVB’s Jack Harper reports on the ceremony held to honor Officer Sean Collier and the rally to support the MIT Strong marathon team, which is raising funds for the Collier Memorial Fund.

Kayna Whitworth of WHDH 7 reports on the MIT Strong marathon team running in honor of Officer Sean Collier.