Slate
"A police car with its lights flashing balanced on top of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Great Dome."
In the Media
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"The international branch campus phenomenon is relatively new, generating much news coverage and capturing the interest of many university presidents. But what is a branch campus?"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Two leading science and educational advocacy groups set out a strategy Monday for producing more science and engineering graduates by bringing research universities into student-centered alliances with two-year, liberal arts and minority-serving institutions."
New Scientist
"Now a new game called Rope Revolution, developed by graduate student Lining Yao and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, uses an augmented-reality rope to allow players to fly a kite, ride a horse or skip with a partner across the globe."
Forbes
"On Friday and Saturday this upcoming weekend, I suspect that attendees will be in for a welcomed treat as MIT’s Sloan School of Management will be hosting their Sloan Sports Analytics Conference."
Boston Herald
"Inventory levels for single-family homes and condominiums in the Boston area are at an all-time low, signaling a shift to stability in the Hub’s housing market."
Forbes India
"Neuroscientist Mriganka Sur is deepening our understanding of how the brain works and the 'mis-wiring' that causes mental disease."
Wired
"The net is said to measure 'slam force G’s.'"
The New York Times
"Parking assist systems promise not only to help you locate the right-size parking space, but also to parallel-park the vehicle for you."
The Boston Globe
"So that’s my mission: Find out whether Kendall Square has finally arrived or whether all the buzz is just the same kind of wishful thinking we’ve heard for years."
The Boston Globe (AP)
"Cutting corporate tax rates and deleting loopholes is just what most economists prescribe for the tangled U.S. tax code."
The New York Times
"We’re producing more natural gas these days than we can use, thanks to new techniques to extract gas from shale."
MSNBC
"Light from three ancient stars at the edge of the Milky Way indicates that the stars contain tellurium, a brittle, superconducting element that is rare on Earth."
Forbes
"And so the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference was born in 2007."
The Boston Globe
"By fulfilling certain physical education requirements, MIT students can receive pirate certificate."