"Usually, universities interview 6-10 candidates per position. Most candidates are fresh PhDs from other universities, though some are faculty looking to move, or well known people from industrial labs."
"The world’s largest banks have been accused of many things in recent years, including taking excessive risk in the run-up to 2008, doing great damage to the American economy by blowing themselves up and then working hard to resist any sensible notions of financial reform." -MIT's Simon Johnson
"A study out Wednesday in the journal Neuron found that medication could correct the health and behavior problems of mice with a genetic condition known to lead to autism in people."
"According to a survey of administrators, career-services advisors and published reports from top-tier MBA programs, roughly 5% of full-time 2011 business school students founded their own companies right after graduation, with notable jumps at places like Wharton, Stanford and MIT-Sloan."
"Baby boomers wired to their iPads and smart phones are giving U.S. health experts some new ideas about ways to cut the soaring costs of medical care in graying America."
"Is it possible that 'stupid games,' as The New York Times’ Sam Anderson calls them — the monotonous, addictive games such as Tetris and Angry Birds — are actually making us smarter?"
"As this education gap is growing, studies show that women are advancing their education and moving on to hold high-skill jobs, while men have been slower to earn degrees, and therefore advance in the workforce."
"(Brazilian President Dilma) Rousseff then headed to Massachusetts, where she planned to visit Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to establish educational exchanges."
"Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with MIT president Susan Hockfield and signed two agreements between the School of Engineering and the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil’s equivalent of the Ivy League."
"Since women first began enrolling in and graduating from four-year degree granting institutions, a lot of positive movement has occurred for women in higher education. More, however, still needs to be done."
"Most undergraduates know that an internship is the ticket to a full-time job offer. More than half of the graduating seniors who responded to the 2011 National Association of Colleges and Employers student survey reported having had an internship or co-op experience."
"A brave group of educators and entrepreneurs think they can change that. With games and competitions, museums and traveling road shows - and a strategic sprinkling of celebrities - they aim to make math engaging, exciting and even fun."