In the Media

Neumann's analysis reveals that most of the arsenic in well water today seeped underground from ponds dug about 50 years ago, though pits are still being dug today, which could exacerbate poisoning in future. - Article on MIT research that discovered the cause of mass poisoning in Bangladesh.

"The boomer population is really interested in retaining its marbles, but I am dubious that a population that won’t work out 30 minutes a day or eat a decent meal will make the time and priority to sit down in front of [programs] unless they are engaging. - AgeLab Director Joseph Coughlin, on carefully designed computer "brain games" for adults.

"If we could collect in tax revenues all the dollars in savings and new wages that people will get because of this bill, it would bring the cost well below $900 billion." - MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, on the health care reform bill

"I've been here 23 years and I definitely see this trend back to hands-on. A lot of people are pretty disappointed with an image of a career in finance and they're looking for a career that's real." - MIT professor and Director of the Lemelson-MIT program Michael Cima, on the return of "tinkering" and hands-on work.

"The MIT CEP is a platform to help students catapult their ideas to the next level.” - Story on MIT's $200,000 Clean Energy Prize

Here's a business idea to turn that frown upside down. It's the Happiness Hat, a contraption designed by MIT grad and artist Lauren McCarthy. - Story on a device that forces the user to keep smiling.

"That's the way we bring the most talented, most brilliant students to MIT." - MIT President Susan Hockfield on the Institute's efforts to expand student financial aid amid a challenging economic climate.

"He's not a Division I player saying, 'I need to get a job in the NFL.' He's a computer programmer who's saying, 'I need to get a job at Google.'" - MIT senior Mike Fitzgerald on friend and football teammate DeRon Brown, who is leading Division III in rushing yards.

"I can’t help myself. There’s data out there, and it’s the only thing going. If you’re a little crafty, you can tease out things that are not obvious." - Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor and Head of Political Science Charles Stewart III, on his work analyzing the Boston mayoral race.

A symposium at MIT this week will draw scientists from around the globe to focus on a hot facet of the field -- climate engineering. - Story on upcoming symposium: "Climate change: Can we even do it? Should we even try?"

The Living Wall project ... offers an alternative by using magnetic and conductive paints to create circuitry in attractive designs. - Story on project by Leah Buechley, the AT&T Career Development Professor in the MIT Media Lab

A second grant will go to a group led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that is trying to develop an all-liquid metal battery. - Story on grants from the Energy Department on projects that could have "a transformative impact"

"The creation of wealth is caused by producing new devices. That’s done by engineers" - Bernard M. Gordon, speaking about the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program

"The initiative has become a leading voice on energy in Washington and a source of scientific advances in everything from solar power to carbon capture and sequestration technology for coal-burning power plants." - U.S. News and World Report's 'Best Leaders' series on President Susan Hockfield and her creation of the MIT Energy Initiative.

"Sometimes, though, the mating game is a team sport." - MIT Sloan School of Management Assistant Professor Joshua M. Ackerman on his recent study on dating habits