In the Media

NECN aired the complete ceremony honoring Officer Sean Collier live, and made available for viewing the full remarks of MIT Chief of Police John DiFava.

More than 1,600 people gathered at MIT for a remembrance ceremony in honor of Sean Collier on April 18, reports Daniel Lovering of Reuters.

John Moroney of NECN reports on the MIT Strong marathon team. "Together as a team we're strong. We're going to take this city back, we're going to take this day back and that's what motivates me," says MIT Strong runner Julie Pryor.

“The floating plant design is very much setup like an offshore oil rig in that it has sections going deep underwater,” writes Liat Clark of Wired on research by Professor Jacopo Buongiorno that suggests building offshore nuclear power plants.

Chunka Mui of Forbes reports on research from MIT and Stanford that assesses the feasibility of autonomous taxis in modern cities. Using extensive traffic data provided by the Singapore government, the researchers determined a robo-taxi service could potentially handle all of the city’s transportation needs.

“The Sean Collier I knew was not much different from the man so many described in the weeks and months after his violent death. Sean was all of those things they said he was: honorable, courageous, and kind,” writes Priscilla Swain, a friend of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, in The Boston Globe.

Sean Buckley of Engadget reports on a new design concept proposed by Professor Jacopo Buongiorno that calls for the construction of floating nuclear power plants to be placed several miles off shore. These facilities, anchored in deep water, would be virtually immune to natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes.

New York Times reporter Steve Lohr profiles the work of Professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland, director of the Human Dynamics Laboratory at the MIT Media Lab, Pentland’s new book, “Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread – The Lesson From a New Science,” argues that data collected about everyday human interaction can be used to accelerate the pace of innovation.

Rachel Nuwer writes for Scientific American about research from Professor Pedro Reis and his team that allows for more accurate rendering of curly hair in computer animations. “This is the first time someone described the full 3-D configuration of a single naturally curved hair,” explains Reis.

Writing for The Guardian, Sarah Shemkus reports on the MIT Climate CoLab’s approach to tackling climate change. The goal of the lab, a collaborative online community, is to bring together people from around the world to tackle climate change through online contests, Shemkus explains.

Boston Business Journal’s Mary Moore writes that, “A researcher from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management has measured the billions of dollars in tax payments that U.S taxpayers are avoiding, using offshore accounts and through an investment scheme known as ‘round tripping’.”

NPR’s Jim Zarroli reports on new MIT research that explores how tax evasion techniques like round-tripping can hurt the U.S. economy.

“Artist and MIT professor emerita Joan Jonas, 77, has been chosen to represent the United States at the 56th Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious exhibition of contemporary art,” writes Sebastian Smee of The Boston Globe. Jonas is considered a pioneer in performance and video art.

Atlantic reporter Todd Woody writes about how MIT researchers have developed a way to store solar energy in molecules. The energy inside the molecules can be stored forever and endlessly re-used so that solar power can be accessed even when the sun is not shining, Woody explains. 

Maria Stephanos of FOX 25 speaks with members of the MIT Strong running team about why they are running in this year’s Boston Marathon. “It’s a really excellent way to show support for the MIT community,” says runner and MIT graduate Jenn Gagner.