In the Media

"But he left that world behind and, with no formal training, entered another: the world of molecular biology, medicine and genomics."

"At MIT, each year we receive about 120 applications for re-admission from students who have withdrawn for various reasons. We re-admit about 65 percent of them...Once re-admitted, these students begin a unique and challenging journey, and MIT has made it a priority to provide them with comprehensive support." - David Randall, Associate Dean in Student Support Services, on "Helping the Re-Admitted Student"

"Mobile devices and tablets are at the center of new debates on interactive textbooks and educational applications–and, thanks to the growing interest, there are many options for development tools."

"China's worsening air pollution, after decades of unbridled economic growth, cost the country $112 billion in 2005 in lost economic productivity, a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has found."

"'If you are truly concerned about the problems of pollution, waste, energy depletion, land, water, air and biological conservation, poverty, segregation, intolerance, population containment, fear and disillusionment,' the poster began. Then, at the bottom, the remedy: 'Join us.'"

"President Obama, in his last budget proposal before seeking reelection, yesterday pinned dollar figures to his vision for the country, calling for targeted spending increases to shore up the middle class and higher taxes on the richest Americans."

"The Sweet Lobby is based in Washington, D.C., but it didn't get its name from the interest groups that try to work their magic on politicians around the nation's capital."

"China's unprecedented growth is carrying a steadily steeper price tag as its air pollution hikes the nation's health care costs, finds a new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."

"Whether it's a cavernous department store or a rabbit warren of offices, finding your way around an unfamiliar building can be a struggle. But now an augmented reality app can point you in the right direction."

“'Passion is a gender-neutralizing force. Do things that you’re not ready to do,' advised Marissa Mayer, Google’s VP (and the company’s first female engineer) told the crowd at the sold-out MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference."

"MIT and Princeton University have developed a method to examine how multiple effects of climate change- including the combination of sea-level rise and stronger hurricanes- will affect storm surges that wash over sea walls and inundate communities, damaging buildings and infrastructure."

"An electronics course, beginning in March, will be the first prototype of an online project, known as MITx."

"Want to learn the basics of what goes inside your smartphone and computer? You can get a better grasp of that gadgetry in a free online course announced today by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—the first class to open in the institute’s closely watched new interactive online learning venture, MITx."

"For would-be MBAs with a desire to work in finance, Sloan's increasingly popular one-year MFin program may be a good fit, says MIT's Andrew Lo."

"A few years ago, a group of rising-star executives gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to take part in a special competitive event."