In the Media

"The most optimistic researchers believe that these storehouses of “big data” will for the first time reveal sociological laws of human behavior — enabling them to predict political crises, revolutions and other forms of social and economic instability, just as physicists and chemists can predict natural phenomena."

"At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Cognitive and Brain Science Department, researchers hoping to restore sight have focused not on repairing the eyes that have ceased to function or the wiring that has frayed; instead, they have proposed to supply the electrical messages that the brain interprets as an 'image' directly to the brain's visual cortex."

"Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts formed the venture to boost academic research in protein structure, fluid flows, the dynamics of the earth's atmosphere, human social interaction, the evolution of the galaxy and other issues."

“For so many years we were relying on educating students on alcohol. We know now that education doesn’t translate to behavior change...The prevention is about creating a culture that supports low-risk, student safety and student success.” -MIT's Judith McGuire

"Anyone wanting to get a better idea of the scale of the changes taking place in the world of consumer electronics should take a look at Foxconn’s giant factory complex in Shenzhen, in southern China."

"Last month, the MIT Entrepreneurship Center unveiled the Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame in Cambridge’s Kendall Square and Jobs was among the first group enshrined."

"As last year, the top 200 is dominated by American institutions, with 75 making the list. Other high scorers include the Netherlands, Germany and Canada."

"Elliot Cohen, MBA graduate student at MIT’s Sloane School of Management, said that he thinks of Steve Jobs on a daily basis."

"(MIT alum) Adam Riess has won the 2011 Nobel prize in physics for the discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up, along with Brian Schmidt and Saul Perlmutter."

"The 'Integrative' part of the name revealed a unique approach: in the new center, traditional cancer researchers - molecular geneticists, cell biologists – would join forces with one another staple of MIT: engineers."

"The sun is the most abundant power source on Earth, but new designs soon hitting the market could keep its energy flowing even after sunset."

“One of the great impediments to an effective PTO is the funding to just get the people power in place and move things through the system." -MIT President Susan Hockfield - “One of the great impediments to an effective PTO is the funding to just get the people power in place and move things through the system." -MIT President Susan Hockfield

"House Republican Leader Eric Cantor told a gathering of chief executive officers and university leaders that the U.S. must grant visas to skilled workers from overseas more quickly to halt an 'exodus' from the country."

"Susan Hockfield, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, said the U.S. can no longer rely on a reputation as the 'most exciting place to work' to keep foreign students from taking their diplomas elsewhere."

"Why are many so reluctant to share teaching resources? Is it for fear of not being properly credited? Are academics (and management) worried about the time constraints or that, with no mechanism to measure how much your resources are downloaded, amended and used, OER have little benefit in performance review?"