Sports Shorts for March 23, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Guo and Lin win NCAA Elite 89 Award; Jedryka leads Women’s Swimming to highest program finish at NCAA Championships.
Mechanically stimulating stem cells
MIT biological engineering graduate student Frances Liu is studying ways to alter mechanical properties of cell environments to produce desired chemical outputs.
Margaret Guo '16 earns NCAA Elite 89 Award
Dual major in electrical engineering and computer science and biological engineering recognized for athletic and academic excellence.
MIT offers admissions decisions to the Class of 2019
MIT admits 1,467 students from 50 states and 67 countries; video of drones delivering acceptance letters garners local and national media attention.
Student videos showcase impacts of civil and environmental engineering research at MIT
Students create and screen their creations in the second annual Course 1 Video Competition.
Modeling nuclear energy
Senior Sterling Harper tackles nuclear energy risk with virtual simulation tools.
Rapping about entrepreneurship and branding
Doug E. Fresh and other entrepreneurs discuss building a personal brand with grad students at MIT.
Materials Processing Center marks 35 years
Service to faculty, collaboration with industry are hallmarks of campus-based Materials Processing Center at MIT.
MIT to allocate record $103.4 million next year to ensure affordability
Undergraduate financial aid budget to grow 8.8 percent; tuition and fees will rise 3.75 percent.
Squitching behavior
MIT graduate student Farnaz Niroui demonstrates squeezable nano electromechanical switches with quantum tunneling function.
MIT graduate students receive prestigious Lawrence award
Award acknowledges important contributions to inertial confinement research.
Bose mentors students on social entrepreneurship
Speed Mentorship dinner allows MIT students to network with Bose employees and receive guidance and advice on their innovative service projects.
Bridging the gap
MIT Class of 2018 president Colin Webb brings the MIT community together through collaboration and conversation.