Sports Shorts for May 12: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Men’s and Women’s Lightweight Varsity 8’s win Dad Vail Regatta; Men’s and Women’s Tennis compete in NCAA tournament
Seeking community input on the future of IT@MIT
A 2020 vision for IT@MIT, along with goals and guiding principles, is ready to be shared with the MIT community.
MIT alumnus Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel gives major gift to solve urgent challenges in world food and water security
Professor John Lienhard will lead the new laboratory.
Sports Shorts for May 5: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Baseball clinches NEWMAC Crown; NEWMAC announces Spring Academic All-Conference Awards
MIT Professor David Simchi-Levi’s Risk Exposure Index (REI) used by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
REI methodology beginning to influence thinking beyond the supply chain world
The elements of entrepreneurship
The 2014 Legatum Conference will bring together accomplished entrepreneurs, investors, scholars, and industry leaders to discuss entrepreneurship in emerging economies.
Sports Shorts for April 28: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Men’s Tennis, Men’s Track and Field, and Women’s Track and Field claim NEWMAC titles; Women’s Sailing qualifies for ICSA Nationals
Climate scientist James Hansen visits MIT
At a recent public lecture, James Hansen advocated for a fee on carbon, a switch to nuclear energy, and the formation of a centrist third political party to solve the climate crisis.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame visits MIT
MIT President L. Rafael Reif and Professor Maria Zuber host discussion about collaborations; climate-change observatory in the works
The art and science of letterlocking
MIT Libraries’ conservator shares historic letterlocking techniques
39 members of MIT Strong complete Boston Marathon, raising $176,000
Team exceeds fundraising goal of $142,600 for the Sean A. Collier Memorial Fund.
MIT ceremony commemorates Officer Sean Collier’s life
“Sean’s life was lost, but his spirit has been amplified a hundredfold,” one friend says.