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A typist wears a mask in New York during the 'Spanish flu' influenza pandemic of 1918. A new study by MIT graduate student Peter Doshi finds that death rates in pandemic seasons were no higher than--and were sometimes exceeded by--those for severe nonpandemic seasons.

Study challenges notion of 'pandemic' flu

CDC-labeled pandemics no deadlier than seasonal influenza

April 11, 2008

Three MIT faculty named Guggenheim fellows

April 11, 2008

Keeril Makan, assistant professor of music, has won the Rome Prize for 2008-2009.

MIT's Makan wins Rome Prize

April 11, 2008

MIT's team competes at the International Collegiate Programming Contest.

MIT crowned regional champs in battle of brains

April 11, 2008

Figure illustrates "lab on a chip" technique developed by MIT researchers to allow immobilization and imaging of a live C. elegans worm: (a-i) worm moves freely in chip's microfluidic channel; (a-ii) partial immobilization of worm; (a-iii) full immobilization; (b) low magnification image of worm immobilized in the device; (c) close-up of immobilized worm showing animal's neurons (fluorescent).

Live-animal nerve regeneration study gets a boost

MIT team refines optical 'lab on a chip'

April 10, 2008

April 13 memorial service for J. Mark Schuster

April 10, 2008

BP-MIT program focuses on operations safety

April 10, 2008

Committee on Animal Care solicits feedback

April 9, 2008

Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda?

Dan Ariely probes how people make decisions in his new book, 'Predictably Irrational'

April 9, 2008

Positions available for live-in resident advisors

April 9, 2008

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Listen to an enhanced--but very low frequency--audio version of the underwater
sound of Hurricane Gert (above, in a colorized infrared image). MIT researcher
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How strong is a hurricane? Just listen

April 9, 2008

Byron is right at home in MIT's envelope-pushing culture

April 9, 2008

MIT senior Tish Scolnik, left, was recently named one of the Top 10 College Women by Glamour Magazine.

Summer spending binge?

MIT experts sound off on Uncle Sam's estimated $150 billion giveaway

April 9, 2008

MIT retirees' scholarship fund makes first award

April 9, 2008

MIT economist Amy Finkelstein has found that when toll authorities implement electronic toll collection systems like E-ZPass, toll rates begin to creep up more than they would have under the old manual toll system.

Life in the FastLane

MIT economist finds E-ZPass program hides tax hikes

April 9, 2008

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Study challenges notion of 'pandemic' flu

Three MIT faculty named Guggenheim fellows

MIT's Makan wins Rome Prize

MIT crowned regional champs in battle of brains

Live-animal nerve regeneration study gets a boost

April 13 memorial service for J. Mark Schuster

BP-MIT program focuses on operations safety

Committee on Animal Care solicits feedback

Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda?

Positions available for live-in resident advisors

How strong is a hurricane? Just listen

Byron is right at home in MIT's envelope-pushing culture

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MIT retirees' scholarship fund makes first award

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