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A Bronx-side view of the waterfront's existing conditions, featuring natural edge conditions, elements of the industrial working waterfront, the freight railroad, storage facilities, and the 3rd Avenue Bridge spanning the Harlem River.

Beyond the Infinite

The fall 2011 newsletter from the MIT Public Service Center

September 7, 2011

Clockwise from top left, six members of MIT's Class of 2015: Tachmajal Corrales-Sanchez of Costa Rica; Spencer Wilson of Moultrie, Ga.; Hollie O'Brien of Ord, Neb.; Nicolai Forsman Ludvigsen of Norway; Tessa Green of Westport, Conn.; and Kevin Baptista of Boston, Mass.

Fresh faces on campus

Meet some of MIT’s talented, diverse Class of 2015.

September 7, 2011

MIT ranked third in top worldwide university rankings

September 6, 2011

MIT community mourns death of sophomore Nicolas E. Del Castillo

An investigation is under way; no sign of foul play.

September 5, 2011

405 Memorial Drive is undergoing extensive renovations to be ready for occupancy by Phi Beta Phi next summer.

Pi Beta Phi finds a home on campus

Undergraduate sorority selected to occupy 405 Memorial Drive in 2012

September 2, 2011

Preparing for the future with Amphibious Achievement

MIT mentor program helps prepare Valdwin Etienne, a sophomore at the O’Bryant school in Boston, for what's ahead.

September 1, 2011

An architectural rendering of 610 Main Street.

Pfizer expands its research footprint in Cambridge

Announces lease of space in building being developed by MIT

September 1, 2011

Bike-to-Work team pedals to grand prize award in MassCommuter Challenge

MIT Lincoln Laboratory honored for outstanding participation.

August 31, 2011

Lieutenant General Patrick O'Reilly, MDA director, left, presents the Pinnacle Award trophy to David Conrad at the annual MDA awards ceremony.

Conrad receives MDA Director's Pinnacle Award

Lincoln Laboratory technical staff member honored for his service at field site.

August 30, 2011

Colonel Ray Nelson, U.S. Army, (right) acting head of the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, presented Kenneth Chadwick with the Army's Outstanding Civilian Service Medal at a ceremony held this past June.

Chadwick receives U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal

Award recognizes contributions to research programs and support to cadets at West Point

August 29, 2011

Hurricane Irene near Florida on Wednesday.

Community urged to prepare for Hurricane Irene

While path is still unpredictable, storm likely to produce strong winds, rain in the New England region.

August 26, 2011

This map indicates relative risk from ecoregions outside the northeastern United States, evenly weighting ballast water volume sourced from a region and number of ships from that region. Red represents the highest risk and yellow the lowest risk. Ecoregions in white did not source any ships with a destination in the northeast United States [Sources: Basemap: NOAA 2011; Ecoregions: Spalding 2007].

Undergraduate develops method to predict spread of marine invasive species

August 19, 2011

MIT professor emeritus Yao Tzu Li dies at 97

Champion of innovation sought to instill entrepreneurship in students.

August 16, 2011

MIT Press announces first book in new Engineering Systems Book Series

Flexibility in Engineering Design by Richard de Neufville and Stefan Scholtes now available.

August 15, 2011

Jorge A Ornelas, an MIT undergraduate working in ATIC, points to an encoded image on the IVEO tablet.

Finding the right IT tools for persons with disabilities

As another academic year comes into view, ATIC staff are out in front, testing IT tools for those who have various disabilities or temporary injuries, such as visual or hearing impairments, dyslexia, or repetitive strain injuries.