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Reporting now from the future: Nov. 16-17 conference examines entertainment

November 14, 2007

MIT Corporation grants tenure to 50 faculty

November 14, 2007

MIT President Susan Hockfield greets Lawrence Neeley, a postdoctoral associate in mechanical engineering, following the Oct. 2 State of the Institute Forum in Kresge Auditorium on Oct. 2.

Hockfield reports on state of the Institute

October 2, 2007

MIT appoints 23 faculty to named professorships

September 28, 2007

Graduate student Conor Walsh demonstrates a prototype of the 'exoskeleton' he and other MIT researchers have devised. The invention can successfully take on 80 percent of an 80-pound load carried on a person's back.

21st-century pack mule: MIT's 'exoskeleton' lightens the load

September 19, 2007

Four MIT faculty win NIH awards

September 18, 2007

Legatum and MIT announce the creation of academic center dedicated to development and entrepreneurship

New center to provide fellowships for aspiring entrepreneurs from the developing world

September 17, 2007

East meets West

Armed with 4 MIT degrees, Shiva Ayyadurai embarks on new adventure

September 17, 2007

Professor Hugh Herr of the Media Lab is shown here addressing h2.0, a one-day symposium in May 2007 that focused on ushering in a new era in human adaptability.

Herr wins $250,000 Heinz Award

September 12, 2007

The powered ankle-foot prosthesis developed at the MIT Media Lab by Professor Hugh Herr and researchers in the lab's biomechatronics research group.

Joint effort: Robotic ankle research gets off on the right foot

Army vet demos MIT prosthesis; device is first of its kind

July 23, 2007

MIT Corporation names new members at meeting

June 18, 2007

MIT TechTV Expo cheers winners, offers lessons

May 15, 2007

Students from the Umana Barnes Middle School in East Boston (l-r Bonnie Ramos, Roberto Paredes and Kayla Bishop) participating in one of a series of Scratch software workshops held at the MIT Media Lab.

Creating from Scratch

New software from the MIT Media Lab unleashes kids' creativity online

May 14, 2007

Chancellor Phillip Clay hosted Queen Rania of Jordan on her visit to MIT Friday, May 4. The queen met with with Jordanian students and officers of the MIT Arab Students' Organization before meeting with directors and researchers from MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab and MIT's International Development Initiative.

Queen Rania of Jordan tours campus

May 11, 2007

Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks gave the keynote speech at an MIT Media Lab conference on May 9 that examined the scope of human ability. Sacks gave vivid examples of the brain's amazing adaptability. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow('h20-sacks-enlarged.html','','width=509, height=583')">
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Creative technology meets quiet humanity in Media Lab's adaptive device event

Mission is 'hacking the human,' says director Frank Moss