3 Questions: Eduardo Kausel on Chile’s massive earthquake
How stringent building codes limited damage in Chile, and why there’s cause for concern in parts of the U.S.
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Lerman named provost at George Washington University
Praised as a ‘remarkable friend and servant of MIT,’ he will leave the Institute after more than 40 years
In Profile: Alex Slocum
Teaching and tinkering, and teaching how to tinker, are the driving forces for longtime MIT mechanical engineer
How to turn blueprints green
Open-source program developed at MIT allows architects and engineers to optimize a building’s energy systems early in the design process
Power from down under
Earth’s own heat could provide vast amounts of clean electricity, and current MIT research could help make it feasible
Museum declares winners in popular vote for the MIT 150 Exhibition
Results of online competition help Museum staff in picking artifacts for MIT 150th anniversary exhibition
Institute releases report on minority faculty
Report of the Initiative on Faculty Race and Diversity recommends ways to strengthen recruitment and retention of under-represented minority faculty
Paul Gray named 2010 IEEE Founders Medal recipient
MIT’s 14th president lauded for his range of contributions
MISTI 2.0 selects first winners
Three projects from engineering, one from humanities, arts, and social sciences receive funding.
Blowin' in the wind
Students bring wind-speed monitoring equipment to campus to evaluate potential sites for a wind turbine.