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April 11, 2001

Plan evokes worldwide response

April 11, 2001

Friedman explains role of quarks, in Killian talk

April 4, 2001

MIT hosts 'Race in Digital Space'

April 4, 2001

MIT World offers on-demand video to alums and campus

March 21, 2001

Alums urged to play more visible roles in education

March 21, 2001

The 2001 MacVicar Faculty Fellows gathered for a special luncheon with members of the Corporation. Left to right: Dean for Undergraduate Education Robert P. Redwine; MacVicar Fellows David A. Mindell, Janet Sonenberg and Heidi Nepf; President Charles M. Vest; MacVicar Fellows Anne M. Mayes and Mary Boyce; Provost Robert A. Brown; and MacVicar Fellow J. Kim Vandiver.

Six are named as MacVicar Fellows

March 8, 2001

This diagram illustrates a synapse in the central nervous system. Neurotransmitter molecules are released from presynaptic terminals along the axon of nerve Cell A, travel through the synaptic cleft and reach the postsynaptic terminal on Cell B's dendrite. If the transmitter released reaches a peak concentration quickly (within 1 millisecond) as in a mature release, receptors can detect the messag...

Neurotransmitters released slowly at times, work shows

March 8, 2001

Professor of Biology Eric Lander describes scientists' labors that led to a draft sequence of the human genome.

Lander celebrates genome milestone in heavily attended talk

February 28, 2001

How do you move a Volkswagen Beetle into a building? Very carefully.

Moving Miss Daisy... into Building E40

February 28, 2001

Lincoln Lab forecasting system saves millions for air travel

February 28, 2001

Paper predicts bioengineering future

February 14, 2001

Dr. Cynthia Breazeal plays with Kismet, the robot that mimics and responds to human emotions.

Team builds 'sociable' robot

February 14, 2001

MLK Leadership Awards go to three

January 31, 2001

Environmental alliance names new head

January 24, 2001

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Alums urged to play more visible roles in education

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Neurotransmitters released slowly at times, work shows

Lander celebrates genome milestone in heavily attended talk

Moving Miss Daisy... into Building E40

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Paper predicts bioengineering future

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