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Ellen Harris

Harris gets grant for Handel work

March 14, 2006

Sculptor Sarah Sze stands outside the Sidney-Pacific graduate student residence on Friday, March 17. Her new work, 'Blue Poles,' can be seen behind her, running up the side of the building.

Famed sculptor Sze unveils Sidney-Pacific work

March 13, 2006

Research scientist Rutledge Ellis-Behnke, left, and Professor Gerald E. Schneider, both of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, worked with others to create a technique that helps rodents recover from traumatic brain injuries. The monitor shows a microscopic view of the brain repair.

MIT researchers restore vision in rodents blinded by brain damage

March 13, 2006

Stefan Helmreich wins Levitan Prize

March 10, 2006

Historian wins prize for 'Pocketbook Politics'

March 10, 2006

MacVicar Fellows Leslie Norford, second from left, and Dennis Freeman, third from left, were feted for educational excellence on Friday, March 3. Joining them are, from left, Dean for Undergraduate Education Daniel Hastings, President Susan Hockfield, Provost L. Rafael Reif and Victoria MacVicar, sister of Margaret MacVicar. Not pictured is MacVicar Fellow Samuel Bowring.

Three awarded MacVicars for great teaching

March 8, 2006

The journal nature has published 'Adventures in Synthetic Biology,' a comic by Drew Endy, Isadora Deese and the MIT Synthetic Biology Working Group, illustrated by Chuck Wadey.

Endy gives talk on DNA programming

March 8, 2006

Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Peter Lyons peers into a 'hot cell' (a shielded room where radioactive materials can be handled remotely) on a tour of the nuclear reactor on Tuesday, Feb. 28. At center is John Bernard, director of reactor operations at the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, and at right is David Moncton, director of the Nuclear Reactor Lab.

NRC commissioner sees nuke role expanding

March 8, 2006

One of the stars of this year's stellar basketball team, senior Mike D'Auria is the third all-time leading scorer in MIT history.

Basketball star reflects on great season

March 8, 2006

Robert Weinberg

Robert Weinberg wins major cancer prize

March 8, 2006

Jodi Smith of Mannersmith, an etiquette consulting firm, offers hand-shaking tips to students at the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) 'mocktail party' on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Future professionals learn manners matter

March 6, 2006

Ruth Bodner, a postdoctoral fellow in MIT's Center for Cancer Research, has discovered a compound that could lead to the development of a new treatment for Huntington's disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder.

Research holds promise for Huntington's treatment

March 6, 2006

Lighter vehicles may win 'Oil Endgame,' author says

March 2, 2006

Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky talks about his work at an MIT Communications Forum event on Thursday, Feb. 23, in Bartos Theater.

Pinsky shares projects, poetry

February 28, 2006

Prof offers perspective on hosting Olympics

February 28, 2006