Sports Shorts for June 1, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Rowing teams wrap up season at IRA Championships; Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field program named program of the year.
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Circular orbits identified for small exoplanets
Observations of 74 Earth-sized planets around distant stars may narrow field of habitable candidates.
Judith Layzer, expert on environmental politics, dies at 53
Professor wrote influential works on science, public policy, and environmental advocacy.
How can one tree tell the story of climate change?
With help from a single red oak, five MIT Knight Science Journalism colleagues explore storytelling as a way to convey the impacts of a changing climate.
Sports Shorts for May 25, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Virdi captures national NCAA pole vault title; Honors roll in for spring sports.
Q&A: Deval Patrick on innovation and growth
Former Massachusetts governor discusses MIT, policymaking, and public investment in technology.
Sports Shorts for May 18, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Men’s crew teams shine at EARC Eastern Sprints; Five Engineers named to Capital One Academic All-District Team.
3 Questions: Kenneth Oye on regulating drugs
New potential for “homemade” opiates raises oversight issues.
Crop-mapping drones win MIT $100K
Team developing drones that scan and monitor crop health takes grand prize at 25th annual competition.
Optical-chips team sweeps Clean Energy Prize
Team integrating fiber optics into computer chips takes home both grand prizes at annual contest.
Mario Molina: Don’t gamble with our climate future
In Compton Lecture, Nobel laureate debunks three climate change myths, suggests reframing risks.
May 19 webinar to discuss U.S. carbon price, opportunities for innovation
Online discussion featuring George Shultz, Phil Sharp, and Bob Inglis, will focus on prominent issues relating to carbon pricing in the United States.
First stop robot road race, next stop NASA
MIT Robotics Team rover competes against 22 machines in a robot race to support alumna-founded global health organization Vecna Cares.
Sports Shorts for May 4, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Women’s Lacrosse, Baseball, and Men’s Tennis win NEWMAC titles; Virdi breaks NCAA high jump record.