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MIT TechTV Expo cheers winners, offers lessons

May 15, 2007

MIT's winning Design/Build/Fly aero-astro team dethroned Oklahoma State in April. Teams members were, back row, from left, Brandon Suarez '09, David Sanchez '09, George Kiwada G and Adam Woodworth '07. Front row (from left): Nii Armar G, Ryan Castonia '09, Carl Engel '07 and Fuzhou Hu '09.

Aero-astro team dethrones Oklahoma State in radio-controlled aircraft competition

May 14, 2007

MIT rejects abhorrent acts in Darfur, will divest as necessary

May 14, 2007

MIT students spell out their alma mater's initials in the Fenway Park outfield. Students Jonathan Schechter (left), Shawn Sullivan, Naveen Krishnan, Jeff Hoff and Larry Colagiovanni were there for the "Wiffle Your Way to Fenway" championship.

Student teams 'Wiffle' their way to Fenway

May 14, 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

Amy Smith displays a bag, designed in part by one of her students, that is used in a simple water disinfection process. The bag is patented, but can be distributed free in Third World countries.

Local materials, low cost and good science add up to technology for developing nations

May 14, 2007

From left to right, Professors Linda Griffith and Leona Samson with Harvey Lodish of the Whitehead Institute, and graduate student Joe Shuga.

DNA-damage test could aid drug development

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

MIT President Susan Hockfield welcomes Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, deputy prime minister of Malaysia, to a reception she hosted to welcome participants to the 2007 BIO International Convention held in Boston, May 6-9. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow('bio-1-enlarged.html','','width=509, height=583')">
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Reception, biotech convention draw MIT and worldwide participants

May 11, 2007

Team unearths genetic risk factors for diabetes

Three novel regions of the genome influence the risk of type 2 diabetes

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

May 11, 2007

This artist's concept illustrates the hottest planet yet observed in the universe. The scorching ball of gas, a "hot Jupiter" called HD 149026b, is a sweltering 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit (2,040 degrees Celsius) -- about 3 times hotter than the rocky surface of Venus, the hottest planet in our solar system.

Team discovers hottest planet

May 10, 2007

Lori Gross to become director of arts initiatives at MIT

May 10, 2007

Michelle Christy is named director of MIT Office of Sponsored Programs

May 9, 2007

Initiative leadership guides energy goals

May 9, 2007

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MIT rejects abhorrent acts in Darfur, will divest as necessary

Student teams 'Wiffle' their way to Fenway

Creating from Scratch

Local materials, low cost and good science add up to technology for developing nations

DNA-damage test could aid drug development

Queen Rania of Jordan tours campus

Reception, biotech convention draw MIT and worldwide participants

Team unearths genetic risk factors for diabetes

Creative technology meets quiet humanity in Media Lab's adaptive device event

Team discovers hottest planet

Lori Gross to become director of arts initiatives at MIT

Michelle Christy is named director of MIT Office of Sponsored Programs

Initiative leadership guides energy goals

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