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The first Pan-STARRS telescope, PS1, obtained this image of the galaxy M51 and its companion, NGC5195, while it was undergoing commissioning and debugging in 2008. Astronomers announced last month that PS1, which will scan the heavens each night in search of potential threats to Earth, is now fully operational.

3 Questions: Richard Binzel on astronomers’ powerful new tool

Pan-STARRS, a telescope designed to reveal the ‘unexpected surprises’ in our solar system, including possible threats to Earth, just became fully operational.

July 13, 2010

Be sure to sign up for MIT Alert

Community urged to participate in Institute’s emergency notification program

July 12, 2010

MIT OpenCourseWare reaches 2,000-course milestone

Groundbreaking open education resource program shares most of MIT's curriculum.

July 12, 2010

The What, Who, and How of DUE: the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT)

July 8, 2010

Said and Done

Humanities, arts, and social sciences digest for July 2010

July 7, 2010

Some MIT Medical services now available to all employees

July 2, 2010

Jenkins’ farewell: Reflections on a career at MIT

Presented by MIT Communications Forum

July 1, 2010

Ain Sonin, a longtime faculty members in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, died on Sunday, June 27.

Ain Sonin, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, dies at age 72

June 30, 2010

Whitehead Institute Founding Member Gerald Fink

Gerald Fink awarded 2010 Gruber Genetics Prize

Will receive $500,000 prize in November

June 30, 2010

MIT Professor Fred Moavenzadeh has been named president of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.

Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar Institute

Longtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.

June 29, 2010

A 1972 file photo shows Professor Edward Merrill at work in his lab.

Emeritus: Engineering a new path

MIT chemical engineer Edward Merrill helped steer his field toward biomedicine.

June 29, 2010

More MIT processes will go digital in July

Key changes involve paystubs, cash processing, more.

June 28, 2010

Christine Ortiz, professor of materials science and engineering, has been appointed the Institute’s next dean for graduate education

Christine Ortiz is appointed dean for graduate education

The DMSE professor says she is honored to be chosen to work with and on behalf of MIT’s graduate students.

June 28, 2010

Former nuclear engineering head Mason dies at 85

Alumnus led department in the early 1970s.

June 24, 2010

Li-Huei Tsai, director of MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Li-Huei Tsai receives Glenn Foundation Award

Picower Institute director awarded grant for research in biological mechanisms of aging