Jack Wozencraft, information theorist at MIT, 1925-2009
Jack Wozencraft, considered one of the pioneers of coding theory in the nascent field of information theory, died peacefully August 31, 2009.
Three professors win top national early-career honors
Presidential awards to Buehler, Dawson and Sheffield were presented this week at a White House ceremony
Public Service Center coordinating information about MIT community relief efforts in Haiti
Current information on the situation in Haiti can also be found on the Center for Future Civic Media web site
Professor Young gives Portuguese students a glimpse into future Mars missions
MIT Professor and former astronaut Laurence R. Young recently traveled to Lisbon to describe possible future Mars missions to an overflow crowd at a Lisbon high school, on behalf of an MIT Portugal Program outreach project.
Institute releases report on minority faculty
Report of the Initiative on Faculty Race and Diversity recommends ways to strengthen recruitment and retention of under-represented minority faculty
Winter Festival Concert and Forum Series lauded
"Hats off to ... [MIT's] Marcus Thompson," says The Boston Globe
IS&T offers full support and migration guidelines for Microsoft Windows 7
IS&T now offers full support for systems running 32-bit business-class versions of Windows 7, along with guidelines for safe migration.
SA+P plays key role in 'World Building of the Year’
Use of ancient tile vaulting technique led by faculty and alumni
Driven to abstraction
Institute Professor Barbara Liskov pioneered many of the ideas that have shaped modern computer science.
Child care openings at TCC Linc, Lexington
Technology Children’s Center, Lincoln Laboratory, has spaces open in the infant, toddler and preschool classrooms; families seeking child care are encouraged to apply.