Louis S. Osborne PhD ’50, longtime MIT physicist, dies at 88
Developed many of the experimental techniques that are now standard practice in high-energy physics
MIT Libraries receive papers of distinguished linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky
Significant collection spans a long and distinguished career dating to 1955.
MIT and the Civil War
President Susan Hockfield speaks on the struggle for America’s future — then and now.
Real-time speech communication on packet networks named an IEEE Milestone
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's role in this seminal R&D effort is honored
Participants give kudos to online registration pilot
The paper-based process underwent a sea change this fall.
Classes and academic research help launch companies
A variety of course offerings are devoted to spurring new ventures.
Outside the classroom, students create future businesses
Members of MIT’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ say it abounds in resources to help the would-be business founder.
New dorm on the block
Institute welcomes recently renovated Maseeh Hall to the neighborhood with community event.
MIT 2030 website launched
Will communicate process for ongoing campus development, renovation and renewal, and provide vehicle for sharing ideas
Wind, war and weathermen
How a Swedish bon vivant let MIT introduce modern meteorology to America — just in time to help the Allies win World War II.
Doc Draper in space
A letter written by Charles Stark Draper in 1961 hitches a ride on Space Shuttle Endeavour.
From Globe and Gates to Google and Guardian: Nods to MIT's 150th
Special Boston Globe magazine on MIT at 150 published Sunday; search-engine giant and U.K. newspaper post pieces about the Institute's impact
