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Miranda Knutson, who graduated from the history program at MIT last spring, pins a hood being fitted for Tim Abbott, a senior in mathematics and electrical engineering and computer science. The two were participants in an MIT IAP class on the technology of medieval clothes creation. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow('medieval-hood-enlarged.html','','width=509, height=583')">
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IAP 'Distaff Arts' students learn production, politics of medieval wool clothing

January 30, 2007

Deborah Fitzgerald is named Kenan Sahin Dean of SHASS

January 24, 2007

Humans grieve for the 'given' world

December 6, 2006

SHASS announces new department heads

September 12, 2006

Deborah Fitzgerald named interim dean of SHASS

June 21, 2006

Experts tackle issues raised by race-based drugs

April 5, 2006

Chinese scholar earns fellowship to explore race

March 17, 2006

This image shows a sample of the data collected by the SeaBed autonomous underwater vehicle as it swam over the Chios shipwreck in July 2005. The 3-D color mesh represents a topographic map of the sea floor, created using data collected by multibeam sonar. The brown strip shows the area captured in digital images, which were used to create the photomosaic of the wreck. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow(...

Deep-sea robot photographs ancient Greek shipwreck

February 2, 2006

Associate Professor Anne McCants of history bastes the roast pork for her IAP session 'Old Food: Ancient and Medieval Cooking,' held Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the kitchen of Next House.

History professor offers taste of Middle Ages

January 13, 2006

David Dibner, philanthropist, dies at 78

October 11, 2005

'Genius grants' go to 2 with MIT ties

September 28, 2005

Peter Perdue, an MIT historian and expert in East Asian civilizations, has published a new book, "China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia," which challenges the Eurocentric view of 18th century Asia.

Historian contrasts early Chinese empire with current challenges

September 6, 2005

Chomsky warns of repeating Hiroshima

August 17, 2005

Elizabeth Wood, associate professor of history, holds up her new book, 'Performing Justice: Agitation Trials in Early Soviet Russia.'

Courtroom drama, Soviet-style

Historian's new book examines trial and era

July 29, 2005

Northern Light was a record-setting South Boston-built clipper ship. More than 20 lithographs of well-known clipper ships are on display in 'The Clipper Ship Era' exhibit at the MIT Museum through July 10.

Celebrate American history at MIT Museum

Catch 'Clipper Ship Era' exhibit before it sails away

July 1, 2005

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