3 Questions: What to expect from respiratory illnesses, including Covid-19, this winter
MIT Medical Director Cecilia Stuopis says that while this is a time to be more vigilant, people should not panic.
MacGregor House gains a well-being graduate resident advisor
Advisor engages students, builds community, and promotes well-being and health.
3 Questions: What to expect from Covid-19 this fall
Cecilia Stuopis, Shawn Ferullo, and Ian A. Waitz discuss where things stand; explain the rationale behind the Institute’s testing and policies; and provide insights about what to expect this fall.
An early bird takes flight
Longtime MIT Medical staff member Maria Bachini reflects on more than half a century of service at the Institute.
3 Questions: New changes to MIT’s Covid-19 strategy
Cecilia Stuopis, Peko Hosoi, and Ian Waitz describe a shift in policy that aims for a gradual return to normalcy.
From counting blood cells to motion capture, sensors drive patient-centered research
SENSE.nano symposium highlights the importance of sensing technologies in medical studies.
3 Questions: Supporting graduate student families
Staff members Naomi Carton, Adj Marshall, and Jennifer Recklet Tassi coordinate everything from professional development to play.
Managing Covid-19 at MIT this fall: “So far, so good”
Ian Waitz, Cecilia Stuopis, and Suzanne Blake answer 3 questions on the fall semester and look ahead.
MIT.nano courses bring hands-on experimentation to virtual participants
Five courses celebrate the nanoscale, highlight technologies in photogrammetry and 360-degree videography.
3 Questions: Ian Waitz and Blanche Staton on MIT’s continuing commitment to graduate students
Despite the pandemic, the Office of the Vice Chancellor has continued to make progress on efforts to enhance the MIT graduate student experience.
3Q: Looking back at MIT’s fall semester Covid-19 testing
Suzanne Blake of MIT Emergency Management analyzes the results from the program, which administered more than 250,000 tests last semester.
MIT developing framework for Covid-19 vaccinations on campus
State grants approval for Institute to help in vaccinating approximately 50,000 students, employees, affiliates, and dependents.
Deploying no-contact vitals-sensing kiosks across campus
Mechanical engineering students Ivan Goryachev and Ryan Koeppen ’19 are developing a thermal trailer and subsequent kiosks that could be deployed on campus during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Featured video: Covid-19 vaccines arrive at MIT
By the end of 2020, a first dose was administered to every at-risk staff member of MIT Medical who requested a vaccine.
MIT begins testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19 on campus
The pilot project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can provide early signals about the spread of the virus.