Special events and guest speakers

Monica de Silva of Antwerp, Belgium, plays the recurring dream character Uda in "Somnambulations."

Dreamy exhibit on view at Rotch Library

September 17, 2003

The Dalai Lama, left, is greeted by MIT President Charles M. Vest, center, and Phillip A. Sharp, director of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, which co-sponsored the event with the Mind and Life Institute.

Dalai Lama sounds playful note in serious pursuits

September 16, 2003

Relics from Buddhist masters throughout the centuries. At center is a hair from His Holiness the Dalai Lama (b. 1935), which is considered a holy object rather than a relic.

Buddhist relics are full of spirit

September 11, 2003

Science to meet religion in Kresge

September 10, 2003

Hindustani instrumentals

September 10, 2003

Scientists and students from around the world gathered in Crete, Greece, this summer for a workshop on self-assembling peptides and proteins. Many of the group took an afternoon trip to Knossos, the architectural ruins of a Minoan palace inhabited in 1450 B.C.

Special bond links scientists and their peptides

New scientific field poised for widespread applications

September 3, 2003

Edwin L. Thomas (above), professor of materials science and director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology, interspersed a little personal with the academic and professional in his talk, and won over the audience of incoming freshmen (below) in the process.

Freshmen urged to 'blur the boundary'

August 27, 2003

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August 27, 2003

MIT President Charles M. Vest and former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell enjoy the scene on Killian Court before addressing the Class of 2003 and guests.

Mitchell believes Mideast peace possible

June 12, 2003

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June 12, 2003

George J. Mitchell Commencement Address

Transcript of Commencement address given at MIT Commencement, Cambridge, Mass., June 9, 2003

June 9, 2003

Mitchell believes Middle East peace possible

June 9, 2003

Happy 100th for EECS

June 4, 2003

Homeland security calls for sci/tech innovation

June 4, 2003

Todd Atkins of Hampden, Maine, promises to pay close attention to former Maine Sen. George Mitchell's Commencement speech on Monday.

Student ponders Maine event at Commencement

June 4, 2003

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