Sports Shorts for Feb. 17, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Eleven MIT Cross Country student-athletes earn national All-Academic honors; Fencing competes in Beanpot Tournament.
Chasing the plume
Civil and environmental engineering "TREX" course allows students to examine firsthand the effects of volcanic emissions on air and soil quality.
Freshman "chemistry clicker" champions named
Interactive clicker competitions pit student recitation teams against one another, turning learning into a semester-long game.
Shruti Sharma wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Award allows MIT senior to pursue a PhD in materials and manufacturing engineering at the University of Cambridge.
Interdisciplinary medicine
Senior Yiping Xing’s view of health care draws upon research, public health, and policy.
MLK Luncheon speakers call for more action
Annual gathering reflects frustration over racial profiling, calls for more involvement by MIT community.
MIT Water Summit brings experts together to discuss global water challenges
More than 200 people attend second annual summit organized by the MIT Water Club.
Political Science and EECS join forces for "Elections and Voting Technology" course
Joint course helps students meet the complex challenges of modern election systems.
Sports Shorts for Feb. 2, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Swimming and Diving teams win on Senior Day; Men’s Basketball picks up two wins.
Connecting Morocco’s artisans with the world
A crowdsourced digital bazaar will directly bridge the gap between local craftsmen and global consumers.
Telling stories using computer science
Senior Shannon Kao’s knack for storytelling informs her research in computer graphics.
Meet the 2015 MIT Siebel Scholars
Graduate students in computer science, bioengineering, and business honored.
Daniel Kang wins Churchill Scholarship
Senior is the 12th MIT student to win the honor, will pursue graduate studies at Cambridge.