MIT receives new grants from the Amgen Foundation for Amgen Scholars Program
MIT is one of 17 top educational institutions worldwide partnering in the 12-year, $50 million program.
Sports Shorts for Nov. 10, 2014: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Football clinches NEFC title and NCAA playoff berth; Water Polo wins two at CWPA Northern Division Championships.
MIT researchers to receive awards from the Society for Neuroscience
Three neuroscientists at MIT have been selected to receive awards from the Society for Neuroscience.
Weekend adventures
Members of a longstanding student group, the Assassins’ Guild, roam an MIT building each Saturday night.
Communication course gives engineers tools to convey ideas
Communication course gives engineers tools to convey ideasEngineering a presentation in 6.UAT can be entertaining.
MechE-ChemE startup named Gold Winner at 2014 MassChallenge
DropWise manufactures hydrophobic coating for power plants that can significantly decrease CO2 emissions.
Sports Shorts for Nov. 3, 2014: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Cross Country teams run away with NEWMAC Championships; Women’s Tennis collects NEWMAC awards.
Outside-the-box thinker
Senior Nathan Spielberg uses 3-D printing to build everything from nanoscale chips to houses.
MIT startups win big at MassChallenge
In annual competition, 12 MIT-affiliated teams earn grants and prizes to launch their businesses.
Catching air
Jimmy Gasore is working on Africa’s first high-frequency climate observatory in his native Rwanda.
Lambda Chi Alpha national suspends MIT chapter for at least five years
MIT withdraws recognition, offers members on-campus housing.
Stretching oxides to modulate electrochemical properties
Grad students Lixin Sun and Qiyang Lu are developing techniques for applying strain to materials to accelerate oxygen-reduction reactions for applications in solid-oxide fuel cells.