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Sports Shorts for Jan. 28: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

Men’s basketball picks up pair of NEWMAC wins; Rifle second at Beanpot

January 28, 2013

Christie Chiu is currently working with physics professor Janet Conrad on research related to neutrinos

A physicist and her neutrinos

MIT senior Christie Chiu has found her focus: the study of tiny particles.

January 28, 2013

Student overcomes cancer to shine at internship and graduate

Liz Katcoff (SB 2008) earns MBA and SM in Leaders for Global Operations program.

January 25, 2013

Students in the Advanced Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program presented their work during a poster session last month.

SuperUROP propels undergraduate research to next level

Poster session showcases student advances in key technologies and attracts faculty, venture capitalists and industry sponsors.

January 23, 2013

Science students hold design-thinking workshop

Program aims to help students gain perspective on new methodologies, improve overall research skills.

January 22, 2013

Sports Shorts for Jan. 21: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

Swimming and diving teams sweep Tufts; Indoor track and field teams compete at Harvard

January 22, 2013

Tom Cronan (center) poses with MIT Athletic Trainer Scot Spak and Thomas Dodge, president of the Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts.

Tom Cronan named Athletic Trainer of the Year

MIT's director of sports medicine honored by his peers from the Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts.

January 17, 2013

'I think about this rare opportunity I have, to come to MIT to study, and I think I should cherish it and make the most of it,' Eric Trac says.

Finding his voice

First-generation college student Eric Trac makes the most of MIT — whether through medical research or community service.

January 17, 2013

In their class project, Tshiamo Lechina ’13 (right) and Melissa Showers ’13 worked with Professor of Chemical Engineering Clark Colton to develop flow visualization techniques that will permit analysis of fluid dynamics in a process to create new materials for more energy-efficient tires.

Undergrads take the lead in 10.27

Class offers students a unique opportunity to contribute to the field of energy.

January 15, 2013

Teams of students watched from MIT's 10-250 auditorium, as astronauts aboard the International Space Station monitored the small, basketball-sized satellites.

Students take control of satellites on the International Space Station

200 high-school students participate in MIT’s annual Zero Robotics competition.

January 15, 2013

Sports Shorts for Jan. 14: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

Men’s volleyball ranked in preseason top-10; Sailing team 10th in Rose Bowl Regatta.

January 14, 2013

MIT students attend international talks on mercury

Students will blog and tweet about their experiences in Geneva, Switzerland.

January 11, 2013

Protect yourself against flu

MIT Medical provides flu shots, information on how to stay healthy.

January 10, 2013

Erica Lai ’14 (left), of materials science and engineering, and Jennifer Liu ’14, of electrical engineering and computer science, teamed up to monitor the electricity consumption of various devices plugged into outlets in eight rooms in E62, the new MIT Sloan School of Management building.

Measuring MIT’s plug load

Undergrad project offers glimpse of electricity consumption on campus.

January 9, 2013

Guaranteed delivery — in ad hoc networks

A new algorithm for message dissemination in decentralized networks is faster than its predecessors but, unlike them, guarantees delivery.