Reporter’s Notebook: Emergency measures
For drowning surfers, fallen bicyclists and injured mountaineers, students in MIT’s 2.009 class devise products that could save lives.
3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen
The co-director of MIT’s Global Change program discusses what to expect from the U.N. Climate Change Conference, and the effects of ‘Climategate’
Feeling the way
Robotic device developed in MIT’s Touch Lab can help visually impaired people navigate around a virtual model of a real building.
“Diagnosing” the U.S. health care system: in Soundings Magazine
The U.S. health system has been ranked second in the world in expenditures — and 38th in the world for performance. What's going on?
Blowin' in the wind
Students bring wind-speed monitoring equipment to campus to evaluate potential sites for a wind turbine.
Tish Scolnik ’10 selected as one of Glamour Magazine’s Top 10 College Women
The October issue of Glamour Magazine has named 2009 Truman Scholar Tish Scolnik as one of their Top 10 College Women, recognizing her work on mobility issues for the disabled.
3 Questions: Vincent Lépinay on bankers unleashed
An MIT anthropologist, who studies financial practices, discusses how ever-changing banking tools baffle regulators.
In Profile: Maria Zuber
Planetary scientist is driven by the thrill of exploring uncharted territory