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How MIT Became the Most Important University in the World
Source: bostonmagazine. Posted By: Souravs Mookherjee..4008 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Last November, with great fanfare, Harvard celebrated the opening of its sparkling new $20 million Innovation Lab. A soaring 30,000 square-foot testament to contemporary architecture built right....
MIT taps provost Reif as university president
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Kalyani KAV...4356 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Rafael Reif, named the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wednesday after 32 years at the school, almost did not come to MIT at all. Courted as a postdoctoral scholar....
MIT's Investments Gain 10%, Beating Yale, Trailing Harvard
Source: bloomberg.com Posted By: Mangesh Kavathekar..4954 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s investments rose 10 percent in the past year, lagging Harvard University’s 11 percent gain and beating Yale University’s 8.9 percent return. The....
MIT Researchers Design Airliner That Uses 70% Less Fuel
Source: wired.com Posted By: Daniel YAN...5072 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers recently released a concept aircraft design that could use 70 percent less fuel than current commercial airliners. The simple secret, they say:....
Eight universities to host innovative hybrid conference
Source: academix.maclea Posted By: yara HUS...5097 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
State-of-the-art technology joins two presentation campuses and six remote campuses, plus online attendees, in Open Access discussion MacLearning.org, a community for educators who use Apple....
MIT Pledges to Improve Conditions for Minority Faculty Members
Source: blogs.sciencema Posted By: Benjamin HAG...5209 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Institutional racism is the reason why there are so few minority faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). You won't find such a blunt statement in today's report by a nine-member....
Strapped colleges keep leaders in luxury
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Sourav1 MOO...5365 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
From the many windows of her stone mansion, MIT president Susan Hockfield enjoys a commanding view of sailboats gliding along the Charles River. When Northeastern president Joseph Aoun steps....
From the Classroom to the Marketplace
Source: dealbook.blogs. Posted By: kalyani MOR...5395 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Andrew W. Lo, a finance professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, enjoys a setup that many other academics would envy: tenure at a top university, opportunities to earn extra money....
MIT students create gardening robots that water, pollinate plants
Source: tech.yahoo.com Posted By: kalyani KAL...5489 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - These gardeners would have green thumbs — if they had thumbs. A class of undergraduates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created a set of robots that can....
Report: BofA rescinding job offers to MBA students
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Mangesh KAV...5521 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Bank of America Corp. is starting to withdraw offers to some MBA students that graduate from U.S. business schools this year, the Financial Times reported Monday. The $787 billion stimulus....
Visa Hassles May Discourage International Students - The Tech
Source: tech.mit.edu Posted By: asda DSA...5523 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
When Alena Shkumatava opens the door to the “fish lab” at the Whitehead Institute of MIT, she encounters warm, aquarium-scented air and shelf after shelf of foot-long tanks, each containing one....
Admissions Reduces Staff, Travel, Will Use The Web for Recruiting
Source: tech.mit.edu Posted By: someone3 SOM...5523 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The admissions office has laid off staff, will reduce travel spending by 30–50 percent, and will move much of its communication with students to the Web. The measures will help Admissions meet....
A Technical Solution to a Human Problem - The Tech
Source: tech.mit.edu Posted By: someone2 SOM...5523 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The only threat “to disrupt the ability to run a timely election” in the latest fiasco from the Undergraduate Association’s Election Commission came from the leaders who decided to fire their....
Obama’s Vision of Change: A United States of Soviet Socialist Republics - The Tech
Source: tech.mit.edu Posted By: someone SOM...5523 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
President Barack Obama’s recent address to Congress started with a promise that he would speak freely and candidly. He acknowledged that the confidence of the American people has been badly shaken....
Uncertainty Threatens UA Elections - The Tech
Source: tech.mit.edu Posted By: someone1 SOM...5523 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
With the issues of dining reform, GIR overhaul, and severe budget cuts on the horizon, more than ever the Undergraduate Association requires strong student leaders that have the confidence of....
A Broken Model for Energy Change - The Tech
Source: tech.mit.edu Posted By: mihir SHA...5523 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The past few weeks have seen a flurry of energy news, more than all the news from the last three administrations put together. What’s a cynical, snarky graduate student to do to keep up? Last....
Shocking power - Electricity from shock absorbers
Source: economist.com Posted By: Kavita1 KUS...5533 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
How to make use of a rough ride to generate electricity? BUMPS in the road are never good, but every cloud has its silver lining. In the case of an uneven road surface that lining may be a....
Carbon dioxide gets new life as it's recycled into gasoline
Source: USA Today Posted By: 325..5533 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, is public enemy No. 1 to environmentalists. CO2 emissions from vehicle tailpipes have helped spawn a multibillion-dollar ethanol industry as the nation....
MISTI selects first winners of Global Seed Funds
Source: web.mit.edu Posted By: viv CHA...5533 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Across the Institute awarded teams will receive nearly half a million dollars in funding as part of a new program by the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI). Awardees....
Deciphering honeybee dances and stock market swings - MIT News Office
Source: web.mit.edu Posted By: mygmi 200...5604 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
What do dancing honeybees and stock markets have in common? At first glance, not much. An MIT graduate student has developed a methodology for automatically constructing computer models that....
