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MIT to graduate first class of biological engineering majors

MIT to graduate first class of biological engineering majors

   When Alice MacDonald arrived at MIT four years ago, the biological engineering major did not exist. But this Friday, MacDonald and 22 other adventuresome MIT students will become the Institute's first graduates from the new biological engineering program.

Posted : Tue, Jun 03, 2008

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News

MIT celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King

MIT celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King

   At the annual breakfast celebration to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held Feb. 21, hundreds of members of the MIT community listened as speakers echoed a similar theme: much has been done to realize the slain civil rights leader's vision of equality and opportunity.

Posted : Sat, Mar 01, 2008

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News

Five-year, $5-million partnership to help develop green technologies and train graduate students

Five-year, $5-million partnership to help develop green technologies and train graduate students

   MIT and Switzerland-based ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, have formed a partnership on energy research to help meet the world's need for clean electricity and energy efficiency.

Posted : Sun, Jan 27, 2008

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News

MIT web site puts human face on Iraq war

MIT web site puts human face on Iraq war

   As the war in Iraq approaches its fifth anniversary, a new web site from MIT's Center for International Studies aims to provide an accurate account of living conditions, as well as civilian injuries and deaths due to political violence.

Posted : Mon, Jan 21, 2008

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News

MIT index shows first drop in commercial property value since '03

MIT index shows first drop in commercial property value since '03

   The value of U.S. commercial real estate owned by big pension funds fell 2.5 percent in the third quarter of 2007, according to an index produced by the MIT Center for Real Estate.

Posted : Fri, Nov 16, 2007

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News

MIT develops lecture search engine to aid students

MIT develops lecture search engine to aid students

   Imagine you are taking an introductory biology course. You're studying for an exam and realize it would be helpful to revisit the professor's explanation of RNA interference.

Posted : Tue, Nov 13, 2007

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News
 
 
 
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