MIT News Newsletter

	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
June 23, 2016
MIT News: around campus
A weekly digest of the Institute’s community news

Need hair? Press “print”

With fur, brushes, and bristles, Media Lab’s technique opens new frontier in 3-D printing.

Feng Zhang named 2016 Tang Prize laureate

Broad Institute/MIT scientist among three honored for CRISPR contributions.

Eight from MIT awarded 2016 Fulbright grants

Grantees will spend the 2016-2017 academic year conducting research abroad.

An economist delves into charter schools

PhD student Elizabeth Setren brings data to bear on questions about local education policy.

Random Hall evacuated due to fire on the roof

No injuries reported; residents will stay in Next House temporarily.

Featured video: Making makers at MIT

In celebration of the White House's Week of Making, a look at the vibrant makerspace ecosystem around the Institute.

In the Media

In an article for The Boston Globe, Steve Annear writes that MIT is rolling out several new benefits for faculty and staff commuting to campus, including free, unlimited subway and local bus usage. “By providing employees with the pass, the school hopes to ease the demand for parking near campus and help reduce carbon emissions,” Annear writes.

Prof. David Kaiser speaks with Jeremy Hobson of Here & Now about the history of science. Kaiser notes there are ebbs and flows in the pace of scientific discovery “tied to priority cycles in various nations or whole parts of the world…people’s imaginations can get swept up in whether they can even imagine building a tool to test something.”

Prof. Daniel Hastings, director of SMART, writes for Today that in order to tackle complex social issues, policymakers must have an understanding of science. “Many of the issues faced by Singapore and other societies today are social-technical in nature. Having policymakers equipped with a knowledge in science and technology will be essential to meeting Singapore’s ambitions.”