| Class of 2020 | | | | Clockwise from top left: MIT Class of 2020 President Nwanacho Nwana, Chris Cassidy SM ’00 from the International Space Station, and a virtual sendoff of diplomas. | | Congratulations, Class of 2020! Friday’s online Commencement ceremony featured unique artistic compositions, a salute from the International Space Station, and addresses from MIT President L. Rafael Reif, retired U.S. Navy Admiral William McRaven, MIT Professor Esther Duflo, and more. Full story via MIT News | Watch the archived video → |
| Letter regarding Minneapolis, our nation, and our community President L. Rafael Reif shares his thoughts on present struggles for our nation and for the world. Full story via MIT News → |
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| William McRaven’s Commencement address “To save the world, you will have to be men and women of great integrity,” McRaven told graduates. Full address via MIT News → | |
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| Professor Esther Duflo’s salute to the advanced degree recipients “Pick your issue [to address], and go for it with all your heart, all your mind, and all your knowledge.” Full address via MIT News → | |
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| A brief history of the Brass Rat While many things have changed over the years, the Brass Rat remains a unifying symbol of solidarity that comes from earning an MIT degree. Full story via Slice of MIT → | |
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| Ten from MIT awarded 2020 Fulbright Fellowships Graduating seniors and recent alumni will spend the upcoming year conducting research, earning a graduate degree, or teaching English. Full story via MIT News → |
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| War hero McRaven tells MIT grads they’re the “real heroes” // Associated Press During his Commencement address, Admiral William McRaven called on MIT graduates to help save the world from pandemics, war, climate change, poverty and racism. Full story via The Associated Press → |
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Crushing coronavirus means “breaking the habits of a lifetime.” Behavior scientists have some tips // Science Professor Lily Tsai has examined the most effective methods for encouraging people to follow public health guidelines. Full story via Science → |
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| More than 800 MIT graduates sing one song together, virtually // The Boston Globe Professor of the practice Eran Egozy discusses “Comusica,” a musical celebration of the Class of 2020 that brings together audio and video clips of graduating MIT students to create a cohesive song. Full story via The Boston Globe → |
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| Pi in the sky: General relativity passes the ratio’s test // Scientific American Postdoc Carl-Johan Haster used gravitational waves to approximate pi and test Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Full story via Scientific American → |
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| | | A unique composition, “Comusica,” premiered during MIT’s online 2020 Commencement ceremony, featuring the voices of more than 800 MIT Class of 2020 graduates and alumni. For the project, students each sang a single note, which was stitched together into an illuminating song Watch the video → |
| 3,512 | | Total number of degrees awarded in academic year 2019-20. Student names were noted during yesterday’s online Commencement |
| | | Though MIT community members were scattered around the world this Commencement, the Great Dome was lit on Thursday and Friday in honor of the Class of 2020. Congrats to all of the graduates! |
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