| President L. Rafael Reif addresses this week's violence in Washington |
“We did not see the best of America in the attack on the Capitol today. I trust that we may in the days ahead.” |
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| Update on Covid-19 vaccines at MIT |
MIT Medical Medical Director Cecilia Stuopis discusses the availability of the Covid-19 vaccine. |
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| MIT community members celebrated in Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2021 |
From improving remote hiring during the pandemic to developing pollution-free, net fusion energy, MIT alumni, students, faculty, and researchers under 30 years of age are recognized for innovations in 20 categories. |
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| Pandemic shifts world of work As Covid-19 redefines workplaces, Professor Erin Kelly sees opportunities for making jobs better. |  |
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| Heather Theberge, mechanical engineering staff member, dies at 42 |
Theberge had served as an administrative assistant for the mechanical engineering undergraduate program since 2012. |  |
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| MIT professor discusses violence on Capitol Hill / NBC Boston Professor Christopher Capozzola, head of MIT History, reflects on yesterday’s violent events in Washington: “What made us think that this could never happen in the United States? ... This is going to be a moment of soul-searching for America.” |
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| Forgetting is a feature, not a bug: How the brain “grasps” new concepts // EdSurge Vice President for Open Leaning Sanjay Sarma explores how the brain works when understanding new concepts. “I question a lot of the structures and dogmas in education that are very closely held, but not necessarily based on science,” says Sarma. |
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| The Massachusetts Miracle is alive and well. “There are a lot of potential Modernas” // The Boston Globe |
Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung describes how the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine demonstrates the success of the Massachusetts life sciences sector. |
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| School went online this year, including MIT’s swimming test // The Wall Street Journal In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, MIT offered a conceptual online swim class in lieu of the traditional swim test. “We owe it to our students to teach them how to swim,” says Assistant Professor Carrie Sampson Moore, director of physical education and wellness. |
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| Booster, Hulk, and Tumble | | |
| | | Each year, about 25 students graduate from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, which trains some of the most versatile and analytical pilots in the nation. Typically, there are only one or two women per graduating class, but last month saw a record five women graduate in a class of 24 new test pilots — and three hail from MIT. Capt. Casey Horgan SM ’14, call sign “Hulk” (center, above); Capt. Sarah (Folse) Vorgert SM ’17, call sign “Booster” (second from right, above); and Capt. Rachel Williams ’12, call sign “Tumble” (right, above) are all alumnae of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Now, they have the right stuff for a career in the stratosphere — or possibly higher. |
| IAP 2021 | | | For the past five decades, MIT’s Independent Activities Period (IAP) has provided members of the MIT community with a unique opportunity to organize, sponsor, and participate in a wide variety of activities, including how-to sessions, forums, athletic endeavors, lecture series, films, tours, recitals, and contests. IAP 2021 will be virtual and runs through Jan. 29. Browse listings to see what’s on offer this year! 2021 IAP offerings→ |
| | | Postdoc Julie Rorrer is the creator of ColorMePhD, a free, downloadable/printable set of coloring projects that seek to describe research in science and engineering in terms anyone can understand. ColorMePhD includes several volumes highlighting work by women in the STEM fields from MIT and around the country, as well as a printable “Hydrogeland” game and coloring pages featuring historic Black and Indigenous women in STEM. |
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