Institute goes tuition free for undergraduates with family income below $200,000 effective 2025-2026
On Nov. 20, MIT announced that it would become tuition free for undergraduates whose families earned below $200,000 starting in the academic year 2025-2026.
Four 2025 Rhodes Scholars hail from MIT
Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector ’25, Anushka Nair ’25, and David Oluigbo ’25 have been selected as 2025 Rhodes Scholars to pursue postgraduate studies at Oxford University beginning next fall.
MIT Life Sciences and Health Symposium launch makes call for poster submissions
The inaugural MIT Life Sciences and Health Symposium will take place Dec. 4 on Kresge Lawn from 5:00 to 6:30 P.M. Undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, are encouraged to submit work in the life sciences and engineering for a chance to win cash prizes in the poster categories that include basic scientific discovery, interdisciplinary work, and healthcare applications.
Troy Van Voorhis to step down as Chemistry Department Head
In an email to the MIT Chemistry community, Department Head and Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry Troy Van Voorhis announced that he would be stepping down as Department Head after five years of service effective at the end of the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
Fire erupts in fume hood of Building 18
Shortly before 12:30 P.M. on Nov. 20, a fume hood on the first floor of Building 18 caught fire. Building 18 houses several laboratories belonging to the Institute’s Chemistry Department. Emergency services responded promptly and sections of Ames Street were closed as the building was evacuated. Approximately ten minutes after the fire began, it was extinguished by the Cambridge Fire Department.
Both Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Win NCAA Regionals, Advance to the National Championship
Both MIT’s Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams won the NCAA East Regional Championship and secured spots at the Division III National Championship on November 23rd in Terre Haute, Indiana.
MIT Women’s Soccer Shines in NEWMAC Postseason Awards; Barnouw Named Athlete of the Year, Davis and Coaching Staff Also Honored
On November 14, the NEWMAC conference released its Women’s Soccer postseason awards. Voted on by the league’s 12 coaches following the regular season, MIT earned numerous accolades following their largely successful 20-1-1 year.
MIT Women’s Soccer Falls to Colby 0-2 in the NCAA Round of 32
Over the weekend, the MIT Women’s Soccer Team hosted games for the first two rounds of the NCAA D-III Women’s Soccer Tournament at Steinbrenner Stadium. MIT won their Round of 64 match 3-1 over SUNY Geneseo, but ultimately fell short to Colby 0-2, knocking them out of the tournament and into the offseason.
Smith Downs MIT 3-2 in NEWMAC Championship, Ending 31-Game Winning Streak
In a tight, back-and-forth outing, Smith College upset No. 4 MIT on Sunday in five sets, ending their season-long 31 game winning streak and preventing them from claiming their 4th straight NEWMAC title. Smith defeated MIT by set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 16-25, and 15-11.
Four Men’s Soccer Engineers Make All-Conference Team; Montupally Named Rookie of the Year.
On November 15th, the NEWMAC conference released their Men’s Soccer postseason awards, which are determined by the conference’s 9 coaches following the regular season.
Five Field Hockey Engineers Claim All-Conference Honors; Hussar Selected Co-Rookie of the Year
On November 13th, the NEWMAC conference released their Field Hockey postseason awards. The awards are voted on by the league’s 10 coaches following the regular season. Despite falling short to Babson in the NEWMAC Championship, the Engineers still took home seven distinctions to cap off a productive 14-5 season.
Crossword: Scientific Literacy
This is a themed lightly challenging puzzle constructed by Charlotte Myers and edited by Manaal Mohammed. Play the online version here.
Dear Brother
I have been thinking about you a lot this past week, especially your younger self.
Crushing on my friend’s ex
Auntie's Family addresses the perennial question of when budding romance clashes with existing friendships.
The Huntington’s Sojourners Captivates and Stirs Emotion
In Sojourners by Mfoniso Udofia, we follow the story of Abasiama and her husband Ukpong, a Nigerian couple studying in Houston in the 70s. The play tackles several themes, such as assimilation, betrayal, love, longing, and friendship to create a stunning and emotionally resonant production.
A rich soundscape: Hiromi’s Sonicwonder is a seamless fusion of genres
On Nov. 9, she returned to Berklee, captivating the audience with her latest album release, Sonicwonderland.
Galileo’s Daughter tries too much and delivers too little
Through these parallel journeys, Director Reena Dutt attempts to explore the themes of female identity, freedom versus constraint, the danger of truth, and one’s relationship with work. Galileo’s Daughter is ripe with fresh ideas and interesting concepts, but ultimately fails to deliver telling something meaningful about any of them.
The BSO Ignites with Lisiecki on Mozart and Tchaikovsky’s Stunning Pathetique
A sensational performance of one of Mozart's piano concerti and Tchaikovsky at the BSO.
The tragicomedy of America’s urban underbelly in Anora, Sean Baker’s glossiest film yet
Baker has spent a career imbuing genuine, flawed humanity in characters from all walks of life. Anora is yet another notch in a celebrated belt for thoughtfully telling the stories of sex workers, but also offers an optimistically complex, humanizing take on all sorts of other tropes.
Seeing is Believing, Hearing is Revealing
A MIT and Northwestern study finds humans are more adept at spotting political deepfakes than previously thought.
Meet Nergis Mavalvala PhD ’97, Dean of the School of Science
Learn about Dean Mavalvala’s journey to MIT from Pakistan, her “Mind Blown” notebook of ideas, the Life Sciences and Health Collaborative, and her perspectives on how MIT has evolved.
realtalk@MIT: Using AI to bring human conversation to life
A new Media Lab program uses AI to create audio medleys from small group conversations. The goal is to build trust and understanding in the MIT community.
Digital simulations help robots learn real-world tasks
A novel approach to training robots using 3D scans of real environments paves the path for robust and accessible home robotics.
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Wednesday Nov. 20. was the drop deadline, the last day to cancel full-term subjects from registration.
MIT Human Insight Collaborative holds launch event on Oct. 28.
The Institute launched the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC), an initiative seeking to promote intersectionality between faculty in the humanities, arts, and social sciences and their peers across MIT in a formal kickoff event on Oct. 28.
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The 2024 Election: The Institute Reacts
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MIT Human Insight Collaborative holds launch event on Oct. 28.
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Undergraduate Association Voting Closes for Participatory Budgeting Proposals
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Meet Simon Johnson, 2024 Winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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Live Updates: Trump emerges victorious in 2024 presidential election
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Warm Beginning of November
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A New, Greener Leaf for MIT Committees on Climate?
On Friday, September 13th, 2024, Professor Richard Lester announced the formation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Climate-Related Industry Engagements, charged with examining the question of whether or not President Kornbluth’s new Climate Project – an initiative to address the challenges of climate change—should accept funding from the fossil fuel...
Daniela Rus, The People Demand: No More Research for Genocide
Today, MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) conducts research funded by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMoD), with direct applications to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. We, the MIT Coalition for Palestine, whose tuition and labor support CSAIL, call on CSAIL Director Daniela Rus to lead by example...
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A New, Greener Leaf for MIT Committees on Climate?
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Daniela Rus, The People Demand: No More Research for Genocide
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Eight more days on Kresge
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The Pen and the Sword
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Research for human rights abuses: how MIT breaks its own rules
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Lockheed Leaves The Career Fair: Reflections on the Power of Principled Dissent
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40 years of naysayers were right about Megalopolis, Coppola’s visually ugly and thematically inept magnum opus
For a movie this personal, its failure singularly lies in the hands of its director. However, it doesn't help that the leading actors are all in over their heads, including phoned-in performances that are neither camp or serious enough from a cast led by Adam Driver.
Boston Ballet Stuns in the 2024 Fall Experience Premiere
Boston Ballet combines phenomenal dancing, music, and creativity within four contemporary dance pieces.
Beyond the keys in Schubert: a dynamic between instrument and concert hall
A pianist’s instrument is both the piano and the hall, and the interplay of these was challenged at Paul Lewis’s all-Schubert Celebrity Series recital in NEC Jordan Hall. Known to be an expert in Schubert’s music, Paul Lewis made it clear that there were voices he wanted the audience to...
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40 years of naysayers were right about Megalopolis, Coppola’s visually ugly and thematically inept magnum opus
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Boston Ballet Stuns in the 2024 Fall Experience Premiere
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Beyond the keys in Schubert: a dynamic between instrument and concert hall
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Magic, tap dancing, and the electric wind instrument: MIT’s annual Family Weekend concert
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Nassim, as performed by LaWhore Vagistan: A Drag Queen’s Compulsory Vulnerability
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Leopoldstadt Invites Memory
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Fantasies through piano: Emanuel Ax opens the Celebrity Series of Boston
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Women’s Club Soccer Loses 0-3 at Regionals
MIT’s Women Club Soccer traveled to Stony Brook University this past weekend to compete in the NIRSA Region 1 Club Soccer Tournament. They entered the tournament as the No. 21 seed, and were slated to face fourth-seeded RIT, ninth-seeded Temple, and sixteenth-seeded Brown in pool play.
Upcoming (and ongoing) NEWMAC Championship Tournaments
With the regular season in the books, many of MIT’s fall athletic teams are slated to compete in their respective NEWMAC Championship Tournaments. At the time of publication, many are still ongoing. Here is a recap of how MIT’s teams stand.
MIT Runs on Dunkin’
Donuts, dollars, and dismissals: The Student Center Dunkin’ encounters friction between management, ownership, and MIT.
For Your Thoughts: American Healthcare
Each time I make a visit to a hospital, I am austerely reminded, no niceties spared, that our glorious nation’s top-of-the-line medical system is in complete and utter shambles.
On Freshman Fall: Fears and the Firehose
Auntie Matter provides advice to a freshman facing the fall firehose.
Designing a Realistic Tissue-Mimicking Bladder: Improving Imaging Devices and Opening up New Recipes for Creating Model Organs
A new study on building an acoustically and mechanically accurate synthetic bladder model may become a more reliable tool for testing imaging devices.
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Dr. Francis Collins presents The Road to Wisdom at the 2024 Boston Book Festival
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MIT Assistant Professor Ariel Furst Stars in Chemistry Shorts Documentary
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Designing a Realistic Tissue-Mimicking Bladder: Improving Imaging Devices and Opening up New Recipes for Creating Model Organs
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Fireside Chat with Dan Riccio: Former Apple Executive Shares Reflections on his Journey
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Meet Anantha Chandrakasan, Dean of Engineering
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Minding the Brain: Professor Mehrdad Jazayeri on brain models research, the HHMI award, and the growth of neuroscience
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Decoding the Dogma: Dr. Gene-Wei Li on quantitative analysis of the genome and being named an HHMI Investigator
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