9/9 In Short
The registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 11. A $50 late fee applies after this date.
In Memoriam: Thomas Rose, archaeometallurgist and assistant professor of materials science
Rose was struck by a car on his bicycle at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Massachusetts Avenue around 6 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, just a couple yards from Maseeh Hall.
Weather turns cooler as we head into fall
Friday night will cool off into the low 50s, meaning it will be time to break out a sweater. Saturday will be nice as well — definitely a day worth spending outside.
Building 18 closed after possible dimethylmercury contamination
Around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, MIT Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS), the Cambridge Fire Department, and Pro EMS responded to a report of dimethylmercury exposure in Building 18, home to the Department of Chemistry.
Re: MIT’s financial records contradict its claims of austerity
Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education David L. Darmofal responds to previously published op-ed, “MIT’s financial records contradict its claims of austerity” to provide some clarity and additional context.
LA Clippers’ future in jeopardy after NBA finds $28 million no-show deal
Superstar Kawhi Leonard agreed to a $28 million deal with Aspiration, a sustainability services company that went bankrupt in 2025. The only requirement behind this endorsement deal? He had to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers to continue receiving sponsorship payments.
Progressively pursuing more and more painful and tedious crafts
As cliche as it sounds, if you try your best, even though you might not finish with a project you expected, at least you will have learned something.
Endpoints News presents ‘The China biotech debate: Boston’
On Thursday, Aug. 6, about 200 venture capitalists, academics, and biotech company directors gathered to hear a series of panels titled ‘The China biotech debate: Boston.’
