Career Fair, UA committee applications, UROP deadline
The UROP direct funding deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday.
Florence’s moisture targets the Northeast
After wreaking havoc across the Carolinas and killing over 20, Florence is finally moving on.
Neural network visualization project wins at HackMIT
About 1,200 students from MIT and around the world coded software projects during the 24-hour hackathon held at Johnson Athletic Center.
Logs accept first woman
Formerly all-male a capella group the Logarhythms added their first female member, Quinn Brodsky ’22, to their group this year.
Ig Nobel laureate’s research on cure for kidney stones started as a bar bet
The 28th annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, a parody of the better known Nobel Prize ceremony, took place at Sanders Theatre at Harvard Sept. 13. Ten Ig Nobel prizes were awarded in fields ranging from Literature to Medicine, to scientists who conducted improbable research that "makes people laugh, and then think," according to its website.
Office of Vice Chancellor reorganized, new Office of the First Year
The OVC is looking into reducing the time between the end of finals to graduation from two weeks to one.
Subject registration, art lending, TOUR de SHASS
Be sure to submit your subject registrations (due Friday) after your advisor approves them!
Fall-like weather in the cards
While September typically heralds the beginning of meteorological fall, especially at Boston’s latitude, the weather this year has not shown it.
ASE pass rates improve for almost all subjects
This year’s Advanced Standing Exams (ASE) saw 769 participants and an overall pass rate of 64.1 percent.
New meal plans in effect
Dining dollars that are part of the new meal plans can be used at on-campus retail dining locations at a five percent discount, certain off-campus locations, and at LaVerde’s for food items only.
New department heads named for mechanical engineering, aeronautics and astronautics, and math
The Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Mathematics have each named new department heads. The former head of the Department of Architecture has been appointed as Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University and will start in January 2019.
Simmons and Maseeh remain top first dorm choices for first years, desirable FYRE destinations
This year, about 60 percent more students chose New House as their first choice as compared to 2016 and 2015, and New House sported the lowest FYRE-out to FYRE-in ratio this year.
Unfounded bomb threat near Hayden
Reports of a bomb threat in Building 14 Aug. 25 were unfounded.
Cameras, card readers, alarms installed on rooftops
New security measures such as cameras, card readers, and alarms have been installed on the rooftops of main campus buildings.
Investigation ongoing for gunshots fired near PBE fraternity
As of a Wednesday post from the Massachusetts State Police, the investigation, including into potential suspects and motive, remains active.
PE and subject registration, first day of classes, insurance waiver
PE registration starts Friday at 8 a.m. for undergraduate students and Sept. 4 for graduate students. It will close Sept. 5. First come, first served!
A brief respite from the heat
On Tuesday night, Boston recorded its 2nd warmest low temperature on record — 81 °F (27 °C), but relief is coming.
MIT launches new homepage
Only about five percent of users are located in Cambridge, but these users account for about 23 percent of all site visits in the past year.
Graduate housing report doubles 2014 housing shortage estimate
As of now, MIT has committed to 950 new beds for graduate students across campus, with 250 to be available in 2020, according to a letter sent to all graduate students in October 2017 after the working group's interim report was published.
Orientation, pre-registration, insurance waiver
Orientation for first-year undergrads and orientation activities for new grad students begin Sunday.