MIT Medical vaccinates more than 7000 at flu clinic
At least 7455 MIT community members received a flu vaccination at Tuesday’s day-long clinic run by MIT Medical.
Outbreak of viral disease hits campus
At least 30 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), a viral illness, have occurred on campus since September, according to MIT Medical.
Flu shots, lectures, Red Line
Flu shots will be available Oct. 24 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Walker Memorial.
LIGO makes its first observation of colliding neutron stars
Scientists announced Monday the first detection of gravitational waves from the collision of two neutron stars. Light from the collision was simultaneously observed by telescopes all around the world.
Graduate students rally for more on-campus housing
The student and community affiliate group Graduate Student Apartments Now (GSAN) held a rally in front of 77 Mass Ave and marched to Cambridge City Hall for an Ordinance Committee hearing on Oct. 12 to demand that MIT build new graduate housing units as a condition of the commercial redevelopment of MIT’s recently purchased Volpe parcel in Kendall Square.
Nightclub hosts tech startup showcase
Tech enthusiasts and nightclubs don’t go well together. But that didn’t stop GetGeeked from hosting its tech showcase at the Royale Nightclub in Boston on Oct. 13. Getting first-hand access to gadgets that haven’t been released in the market yet and meeting fellow technology lovers, all while sipping on delicious cocktails, seemed like a perfect way to spend a Friday night.
2.009 Build Challenge
The 2.009 build challenge took place Friday on Killian Court. Teams demonstrated their project progress.
Course 1-ENG now ABET-accredited
Course 1-ENG has a flexible curriculum that allows students to combine Course 1 foundational courses with one of three core subject areas: mechanics and materials, environmental engineering science, and systems.
One in ten MIT undergrads can’t afford food, survey finds
The survey focused on how students’ socioeconomic status affected other aspects of their lives, like affording certain expenses, major choice, and reasons for working.
PE registration, Red Line, TEDxCambridge
PE registration for undergraduates is open until Wednesday, October 18 at 1 p.m.
MIT team debates MCI Norfolk inmates on the opioid epidemic
The debate centered around the resolution: “pharmaceutical companies should be held criminally responsible for their role as contributors to America’s current opioid crisis.” The Norfolk inmates conducted research without internet access.
Mexican journalist Jesus Esquivel discusses the reality of drug trafficking
Q&A session organized by LUCha aimed to address the "offensive" narrative of Mexico proliferated by American media and encourage political participation among Mexican expatriates.
Nobel laureate Rainer Weiss on the important things in life
Weiss accidentally flunked out of MIT as an undergraduate after missing a month of lectures in order to be with a musician at Northwestern he had fallen in love with.
Remembering Michael Cohen (1992-2017)
Michael B. Cohen ’14, SM ’16, a doctoral student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), passed away due to natural causes in the end of September.
Cooler weather eases in; fires rage out West
A weak low pressure system is currently exiting the East Coast; in its wake, cooler, more seasonable weather and sunny skies will dominate today and Friday. This brief return to autumn will be short lived, however, as the unseasonably warm temperatures the Northeast has experienced periodically over the past month will return for the weekend. On Saturday, high temperatures will surge back into the mid-70s with a chance of rain in advance of an approaching cold front. The front should pass through the area late Sunday; in its wake, autumn-like weather will return again, with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the 40s for at least the greater part of next week. Although local conditions have been calm, the weather has not been so tranquil across the rest of the United States.
Remembering Henoch Argaw (1998-2017)
Henoch Argaw ’20 died on campus Sept. 29. He was a sophomore in Course 6-14 and a resident of East Campus.
Roll-over meals and ‘dining dollars’ under consideration for meal plan revisions
One “very likely” change is the introduction of a meals per semester system in addition to the current meals per week system, says DormCon dining co-chair.
SpaceX’s grand plans for Mars travel
“When Elon talked in 2002 about taking people to Mars, they thought he was crazy. But now the world has changed dramatically.”
2017 Nobel Prize in physics awarded to LIGO researchers
Rainer Weiss of MIT and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish of Caltech were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for the first direct observation of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves, which were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago.
Hasan Minhaj calls attention to refugees in his stand-up
Hasan Minhaj performed at Kresge Auditorium last Saturday at 8 p.m. as a part of MIT Undergraduate Association’s FallFest.