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Tim the Beaver himself showed up to help support the cause. The race raised over $3,000 for a habitat home in Boston.

Neil T. Forrester ’12 steadies his boat during the 18th Annual Brass Rat Regatta on Saturday morning. Over 30 current and former members of MIT Sailing showed up for the race.

Forward Captain Marisa “Hot Sauce” Jasso ’13 (wearing red) scores a try for the Engineers in their match against Wentworth Institute of Technology in last Friday’s game. The Engineers, who won the national championshi...

Runners pass along Massachusetts Avenue on their way to the finish line. The 3.1-mile course looped around Amherst Alley, Vassar Street, and Massachusetts Avenue before ending in front of the Zesiger Center.

Edan Krolewicz ’12 enjoys a refreshing sip of water more than a mile into the race.

Runners in the Beaver Dash begin their race at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning.

The winners of the Beaver Dash, (left to right) Kaitlin R. Goldstein G (1st place, women), Donna M. Golach ‘12 (2nd place, women), Scott T. Landers (2nd place, men), and Antonio Tugores-Garcia G (1st place, men), pose...

Associate Professor Nergis Mavalvala recently won the $500,000 MacArthur “Genius” grant for her research in detecting gravitational waves from outer space. Professor Mavalvala is a member of the Laser Interferometer G...

Comedian Robert “Bo” Burnham performs at the MIT Fall Festival in Kresge Auditorium on Oct. 2. The event consisted of a comedy show by Bo Burnham and special guest Shane Mauss.

MIT’s third annual flu clinic, open to MIT staff, students, retirees, and family members of staff on MIT’s traditional or flexible health plans, ran on Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. MIT Medical had 15,000 vaccinations...

Jacob Sharpe ’11 won Best in Show for his Chinese yo-yo act at Sigma Kappa’s Late Night. The proceeds from SK Late Night went to Alzheimer’s research.

Phillip L. Clay PhD ‘75 speaks during the question and answer phase of the State of the Institute address on Wednesday. During the annual summary of the Institute’s financial and strategic positions, administrators e...

Comedian Robert “Bo” Burnham poses with fan Stephen A. McCrory ’14 (right) after performing in Kresge last Saturday. Stephen surprised the audience during the show with a poster depicting “i times Santa is real,” a li...

Provost L. Rafael Reif speaks during the question and answer phase of Wednesday’s State of the Institute address. During the annual summary of the Institute’s financial and strategic positions, administrators emphasi...

Construction crews broke ground for the installation of a new sculpture in front of W20. The piece, by Jaume Plensa, is scheduled to be installed in November.

President Susan Hockfield delivers opening remarks at Wednesday’s State of the Institute address. During the annual summary of the Institute’s financial and strategic positions, administrators emphasized the stabilit...