Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chronology of Coverage

1. Aug. 2, 2014

   Op-Ed article by Prof Michel DeGraff and MIT educational technology consultant Molly Ruggles argues that Haitian children face unnecessary barriers to education because they are forced to learn in formal French rather than in their native Creole dialect; contends that rule has contributed to nation's extreme poverty; hails collaboration between Haiti and MIT that has produced a collection of Creole educational resources. MORE

2. Mar. 16, 2014

   Team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab is collecting and analyzing data on cultural production from 4,000 BC to 2010, dubbed the Pantheon project, establishing a catalog of fame. MORE

3. Sep. 15, 2013

   Laura Pappano article profiles Battushig Myanganbayar, Mongolian high school student and electrical engineering whiz who earned highest score in sophomore-level online electronics class at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; his success shows that schools can use Massive Open Online Course, or MOOCs, to find exceptional students all over the globe. MORE

4. Aug. 18, 2013

   Opera of the Future, an MIT Media Lab project run by media and music professor Tod Machover, explores better sounds through technology. MORE

5. Jul. 31, 2013

   Long-awaited report from Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds that university made mistakes but engaged in no wrongdoing in case of Aaron Schwartz, renowned programmer and technology activist who committed suicide while facing federal trial on charges of hacking into MIT computer network. MORE

6. May. 21, 2013

   Essay The Machine Age, written in 1949 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology mathematician Norbert Weiner, was years ahead of its time in raising questions about impact of smart machines on society; unpublished essay languished in MIT's archives for decades. MORE

7. Mar. 20, 2013

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology will release documents related to case against Aaron Swartz, Internet activist who committed suicide after being charged with illegally downloading academic articles from university's computer network. MORE

8. Jan. 21, 2013

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology's decision to treat person illegally downloading content as continuing crime rather than security threat led to Justice Department charging intruder, later identified as open access advocate Aaron Swartz, with computer and wire fraud; Swartz, who faced lengthy prison term, has since died of apparent suicide; many say that MIT may have violated wiretapping statutes by providing evidence to government without a warrant. MORE

9. Nov. 25, 2012

   Dr Robert Langer’s research lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is on front lines of turning discoveries into drugs and drug delivery systems; his Langer Lab has spun out companies since 1980s whose products treat various diseases; he has 811 patents, issued or pending, to his name. MORE

10. Nov. 15, 2012

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology will begin its college basketball season as the highest ranked Division III team in the nation, following a 29-2 performance last season. MORE

11. Jul. 20, 2012

    Anant Agarwal, president of the new Harvard-MIT partnership called edX that will offer free online courses with a certificate of completion, describes massive open online courses, or MOOCs. MORE

12. May. 17, 2012

    MIT chooses provost L Rafael Reif, an electrical engineer, as its new president. MORE

13. May. 3, 2012

    Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announce nonprofit partnership, known as edX, to offer free online courses from both universities; program will compete with similar partnership between Stanford, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan. MORE

14. Mar. 29, 2012

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Jonathan Gruber helped persuade the Obama administration that everyone should be required to get health insurance; has spent decades modeling the intricacies of the health care system and is pessimistic over its future if the Supreme Court rules against the mandate in Obama's health care reform law. MORE

15. Feb. 17, 2012

    Susan Hockfield, the first woman and the first life scientist to serve as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announces that she plans to resign but will serve until the next president takes office. MORE

16. Jan. 3, 2012

    Profile of Dr Eric Lander, founder of the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT, which was largely financed by billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad; Lander had envisioned research institution that would combine MIT's excellence in research, science and technology with Harvard's medical prowess. MORE

17. Dec. 19, 2011

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology will announce a new program allowing anyone anywhere to take MIT courses online free of charge and, for the first time, earn official certificates for demonstrating mastery of the subjects taught; program will offer students access to online laboratories, self-assessments and student-to-student discussions; educators at other universities applaud move. MORE

18. Oct. 27, 2011

    Satto Tonegawa, freshman at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose father Susumu Tonegawa is a Nobel-winning scientist on the faculty, is found dead in his dormitory room; death is under investigation but officials say there is no indication of foul play. MORE

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Highlights From the Archives

M.I.T. Sues Frank Gehry, Citing Flaws in Center He Designed

By ROBIN POGREBIN and KATIE ZEZIMA

The lawsuit accuses the architect Frank Gehry’s firm of negligence and breach of contract in the design of the $300 million Stata Center.

November 7, 2007 usNews

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Using Light Technique, Scientists Find Dimmer Switch for Memories in Mice

By PAM BELLUCK

M.I.T. researchers say a technique that adjusts emotions attached to memories could eventually lead to more effective therapies for people with psychological problems.

August 28, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Memory , Emotions , Nature (Journal) , Brain , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Anxiety and Stress , Tonegawa, Susumu , Mice

What to Make of China's New Maps

By EDWARD WONG

Maps published in China seem to inspire increasingly frequent commentary from neighboring Asian nations these days.

August 24, 2014, Sunday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Luo Yuan , Modi, Narendra , Xi Jinping , Arunachal Pradesh (India) , China , India , Ladakh (India) , Tibet , Xinjiang (China) , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , People's Liberation Army (China) , Maps

Massachusetts: Former Associate Dean to Plead Guilty in Case on Investments

By JESS BIDGOOD

Federal prosecutors in Boston said that a former associate dean at the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his son had agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy.

August 13, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Securities and Commodities Violations , Sloan School of Management , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Massachusetts , Boston (Mass) , Bitran, Gabriel , Bitran, Marco

1988: ‘The Internet’ Comes Down With a Virus

By MARK BULIK

What made the story all the more interesting was that the virus writer’s father was the chief scientist for a computer security arm of the National Security Agency.

August 6, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Markoff, John , National Security Agency , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Computers and the Internet , Computer Security

Shattering Myths to Help the Climate

By ROBERT H. FRANK

Prompt, effective measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could prevent much of the damage from climate change at relatively modest cost.

August 3, 2014, Sunday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Carbon Dioxide , Greenhouse Gas Emissions , Global Warming , United States Economy

A Creole Solution for Haiti’s Woes

By MICHEL DeGRAFF and MOLLY RUGGLES

Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.

August 2, 2014, Saturday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Colleges and Universities , Education (K-12) , Poverty , Language and Languages , Haiti , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Creole (La) , French Language

Stalking the Shadow Universe

By DENNIS OVERBYE

It has long been theorized that it is dark matter that provides the scaffolding for stars and galaxies. Now, scientists are using computer simulations to show us the universe we can’t see.

July 16, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Dark Matter (Astronomy) , Vogelsberger, Mark , Space and Astronomy , Stars and Galaxies , Computers and the Internet

Morris A. Adelman Dies at 96; Saw Oil as Inexhaustible

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

He argued that the world’s supply of oil would never be exhausted because the technology to extract it would continue to improve.

June 9, 2014, Monday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Economics (Theory and Philosophy) , Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , Adelman, Morris A (1917-2014) , Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline , Deaths (Obituaries)

Police, Pedestrians and the Social Ballet of Merging: The Real Challenges for Self-Driving Cars

By JOHN MARKOFF

John J. Leonard, a veteran Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticist, thinks that Google is trying to tackle tremendous challenges in its autonomous driving project.

May 29, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Google Inc , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency , Robots and Robotics , Roads and Traffic , Automobiles

A Synthetic Biology Conference Lures an Intriguing Audience

By JOHN MARKOFF

Both the F.B.I. and Homeland Security were in attendance at talks at M.I.T. about the engineering of organisms and its ability to help and harm.

May 9, 2014, Friday

MORE ON MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND: Church, George M , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Synthetic Biology , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Homeland Security Department