Q&A: Peter Fisher discusses JASON report on reopening university laboratories
MIT physicist led government-backed effort to study the challenges and solutions surrounding campus lab work.
July 30, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: physics public-health covid-19 pandemic disease research community school-of-science faculty
Q&A: Peter Fisher discusses JASON report on reopening university laboratories
MIT physicist led government-backed effort to study the challenges and solutions surrounding campus lab work.
July 30, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: physics public-health covid-19 pandemic disease research community school-of-science faculty
MIT announces plans for fall 2020 semester
Extensive safety protocols will undergird the return of additional students and staff to campus.
July 7, 2020 • ~19 min
Tags: education covid-19 ethics pandemic research community students classes-and-programs president-l-rafael-reif faculty staff vice-chancellor administration chancellor financial-aid teaching-and-academics tuition
Building a framework for remote making
A decision-making framework and wiki for students developed by MIT Project Manus and MIT Environment, Health and Safety enables safe making from home.
June 17, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: education teaching covid-19 pandemic research community students mechanical-engineering vice-chancellor facilities stem-education maker-movement academics chancellor clubs-and-activities
Examining the social impact of Covid-19
Survey from the Saxe Lab aims to measure the toll of social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic.
April 21, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: mental-health covid-19 psychology pandemic wellbeing social-networks research community school-of-science technology-and-society brain-and-cognitive-sciences mcgovern-institute
Surveying the quality of life at MIT
A new survey of MIT students, faculty, and staff will inform initiatives to improve the work-life experience on campus and at Lincoln Laboratory.
Jan. 28, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: research community students urban-studies-and-planning faculty staff administration provost lincoln-laboratory human-resources
Students present mechanical engineering projects that have global impact
At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.
Oct. 29, 2019 • ~9 min
Tags: education teaching agriculture graduate research invention community students mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering alumniae special-events-and-guest-speakers biological-engineering academics desalination postdoctoral j-wafs
Open access task force releases final recommendations
Report urges MIT community to openly share the products of its research and teaching.
Oct. 17, 2019 • ~3 min
Tags: research community school-of-engineering school-of-science school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences brain-and-cognitive-sciences computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail digital-humanities open-access electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs libraries linguistics-and-philosophy
The Committee on Animal Care solicits feedback
Sept. 17, 2019 • ~2 min
Tags: animals research community school-of-science whitehead-institute administration
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