The new front against antibiotic resistance
Deborah Hung shares research strategies to combat tuberculosis as part of the Department of Biology's IAP seminar series on microbes in health and disease.
Lucy Jakub | Department of Biology | Jan. 23, 2020 | mit~6 mins
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Bringing humanistic education in technical subjects to the world | MIT News
Students and staff combine workshopping and OpenCourseWare to demonstrate human-centered pedagogies in the context of modern topics and technologies.
MIT Open Learning | June 28, 2018~11 mins |
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William Rodríguez: Helping others broaden their horizons | MIT News
MIT senior and Model UN leader William Rodríguez works to encourage the global exchange of ideas.
Fatima Husain | MIT News correspondent | May 20, 2018~8 mins |
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Geophysics field trip helps secure safe drinking water for local citizens | MIT News
Class visit to St. Lucia helps teach cutting-edge geophysics techniques while locating drinking water for those in need.
Helen Hill | EAPS | April 23, 2018~3 mins |
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Opportunities to study abroad during IAP continue to grow | MIT News
Global Classroom Fund assists faculty innovation and provides unique global experiences for students.
Julia Mongo | Global Education and Career Development | April 9, 2018~9 mins |
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Outstanding MIT students of French explore "Paris et la rue" | MIT News
In the January Scholars in France program, students discover behind-the-scenes Paris and the city's storied streets.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | March 5, 2018~7 mins |
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Human factors engineering class tackles design for aging | MIT News
MIT students learn human-centered design skills in a course offered during the 2018 Independent Activities Period.
MIT International Design Center | March 2, 2018~3 mins |
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A microbial approach to agriculture | MIT News
A new special subject, Agricultural Microbial Ecology, takes students to Israel.
Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Feb. 14, 2018~7 mins |
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In fieldwork program, students take the lead | MIT News
TREX program from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering takes students to Hawaii to conduct environmental research.
Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Feb. 12, 2018~9 mins |
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Reading and writing DNA | MIT News
Department of Biology kicks off IAP seminar series with a lecture by synthetic-biology visionary George Church.
Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology | Jan. 31, 2018~8 mins |
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