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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A microbial approach to agriculture | MIT News
A new special subject, Agricultural Microbial Ecology, takes students to Israel.
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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.
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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.
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