Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientist Ernest Moniz, 68, smiles during his nomination announcement by US President Barack Obama to run the Energy Department in this March 4, 2013 file photo in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The US Senate in a unanimous vote on May 16, 2013 confirmed Moniz to the presidential cabinet post.
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As part of the traffic collision and avoidance system testing, we had to develop test techniques to safely generate collision warnings in-flight ... With the help of pilots at the 445th Flight Test Squadron and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory, we were able to develop procedures using a T-38 Talon to generate all of the appropriate warnings while ensuring safe separation of aircraft throughout the test.
The Cambridge academic system is different ... There, the learning method is independent, rather than collaborative as is the case in MIT. You get less constant evaluation, but rather you are responsible for preparing for a couple large assignments and exams.
I'm pleased and honored to be named head of such a dynamic and pioneering department, and look forward to working with (the department's) talented and innovative faculty, staff and students on bringing new solutions to global infrastructure challenges through education and research.More quotes »
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Watertown neighbors recall Boston Marathon bombing suspect's capture
resident of the street, Leah Flynn, 36, said it was "unbelievable he was at the end of the street."Flynn, who works at Massachusetts Institute of Technology , said she knew the college's patrol officer who the bombing suspects allegedly killed before they Read more »
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Manhunt in Boston after bombing suspect is killed
, just across the Charles River from Boston, then released him unharmed at a gas station.They also shot to death a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer, 26-year-old Sean Collier, while he was responding to a report of a disturbance, investigators Read more »
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Officers Sean Collier, Richard Donohue shot by Boston bombings suspects, officials say
Collier had only worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for about a year. But he was already popular with his colleagues in the campus police department, as well as with students, often joining them on hiking and skiing trips.Authorities say the Read more »
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Timeline: Search for Boston Marathon attack suspects
suspects. They ask for the public's help in identifying the men. Around 10:20 p.m., shots are fired on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge , just outside Boston. At 10:30 p.m., an MIT campus police officer who was responding Read more »
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Boston bombing suspect dead as manhunt continues for second after MIT shootout that killed police officer
the other remains on the loose Friday morning, authorities said.Both men were involved in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer before carjacking a Mercedes SUV and driving it into Watertown, where police pursued and Read more »
Around the web
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Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work
that came after authorities say bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev fatally shot his police academy friend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Officer Sean Collier. It was in Watertown that Donahue suffered a severed femoral artery when a bullet 5/19/13 from WFAA Read more »
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Phi Beta Epsilon Fraternity at MIT Honors Officer Sean Collier, Supports IRDF
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Phi Beta Epsilon Corporation today announced that the fraternity will be allocating this year’s annual grant to MIT’s Sean Collier Memorial Fund and Independent Residence Development Fund. These actions were taken th 5/19/13 from Street Insider Read more »
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Robot rave swarming MIT
“high tech rave”-like performance piece happening tonight at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is actually designed to help campus roboticists create algorithms based on human behavior that can better control large swarms of robots, researchers told from Boston Herald Read more »
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Journey producer Robin Hunicke to speak at Boston Festival of Indie Games
About Boston Indies (www.bostonindies.com): Boston Indies is a community of dedicated independent game developers in Massachusetts and the surrounding area. Boston Indies works to foster a sense of community among Boston's independent game developers, facilitate from Joystiq Read more »
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Prototype: At Ministry of Supply, Teamwork in Making High-Tech Apparel
plastic garbage bags, spray-on adhesive and fleece. Six years later, while riding his bike around the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an engineering student, he realized he needed a dress shirt that could withstand the rigors of bicycle from The New York Times Read more »
