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Rector of UHasselt Luc De Schepper, Professor Dr Ramesh Raskar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and UHasselt Professor Frank Van Reeth pose during a ceremony to award honorary degrees at the UHasselt Hasselt University, on May 30, 2012.
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In my 19-year career as President of Yale, I have mentored several colleagues who have gone on to lead major universities, including Cambridge, Oxford, MIT, Duke and Carnegie-Mellon ... Pericles Lewis stands out, even in this distinguished group, for his ability to cut to the heart of the matter, to articulate solutions clearly and simply and to inspire others.
Not long ago, online courses were interesting experiments. Now online activity is at the core of how these schools envision their futures. This week, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology committed $60 million to offer free online courses from both universities.
The opportunity to open a new office in Cambridge and to be part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem near MIT is very important to us, and we are excited about joining the many companies that are moving back into Cambridge.More quotes »
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Oppenheimer: Politics hurt Latin colleges
The appointment of Venezuelan-born Rafael Reif as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) last week raises an interesting question: Why are so many Latin America ns excelling in the world's best universities, but not in Latin Ameri Read more »
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2012 graduates of Adelphi University
Bachelor's degrees: 1,454 Master's degrees: 1,314 Doctoral degrees: 46 Associate's degrees: 37 Certificates: 83 Commencement address Carmen Ortiz, U.S. attorney for Massachusetts and Adelphi alum, Class of 1974, told the graduates, "It is your turn to se Read more »
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MIT students drop piano from roof in annual rite
(AP) -- Residents of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology dorm have rolled an upright piano off their roof and watched it smash into another piano below in an annual spring ritual.The quirky tradition celebrates the last day students can drop classes Read more »
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Curry, UMass Lowell & Berklee top Mass. colleges in endowment gains
was printed from Boston Business Journal College endowments: Harvard University and MIT are the richest schools in Massachusetts, by far, but much smaller schools lead in endowment growth, according to BBJ research. Endowments at Massachusetts’ 10 wealthiest 1:46 PM from Boston Business Journal Read more »
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Lewis to lead in Singapore
After a yearlong international search, the Yale-NUS Board of Governors announced Wednesday that Pericles Lewis, a professor of English and comparative literature, will be the college’s inaugural president. Lewis served on the Yale-NUS curriculum developmen 11:47 AM from Yale News Read more »
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MIT, Intel unveil new initiatives addressing 'big data'
the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) that featured the president of MIT, the governor of Massachusetts, and the chief technology officer of Intel. The Intel research center will be the cornerstone of a new CSAIL initiative known 7:52 AM from PhysOrg.com Read more »
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Just Herself
Mavalvala, professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, can check off a whole lot of boxes on the diversity form. She isn't just a woman in physics, which is rare enough. She is an immigrant from Pakistan and a self-described 6:10 AM from 3 Quarks Daily Read more »
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New Zealand researchers develop needle-free jet injections
syringes and hypodermic needles has been developed by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. The needle-free device delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the 1:24 AM from InfoNews.co.nz Read more »
