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Slain MIT Officer To Be Honored With Beer

Posted 05.17.2013 | College
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A Cambridge, Mass., brewery is producing a beer for Sean Collier, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus officer who was shot and killed sho...

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Lucia Graves

Senate Confirms Ernest Moniz As Energy Secretary

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.16.2013 | Green
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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz as U.S. secretary of energy. The vote was 97-0. Moniz, a prof...

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The Boston Tragedy: After The Nonsense

Robert M. Randolph | Posted 05.06.2013 | Religion
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Robert M. Randolph

Eight thousand police from around world came to campus to honor the fallen officer. The day dawned rainy, but it cleared and the sun gave many their first blush of color this spring. The MIT community was surrounded by caring men and women in blue. For students it was a once in a lifetime experience.

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A Night Locked Down at MIT

David Larson | Posted 04.22.2013 | College
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David Larson

MIT students are perhaps some of the best people at dealing with stress. Our environment is all about being pushed beyond our comfort level. It's hard to destabilize MIT. But the loss of one of our own -- that's how you destabilize us. Upon hearing that phrase, "MIT officer dead," the night changed.

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Dave Jamieson

MIT Cop Killed 'Was Born To Be A Police Officer'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.19.2013 | Crime
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Sean Collier, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who was shot and killed during a confrontation with the two Boston Marathon bom...

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Gunfire, Explosions Reported In Watertown

Posted 04.19.2013 | Crime
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Shortly after the fatal shooting of a police officer on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thursday night, a second shooting incident...

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The Different Types of Conference Speakers

Phil Simon | Posted 04.06.2013 | Business
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Phil Simon

There are pros and cons to using all types of speakers. Understanding them helps conference organizers make necessary tradeoffs, striking the balance between cost and quality.

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How Congress Is Creating A Brain Drain

AP | BRIDGET MURPHY | Posted 03.17.2013 | College
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BOSTON -- At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, faculty fret about the future of the school's Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Thirty miles ...

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LOOK: MIT Media Lab's Raunchy SXSW Wristbands

Posted 03.12.2013 | College
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MIT Media Lab had a party on Saturday in Austin, Texas, at the South by Southwest festival to "showcase exciting media innovation projects" along with...

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Million Dollar Hunger Reality Show: The Hult Prize

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.07.2013 | Impact
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Jonathan Littman

Welcome to the brutal world of business plan competitions. It's not about co-eds hoping to win the affections of the Bachelor. It's about late nights sketching out business models on sandwich wrappers, pizza boxes, newspapers and white boards.

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Lynne Peeples

Is Energy Department Nominee A Fracking Shill?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.04.2013 | Green
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In a Monday morning announcement that was long anticipated but not widely welcomed by environmentalists, President Barack Obama tapped Ernest Moniz, d...

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Scene Clear After Gunman Reported On MIT Campus (UPDATE)

Posted 04.25.2013 | Crime
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A man with a long rifle and body armor was reportedly spotted in a building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CBS News and other outlets r...

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The Future of Digital Publishing will be via HTML5, not Apps, MIT's Jason Pontin

Andy Plesser | Posted 04.21.2013 | Technology
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Andy Plesser

While Apps have broad utility for media publishers, they are not needed as the associated development costs and complexities are unnecessary, says Ja...

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MIT Announces Timeline For Aaron Swartz Investigation Results

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.24.2013 | College
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is conducting a review of its involvement in the case of Aaron Swartz, the internet pioneer who committed su...

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Aaron Swartz's Father: My Son Was 'Killed By The Government'

AP | Posted 03.17.2013 | Technology
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz was "killed by the government," his father told mourners Tuesday during his son's funera...

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Anonymous Hacks Prestigious University For Aaron Swartz

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.15.2013 | College
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Internet activists with the group Anonymous claimed credit for hacking the Massachusetts Institute of Technology website Sunday, in memoriam of the Aa...

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U.S. Immigration Policy Is Killing Entrepreneurship. Here's What to Do About It

Bill Aulet | Posted 03.16.2013 | Small Business
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Bill Aulet

In this academic year, three in 10 MIT students, including four in 10 graduate students, are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Their student visas expire when they graduate, leaving them with two options, to leave the country or find an existing company to sponsor them for a chance at an H-1B visa.

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Let's Make America the Creation Nation Again

Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 03.12.2013 | Business
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Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam

We define "Creation Nation" as a country in which the private and public sector collaborate to develop and commercialize innovative products and services that create businesses or business opportunities that grow the economy and generate good-paying, value-added jobs.

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Gerry Smith

'Hurricane Hackers' Brainstorm Ways to Coordinate Storm Response

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 10.31.2012 | Technology
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What do software developers do when a hurricane approaches? They use their hacking skills to help. On Monday, dozens of developers and designers ...

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An App To Help You Avoid Red Lights

Reuters | Posted 11.17.2012 | Technology
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By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a system that uses dashboa...

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Top 10 Social Media Savvy Colleges

Unigo | Posted 11.11.2012 | College
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Unigo

If your main methods of communication are Tweeting and posting, these schools will be perfect for you. This installment of the 2013 Unigo College Ran...

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Does Alzheimer's Have to Bankrupt Us?

Michael Hodin | Posted 09.22.2012 | Fifty
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Michael Hodin

All eyes are on London right now as they count down to the 2012 Olympic Games, but the event with the most global significance just happened 5,000 miles away in Vancouver.

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New Video Technology Gives You Superhuman Sight

The Huffington Post | Britney Fitzgerald | Posted 06.04.2012 | Technology
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created "Eulerian Video Magnification" software, which amplifies subtle movements throug...

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Make A Controller Out Of Almost Anything!

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 05.18.2012 | Technology
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A pair of graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab have launched MaKey MaKey, a Kickstarter project with a noble goal ...

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WATCH: App Lets You Swipe Stuff From One Device To Another

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.08.2012 | Technology
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Forget transferring files via email, flash drives or services like Dropbox. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working...

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