MIT News Newsletter

	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
November 1, 2017
MIT News: around campus
A weekly digest of the Institute’s community news

MIT Campaign for a Better World ends FY17 with $3.6 billion

The Institute finished the fiscal year with $589 million in new gifts and pledges, MIT’s largest annual fundraising total to date.

Audra McDonald receives 2018 McDermott Award

The Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT includes a $100,000 prize, artist residency, gala, and public program at the Institute.

Yo-Yo Ma to deliver spring 2018 Compton Lecture

Renowned cellist will speak in March on the role of culture in a strong society.

Innovative MIT projects at the Seoul Biennale

Projects by School of Architecture and Planning faculty, researchers, and alumni explore the exhibition's theme of “Imminent Commons.”

Remembering and honoring the life of undergraduate Henoch Argaw

A motivated self-learner, Argaw found joy by teaching and mentoring others.

Can artificial intelligence learn to scare us?

With Shelley, the world’s first artificial intelligence-human horror story collaboration, MIT researchers aim for goosebumps.

In the Media

In an article for Forbes, Elaine Pofeldt highlights how programs such as the MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management provide workers with an opportunity to update their skills at any point in their career. “Education is the ultimate safety net,” explains Anant Agarwal, president of edX.

In a WBUR segment about how technology is increasingly being used to assist seniors and caregivers, Rachel Zimmerman highlights Rendever, an MIT spinout, and speaks with Prof. Paul Osterman, Prof. Dina Katabi and Dr. Joseph Coughlin about their work. Zimmerman explains that Coughlin believes “a mix of smart devices and other personal services,” will help people age well.

MIT freshman Katie Collins is highlighted by The Boston Globe for her “noteworthy performance” at the Division 3 pre-nationals women’s cross-country meet. Collins’ performance helped the Engineers to a second-place finish in the meet.

Writing for The Wall Street Journal, Senior Lecturer Robert Pozen writes about how to improve the bipartisan health care bill. Pozen writes that measures such as broadening the use of tax-advantaged accounts and encouraging the growth of interstate sales of health care policies should, “ensure the bill has a smoother journey through the legislative process.”