MIT News Newsletter

	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
March 2, 2016
MIT News: around campus
A weekly digest of the Institute’s community news

Stealth technology

Clapperton Mavhunga’s work uncovers an Africa where technology is abundant and sophisticated.

MIT Media Lab and MIT Press launch Journal of Design and Science

Journal will offer a new, open-access alternative for academic publishing.

Testimony: LIGO has “cracked open” a new window to the universe

MIT’s David Shoemaker testifies before Congress on the significance of LIGO.

Undergraduate students release Report on the Status of Undergraduate Women at MIT

Multi-year effort assesses differences in academics, leadership, campus environment, and confidence.

Sepsis-curing device wins new health care prize

Device that filters blood to prevent organ failure wins MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize.

Camilo Ruiz named 2016 Gates Cambridge Scholar

MIT senior will pursue advanced degree in computer science at Cambridge University.

In the Media

Boston Globe reporter Mark Feeney writes about the MIT Museum’s new show, “Imagining New Technology: Building MIT in Cambridge,” which honors the 100^th anniversary of the Institute’s move to Cambridge. Feeney writes that the items on display “make up a very MIT blend of the majestic, even magnificent…with the cheerfully goofy.”

Wesley Clark, who was known for his work at MIT’s Lincoln Lab on the design of the first modern personal computer, died on February 22^nd, reports John Markoff for The New York Times. “Mr. Clark’s computer designs built a bridge from the era of mainframe systems…to personal computers that respond interactively to a user.”

In an article for The Huffington Post, research scientist Matthew Carroll shares his experience working on the Boston Globe team that uncovered decades of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, as recounted in the film Spotlight. “Our original stories in 2002 were a catalyst for helping many survivors get the help they needed,” says Carroll.