“Five principles—community, intensity, variety, flexibility, and ubiquity—underlie MIT’s changing approach to architecture and learning, said Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning William J. Mitchell…”
The Tech, March 11, 2003
Swimming with MIT’s Virtual Fish
“Visitors to MIT will soon have more to see than lab equipment and students snoozing through afternoon lectures. They’ll also be able to gawk at—and even manipulate—fish as they swim alongside the pedestrians in MIT’s famous one-sixth-mile-long Infinite Corridor…”
Wired, March 7, 2003
iCampus Projects Close to Done
“SafeRide tracking system and free on-demand music through MIT Cable are two programs that will soon be available to the MIT community, thanks to the iCampus program…”
The Tech, March 7, 2003
Interactive Workout, Aquarium Funded by iCampus
“Cyclescore, a creation that transforms exercise on a stationary bicycle into a competitive race with other gym participants, is among the winning project proposals receiving $30,000 from the Microsoft/MIT iCampus alliance…”
The Tech, January 15, 2003
Virtual Reality System on its Way to Z-Center
“Imagine yourself running at a steady pace on a steep slope only to be outrun by a runner to your left. Suddenly, a mass of runners passes by you. Shocked, disgusted, and being a competitive member of the MIT community, you quicken your pace. No, this scenario is not happening on your local neighborhood hill—it is all occurring in the comfortable confines of the new Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, courtesy of CycleScore…”
The Tech, January 15, 2003
Students Give Rave Reviews to Online Critic
“Thank-you notes so rarely follow exams that Leslie Perelman, director of Writing Across the Curriculum in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, has to repeat himself when he describes this unexpected measure of success for MIT’s Online Assessment Tool, known as iMOAT…”
Tech Talk, December 18, 2002
Original Link: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/tt/2002/dec18/writing.html (No longer active)
Scholarly Communication in a Digital World: A Thought Provoking Symposium To Celebrate the World-Wide Launch of DSpace (Video lecture)
ABOUT THE LECTURE: MIT Libraries Director Ann Wolpert defines Dspace and explains that “solving the digital problem” is central to the mission of libraries and librarians. She also announces plans for a federation with other research based universities, and explains the critical role of the H-P MIT Alliance.
MITWorld – DSpace series, Lecture on November 4, 2002
SafeRide Replaces Vans, Online Tracking Expected
“SafeRide, MIT’s nighttime transportation service, has replaced some of its vans with buses on busier routes and may soon implement the new Web Global Positioning Satellite I-Campus project…”
The Tech, November 1, 2002
Team One is No. 1 in global robot contest
“Team One’s whirring, spring-action robot triumphed over machines built by seven other teams as the two-week International Design Contest concluded with a bang on Friday, Aug. 16…”
Tech Talk, August 28, 2002
Original Link: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/tt/2002/aug28/robots2.html (No longer active)
Pass Rate on FEE hits 3 of 4
“Three out of four freshmen who took this year’s Freshman Essay Evaluation received passing grades, up from 59 percent last year. In addition to the MIT freshmen who took the test, students from several other colleges took the online essay evaluation this year, as the result of a project sponsored by the MIT-Microsoft iCampus Alliance…”
The Tech, August 28, 2002