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Presentation providing an overview of the NSF GRFP at MIT for students looking to apply to the NSF GRFP this fall!
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Merit and Impact: Writing a Compelling NSF GRFP Statements
Join MIT’s Writing and Communication Center for a workshop on how to write your personal and research statements for the NSF-GRFP application.
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Grad school is like high school for adults (in the best way)
When thinking about your K-12 experience, you may imagine putting on a blindfold, throwing a handful of darts, and seeing what sticks–you’re developing passions and discovering who you are. When thinking of your experience from high school to graduate school, however, you may imagine yourself sliding down a funnel–at one end, a teenager with a […]
Digital Dumpster Diving
I’m unreasonably proud of furnishing almost my entire apartment with second-hand finds. I learned the joy of sifting through discarded items on the side of the road early on. It was quite often that on the way home from soccer practice my parents would pull the car over to inspect a piece of furniture or […]
Navigating MIT
When I first got into MIT, I was surprised. Then I felt a rush of excitement, and at last a sense of dread at the immense task in front of me. Getting a PhD is a gruelling endeavour that can test anyone’s intellect, drive, and sanity. So I knew I would face no shortage of […]
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Studying work, life, and economics
For policymakers investigating the effective transition of an economy from agriculture to manufacturing and services, there are complex economic, institutional, and practical considerations. “Are certain regions trapped in an under-industrialization state?” asks Tishara Garg, an economics doctoral student at MIT. “If so, can government policy help them escape this trap and transition to an economy […]
At the Venice Biennale, design through flexible thinking
When the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition launches on May 10, its guiding theme will be applying nimble, flexible intelligence to a demanding world — an ongoing focus of its curator, MIT faculty member Carlo Ratti. The Biennale is the world’s most renowned exhibition of its kind, an international event whose subject matter shifts over […]
Merging design and computer science in creative ways
The speed with which new technologies hit the market is nothing compared to the speed with which talented researchers find creative ways to use them, train them, even turn them into things we can’t live without. One such researcher is MIT MAD Fellow Alexander Htet Kyaw, a graduate student pursuing dual master’s degrees in architectural studies […]
