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From “Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” to PhD life

From “Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” to PhD life

My endless enchantment with Boston and Cambridge

November 13, 2024 | Miriam H.

Although this is my first year in the Boston/Cambridge area as a PhD student, I actually moved here back in 2021, when the pandemic was still in full swing. I reasoned that even if I didn’t get into MIT, I would like to fulfill a childhood dream of living here that I’ve had since about […]

Summer from the Sloan Building

Summer from the Sloan Building

A few of my personal time-efficient outings that helped me enjoy my summer (without losing my mind) during my summer course at MIT Sloan 

November 6, 2024 | Isabela C. A.

As you walk from Boston to the MIT Dome, you will encounter the famous bridge measured in smoots. At 182.2 smoots ± 1 ear, you will see “HALFWAY TO HELL” written on the concrete. As I read this phrase, I thought to myself that it must be vandalism. Only after the summer term did it […]

Med is dead

Med is dead

The Dead Sea, the Ocean that wasn't one

October 23, 2024 | Sarah M.

Mediterranean Gannet.  Now, to anyone outside of the close-knit community of MIT Sloan, that phrase makes almost no sense. Gannets live nowhere near the Mediterranean!  At Sloan, a regular conversation among new students goes as follows:  What ocean are you?  Oh! I’m Caribbean (or one of the 5 other “oceans”)  What’s your bird group?  Penguin! […]

The beauty of Boston’s bánh mìs

The beauty of Boston’s bánh mìs

The magic behind these fantastic sandwiches–and where to find them

October 21, 2024 | Jonathan Z.

There’s no sandwich more beautiful than the humble bánh mì. Part of its beauty lies in the sandwich’s symphony of flavors and textures: savory, sour, sweet, spicy, umami, crunchy, soft, and tender, all at the same time. But another part comes from what the sandwich represents. Between the baguette buns hides a rich history and […]

The TA Chronicles: Being volunteered as tribute

The TA Chronicles: Being volunteered as tribute

Coming to terms with my TA assignment

October 16, 2024 | Nick C.

There exists a poignant event in the career of all PhD students that truly tests their mettle… Come to think of it, there are actually many of these – but there’s one in particular that fills me with a little extra anxiety. I’m talking about none other than the dreaded teaching assistant (TA) assignment.  Depending […]