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MITx Digital Learning Fellow and Department of Physics lecturer Jolyon Bloomfield conducts a demonstration for students in 8.01 Classical Mechanics. The course runs on a "TEAL+x" model that delivers much of its core content online, maximizing time for in-class interactivity. Photo: Ben Bocko

Spring 2016

Strength in Education

New initiatives in residential and digital education go manus in manus with MIT’s mind and hand ethos

MIT Professor Larry Susskind. Image: Ed Quinn

MIT Professor to Entrepreneurs: Avoid These Negotiation Pitfalls

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At MIT, The Force Awakens on Pi Day

John Urschel is currently pursuing his PhD in mathematics at MIT. Image: Jeffrey Beall (cc-by-3.0)

John Urschel: NFL Offseason Marks the Start of His MIT Career

CLIx will offer young people, especially from lower- and middle-income rural areas of India, access to interactive, hands-on learning experiences to advance their knowledge and skills, and to instill values to help them succeed as professionals and citizens. Image: MIT News

Digital Tools Will Enhance Learning at 1,000-Plus Indian Schools

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MIT, BU School of Law Collaborate To Support Student Entrepreneurs

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MIT Scholar Hails Haiti’s New Teaching Policy

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Who Takes MOOCs? One Billion Clicks Lead to a Surprising Answer

A 3-cm drop of ferrofluid on a glass slide. A slip of yellow paper sits below the slide and a set of seven small circular magnets under the paper affects the form of the drop. Image: Wikipedia/Frankel/CC-By-3.0

A Photographer Gives Scientists a New Visual Vocabulary