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News

Balancing economic development with natural resources protection

From scallop fishing in New Bedford to deforestation in the tropics, “our goal is to get some empirical traction on the problem,” says PhD student Aaron Berman.

“The dance between autonomy and affinity creates morality”

Philosophy doctoral student Abe Mathew is both studying philosophy and questioning some of its deeply-held ideas.

MIT OpenCourseWare “changed how I think about teaching and what a university is”

Bernardo Picão, a graduate student in physics, has turned to MIT Open Learning’s resources throughout his educational journey.

Updates

OVC Staff Council Event: Donuts with Dan

The OVC Staff Council is pleased to present Donuts with Dan (the interim vice chancellor) on 8/6 from 12:30-2:30 in the Bush Room (10-105).

Search for the next Vice Chancellor

Chancellor Melissa Nobles has launched a search for a new Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education. Professors Laurie Boyer and Will Tisdale have agreed to co-chair a search advisory committee for this important role.

News About D-Lab

Effective July 1, D-Lab will be transitioning to a new institutional home in the Morningside Academy for Design (MAD). The move comes after much careful consideration and many conversations with D-Lab staff and faculty directors, OVC, MAD, the School of Architecture and Planning leadership, and others at MIT.