Louis Tufillaro on iMedia
Louis Tufillaro '12 discusses the purpose and rewards of the fly-in trip: an international service project performed annually as a part of Elon's iMedia program.
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One of the inventors of Human Skeletal Tracking - Jamie Shotton Jamie Shotton is one of the inventors of Human Skeletal Tracking—he works in Microsoft Research Cambridge and dropped by the states, and our studio, to chat about this great invention. Human skeletal tracking employed in Kinect is a great example of collaboration between MSR and Microsoft product teams. The Kinect team provided a significant amount of the basic research of this technology in addition to implementing it in the shipping product. MSR provided some of the basic scienc
Education in the United States
March 17, 7–9 pm
Kirsch Auditorium
Stata Center, MIT Room 32-123
32 Vassar St, Cambridge
What is the fate of Americans left behind after creation of the minority professional middle class? The Civil Rights Movement encouraged major American universities, including MIT and Harvard, to recruit underrepresented minority students under terms that made their academic success probable. American educational institutions still pursue diversity in their faculty, staff, and student
SDM Information Evening Invitation - April 12, 2011
An open invitation to come and informally explore the MIT System Design and Management Program, a program designed to help mid-career professionals develop a systems thinking approach to solving complex challenges.
Come meet faculty, students and alumni at the MIT Faculty Club in an informal setting to gain a better understanding of this great opportunity for advancing your career. Come with questions, leave with answers.
For more program information and a link to register visit http://sdm.mit.
Doctoral Student Jennifer Morris tackles uncertainty in climate policy analysis
Researchers from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change describe their research and why it is important.
“The Real Reasons Behind the Home Field Advantage” – Tobias J. Moskowitz
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“The Importance of Being Open: What Optical Tracking Data Can Say About NBA Field Goal Shooting”
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PMAD Kurt Schwengel
People Make A Difference with Danny Brassell o3/21/11 Guest: Kurt Schwengel
Thoracic Oncology: UMGCC Nurse Practitioner
Patients with thoracic cancers (esophagus, lung and chest cavity) are treated in the Thoracic Oncology Program at the University of Maryland Greenabaum Cancer Center. Specialists from all disiplines -- including medical, surgical and radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, genetic counselors and others -- meet as a team to review each patient's case and formulate the best possible treatment plan.
In this video, nurse practitioner Michelle Turner, C.R.N.P., explains what you can expec
Penile Implant Program: Infection Control
Dr. Andrew Kramer discusses the Penile Implant Program at The University of Maryland Medical Center and the steps it takes in preventing infections during penile implant surgery.
Related Links:
Division of Urology
http://www.umm.edu/urology/
Penile Implant Surgery: Q&A with Dr. Andrew Kramer
http://www.umm.edu/urology/ed/implant_ed.htm
Video: Dr. Kramer discusses the Latest ED Treatments
http://www.umm.edu/media/video/mht_erectile_dysfunction_kramer_1.htm
William Kerley talks about Britten's Rape of Lucretia and Albert Herring
http://calperformances.org
Castleton Festival Opera resident director William Kerley talks about
Benjamin Britten's "Rape of Lucretia" and "Albert Herring". Cal
Performances presents the West Coast debut of conductor Lorin Maazel's
opera company in these two fully-staged chamber operas March 24-27, 2011,
at Zellerbach Hall.
ELEC2141 Digital Circuit Design - Lecture 5
ELEC2141 Week 2 Lecture 2: Combinational Logic Circuits 1
The Criteria for Translation
The Criteria for Translation: The Case of the Arabic Bestseller
presented March 15, 2011 by Dr. Roger Allen, professor of Arabic and Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania.This lecture was made possible by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant for "Enhancing Internationalization in the Humanities: Focus on the Middle East."
DMC TV: Welding scholarship
Del Mar College Foundation, Inc. representatives met with a Ray High School student and her family on March 8 to formalize a scholarship agreement, which was provided by an anonymous donor.
Spanier responds to budget proposal
Penn State President Graham Spanier testifies before Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee (3-16-11), and responds to reporters' questions afterward.
Emerging Economies and Global Growth
Emerging economies are outpacing the west, even during a worldwide economic downturn. An accelerating shift towards developing countries means mature economies must look to emerging economies.
Driving your career
Eliana Zem, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Diageo North America, discusses talent development March 15, 2011, at Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Actor in Residence at Northeastern University
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Baby Owl Back at Home Thanks to WSU and Avista
PULLMAN, Wash.— A Great Horned owl chick is back in its nest at Pullman's Lincoln Middle School. The chick, which is too young to fly, was found a week ago at the foot of the nest tree on the school grounds. Employees from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine took the bird back to WSU, for an examination and feeding while plans were made to replace it in its nest. After waiting for winds to die down, Avista donated a large bucket truck, along with serviceman Tom Haeder, t
