Fifty-five seconds to disaster, the voice of a busy Miami air traffic controller crackled over the radio in Harry Duckworth III's twin-engine Piper. "Traffic 11 o'clock, 2 miles southbound, altitude indicates two thousand two hundred."
The veteran pilot scanned the horizon for the oncoming plane.
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Innovative ideas and technologies from MIT and nearby companies will be on display at Innovation Night at the MIT Museum, from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight.
The event will also feature the launch ceremony for the Microsoft Research iCampus Technology Innovation Student Prize, which will be awarded to a te
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Calls for carbon tax, efficiency improvements, and new agencies
David Chandler, MIT News Office
September 12, 2008
MIT Institute Professor John Deutch stressed the importance of pursuing every available avenue on energy, in testimony Friday before the U.S. Senate's Committee on Energy and Natur
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MIT President Susan Hockfield will argue for a sharp increase in federal funding for energy-related research during a pair of visits to Washington in the coming week.
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Hockfield will testify before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, which
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Weather cycles: Group gears up for climate change awareness ride
Patrick Gillooly, News Office
September 8, 2008
A group of MIT-affiliated cyclists hope to fuel themselves from New York to Washington in a few weeks to raise awareness -- and money -- for climate change initiatives.
The nine gra
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A groundbreaking renewable energy project directed by Sheila Kennedy, professor of the practice of architecture at MIT and principal of KVA MATx in Boston, has won an international award for technology that benefits humanity.
The Portable Light Project, a nonprofit initiative established by Kenne
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The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research has pledged $5 million over five years to establish a new laboratory in MIT's Department of Biology to study aging.
The new Glenn Laboratory for the Science of Aging will be directed by MIT Professor Leonard Guarente, a pioneer in the biology of aging.
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Leila Kinney will become director of arts initiatives, effective Oct. 1, Associate Provost Philip S. Khoury announced today.
Currently working as administrator for academic programs in comparative media studies, Kinney will work with the associate provost, the Office of the Arts, the MIT Museum,
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Hockfield urges Congress to unleash 'energy revolution'
Says increased federal R&D funding key to progress
David Chandler, MIT News Office
September 10, 2008
See also
Reimagining energy - Op-ed by Susan Hockfield, Washington Post, Sept. 11, 2008
Testimony by Susan Hockfield before th
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The MIT community will honor the life and legacy of former MIT Corporation Chairman Alexander Vladimir d'Arbeloff '49 during a remembrance gathering at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Kresge Auditorium.
D'Arbeloff, a visionary entrepreneur who co-founded Boston-based high-tech company Teradyne, died on J
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