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What must the US do to sustain...

January 20, 2021

Recent months have been tumultuous for U.S. democracy, in ways that are both novel and yet also connected to conflicts seen throughout the country’s past. MIT News spoke to several of the Institute’s political scientists and historians, and asked them: What must the U.S. do to sustain the health of its democracy? Melissa Nobles, the Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and professor of political science: Americans must collectively affirm that democracy is……

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Three MIT faculty elected 2020 ACM Fellows

January 20, 2021

Three MIT computer science faculty members have been elected as fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The new fellows are among 95 ACM members recognized as the top 1 percent for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community. Fellows are nominated by their peers, with nominations reviewed by a distinguished selection committee. Anantha Chandrakasan is dean of the School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of……

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Improving MIT life and learning during a...

January 20, 2021

The MIT Undergraduate Associate (UA) kicked off 2021 with COVID HACK, a virtual three-day idea generation and pitch session open to all MIT undergraduate students. The goal was simple, but audacious: for teams to develop practical solutions for how to make life and learning at MIT better during the spring term, given the limitations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. As Kofi Blake, MIT senior class president, put it, “One of the hardest things about going to MIT virtually is……

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In Brazil, a look at why health...

January 20, 2021

In October 2016, shortly after Brazil’s mayoral elections, significant numbers of public servants were dismissed from their positions in several municipalities across the country. Porto Nacional’s schools abruptly closed because there were simply not enough teachers staffed to keep the schools open. In Miracema do Tocantins, classes ended six weeks early after 30 percent of city employees were laid off. And dozens of health care providers lost their jobs in Itacoatiara. What did the elections in these three municipalities……

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Dunald Mill Limestone Quarry in Nether Kellet,...

January 20, 2021

Dunald Mill Quarry is one of the many quarries found in the area surrounding the neighboring villages of Nether Kellet and Over Kellet. While the largest quarry in the area, Back Lane Quarry, is still operational, Dunald Mill Quarry operations ceased in 2008. Dunald Mill Quarry is actually composed of two quarries, with roads connecting to the local villages. Neither are active, as the western quarry has been flooded for years and continues to collect water. From the public……

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Zhou Enlai's Former Residence in Huangpu Qu,...

January 20, 2021

In 1946, Zhou Enlai, the first premier of the People’s Republic of China, briefly lived in this former French Concession villa. The home is located just a few doors down from Sun Yat-sen’s former residence. Considered an influential revolutionary, Enlai worked closely with Mao Zedong as the first Premier of the People’s Republic of China until his death. Enlai was beloved by most accounts. Enlai spent his time at the residence giving press conferences and even received the United States……

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National Museum of Ancient Art in...

January 20, 2021

How can a large art museum in a popular European capital be considered a hidden gem? To be sure, Lisbon’s National Museum of Ancient Art doesn’t have the name recognition or media exposure of the city’s other major art institutions. Nevertheless, it offers museumgoers the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in Portuguese culture and its connection to the wider world. The museum’s attractions begin with its façade, painted gold and complete with a stately baroque entryway. Once inside, visitors……

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George Mason's Gunston Hall in Lorton,...

January 20, 2021

George Mason was a semi-retired farmer who rarely left Virginia or got involved in politics. But Mason had become fed up with the political landscape in the colonies. Mason blazed his own trail in the formation of our government and refused to sign the Constitution. He felt it lacked assurances of individual freedom. The document he eventually created for his home state, the Virginia Declaration of Rules, became the framework for the Bill of Rights. Thanks to his stubbornness, the……

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Beltway Basketball Beat: Shifting schedules for Maryland,...

January 20, 2021

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I should have expected this. Did I not cover a football season where schedules were scrambled, games postponed after teams traveled and big chunks of seasons were just wiped out? COVID-19 has benched multiple teams the last few weeks, with Georgetown seeing three games get postponed, Maryland’s long-anticipated tilt with Nebraska was nixed, and George Washington pauses its program due to a positive test in its traveling party. We’ve seen some really good matchups get shelved this month, from…

Dutch propose curfew to rein in virus;...

January 20, 2021

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government wants to impose a curfew as part of beefed-up restrictions to rein in the spread of a new more contagious virus variant that already accounts for at least one in 10 Dutch infections. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Wednesday that his government also will ban flights from the U.K., South Africa and South America beginning Saturday for a month. With Rutte’s administration in caretaker mode since resigning last week, it will…

Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of...

January 20, 2021

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WASHINGTON (AP) — His term at an end, President Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years. “So just a goodbye. We love you,” Trump told supporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland where he walked across a red carpet and boarded Air Force One to head to Florida. “We will be back in some form.”…

Fintech startups and unicorns had a stellar...

January 20, 2021

The fourth quarter of 2020 was as busy as you imagined, with super late-stage startups reaching new valuation thresholds at a record pace, and total venture capital funding in the United States recording its second-best result of all time. That’s according to data released recently by CB Insights, which complements our look back at 2020’s venture capital year in America from yesterday. At the time, we noted that American startups raised an average of $428 million each day last……

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Indian Stones in Reading, Vermont

January 20, 2021

Nestled deep within the rollings hills of Vermont at an unsuspecting pullout on Route 106, stands a granite slab not terribly different from those used as headstones. What makes these commemorative stones so special is their engravings that shed a fascinating light on some of the region’s history. In 1754, a group of Abenaki Native Americans attacked Fort No. 4 in Charlestown, New Hampshire during the French and Indian War. Taking a small group of prisoners, including Captain James……

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Penny Rock in Montrose, Pennsylvania

January 20, 2021

Salt Springs State Park near Montrose has spectacular waterfalls and hiking trails along with the namesake Salt Springs. The Onondaga people of the area used its salt for food and as a valuable trade asset. Near one of these springs is the start of the Hemlock Trail, which leads up a hillside to an old-growth grove of tall hemlock trees, estimated to be over 300 years old. In the serenity of this grove is a large boulder known as……

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Alibaba shares jump on Jack Ma’s first...

January 20, 2021

Alibaba’s billionaire founder resurfaced as he spoke to 100 rural teachers through a video call, three months after his last public appearance in October, sending the e-commerce firm’s shares up more than 8% in Hong Kong. A recording of the call was first posted on a news portal backed by the government of Zhejiang, the eastern province where Alibaba is headquartered, and the video was verified by an Alibaba spokesperson. Speculations swirled around Ma’s whereabouts after media reported in……

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