Mathematician Bonnie Berger ’83 says her lightbulb moment came during her sophomore year. She was sitting at a computer terminal in Ford Hall, coding in FORTRAN, one of the earliest programming languages. “It just came so easily to me,” she says. “I thought, ‘Aha! I’ve found what I love.’” Berger, the Simons Professor of Mathematics […]
Marisa Gaetz helps launch Brave Behind Bars program
January 20, 2022
Math PhD student Marisa Gaetz is one of the co-founders of Brave Behind Bars, a pilot program based out of The Educational Justice Institute at MIT (TEJI). The program provides an introductory computer science and career-readiness program for incarcerated women. “[The students] seemed much more inspired to learn when it’s something that’s dear to your heart, rather […]
The MIT Women’s Forum
January 14, 2022
The MIT Women’s Forum was born 50 years ago this month, during the second annual Independent Activities Period. In January 1972, Professor Emily Wick joined Professor Mildred Dresselhaus (pictured, teaching a class around the same period) in planning an IAP seminar to discuss the status of women at MIT at the time. About 100 women […]
Aspiring human rights lawyer, wielding tools from mathematics and philosophy
November 8, 2021
Senior Ana Reyes Sanchez sees many intersections between her two majors, which span the sciences and humanities. “I enjoy the branch of philosophy that looks at decisions and rationality. And that tends to involve a lot of math!” she says. Read more in the MIT News.
Voices of new MIT alumni: Meet Tommie Reerink ’21
August 26, 2021
MIT SHASS‘ Voices of new MIT alumni: Meet Tommie Reerink ’21, who graduated with dual degrees in Math and Music/Arts at MIT. Tommie’s vision: Research analysis in NYC; Seeking multifaceted approaches for optimal solutions, and visiting the @MetOpera often! http://bit.ly/SaluteMIT2021