Do-It-Yourself IAP 2007
Gain Knowledge and Learn Life Skills
- Energy Research for a Sustainable World
- Bioengineering and Medicine
- Management Frontiers in Business and the World
- Just for Fun
Join the spirit of MIT's traditional Independent Activities Period (IAP), a time for new learning and life skills, by engaging in your own virtual IAP. Alumni worldwide can participate online by watching videos of great lectures, browsing OpenCourseWare materials, reviewing multimedia conference coverage, or reading about emerging discoveries. To begin, settle back and explore these areas of potential interest.
Near campus? Alumni are welcome to participate in all non-credit IAP activities, Jan. 8-Feb. 2, so feel free to sign up for the Digital Game Value Chain or drop in to the Everything You Want to Know about Patents session.
Energy research for a sustainable world
Renewal energy sources are vital to sufficient future resources.
MIT's commitment to finding solutions to the world's energy needs is producing results. Get up to date with articles, conferences, courses, and resources.
Wireless Energy and more
Catch up with MIT research via News Office coverage of new discoveries.
Energy Firsts at MIT
From thermal power systems in 1874 to the present.
How Can MIT Contribute to Energy Solutions?
Faculty leaders at the MIT Energy Forum described research thrusts aimed at clean energy futures, improved systems, and increased global resources.
MIT Energy Initiative
MIT's ongoing energy efforts at your fingertips.
Student 'Generator' Aims for Campus Sustainability
Read about a student effort to promote green building, then delve into the Generator wiki.
Skim OCW courses
ZigZag on Energy
View MIT's video magazine episode on energy.
Eco-Luxury Cars, Electricity from Sugar Water
Read Technology Review articles on emerging energy developments.
Bioengineering and medicine
Genetically Engineered Machine Competition
Visit the iGEM wiki to learn how student teams engineered machines using advanced genetic technologies.
Implant Measures Tumor Growth and other articles
Catch up with MIT research via News Office coverage.
MIT World Streaming Videos
- How Is MIT Addressing Cancer? An overview of MIT's efforts in cancer research begins this 11-part video series.
- Transforming Health Care: EECS research is helping speed the diagnosis of diseases.
- Nanotechnology and the Study of Human Diseases: Nanotechnology advances are helping combat diseases such as malaria.
Unraveling Pathways of Repair
See articles and media coverage about the Center for Cancer Research.
How Cancer Begins
Watch the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research videos, Ask a Scientist a biomed question, or catch up with new research in Paradigm magazine.
Skim OCW Courses
- Genomic Medicine: Key genomic technologies and computational approaches driving advances in prognostics, diagnostics, and treatment.
- Introduction to Bioengineering: Video lectures and interviews with bioengineering faculty from various engineering departments.
Management frontiers in business and the world
Learn about Global Entrepreneurship via the MIT Enterprise Forum podcast.
The Sloan School and economics research is advancing new ideas in management and leadership in the corporate sphere and around the world.
We Are Smarter Than Me
Contribute your thinking to a Sloan faculty-led collective book project on how emerging social networks will change business or read Sloan news.
What's New in Business and Leadership?
Catch up on trends by browsing MIT World's scores of management and leadership videos.
Get Smart v. Get Tough International Development
An economist lays out choices for the new political year and other News Office articles on economics.
How Will Emerging Technologies Influence Business?
Check out the multimedia coverage of Technology Review's fall conference.
Global Entrepreneurship
Download MIT Enterprise Forum podcasts, such as the panel on Inefficiency as Opportunity in the Developing World.
Skim OCW Courses
- Introduction to Copyright Law: Learn via video, online readings, and assignments.
- Nuts & Bolts of Business Plans: Writing prompts and extensive online resources speed the process.
Forensic Watermarks, Markets for Carbon Dioxide
Read about technology advances that are influencing business in Tech Review's BizTech section.
Will Newspapers Survive?
The MIT Communications Forum presents talks on citizen's media, information networks, and why newspapers matter.
Just for fun
Student origami designs include Mens et Manus II.
IAP honors intellectual curiosity and just plain fun. Delve into new territory or see what's fresh in a favorite field.
Origami Mens et Manus II
View fabulous paper designs from the Student Origami Exhibit.
Modern Geekhood, Stress
Explore multidimensional topics in the MIT Alumni Association's Web feature, Quick Take.
Check Space Weather
Follow MIT Haystack Observatory links to space weather reports.
Explore Digital Expression
View blogs and images from Fundamentals of Computational Media Design.
Culture Shock!
Read the new issue of the student-written online magazine exploring American popular culture.
Take the RFIQ Challenge
Alumni are invited to compete in a series of radio frequency quizzes sponsored by Tektronix and IEEE Communications.
What's on Students' Minds?
Admissions Office blogs by students and staff provide a peek into current campus interests.
Join a Salon Virtually
Watch MIT Museum Soapbox videos on robotics in space, portable power, synthetic biology, and more.
Get a Clue about Optics
Do an interactive crossword puzzle based on optics.
Perfect Your Form
Watch instructional PE videos of tennis or weight lifting technique.
Published January 2007
