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  • My Freshman Year at Tsinghua University in 1936

    By Shih Ying Lee

    （In 1936, Mr. Shih Ying Lee became a freshman at Tsinghua University（THU） in Beijing, China. After his freshman year, Mr. Lee had to travel many miles to Changsha, and then Kunming as Tsinghua University had to relocate due to the Japanese invasion. Mr. Lee arrived Boston to study at MIT as a graduate student in 1942. Ms. Lee later became a professor at MIT, and an entrepreneur. This article is from Prof Lee’s autobiography.)
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    Mr. and Mrs. Shih Ying Lee celebrate THU’s 100th anniversary at MIT Student Activity Center in April 2011.
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  • MIT Graduate Michelle Lee Confirmed as First Women Director of USPTO

    Washington, D.C., March 9, 2015, — Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Michelle K. Lee as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the first woman to hold this position in the USPTO’s 200+ year history. While women represent less than 15% of executive officers in the private sector, more than 40% of the USPTO’s executive officer positions are filled by women.
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  • 2015 MIT Asian Career Fair to Be Held on March 7

    Cambridge, Mass., March 5, 2015, — MIT Asian Career Fair 2015 is just around the corner! You are invited to join the fair and meet with representatives from leading tech companies in the US and China.
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  • Prometheon Pharma Wins 2014 MIT CHIEF Business Plan Contest

    Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 28, 2014 — MIT-CHIEF is the largest China-focused event in the 150+ years of MIT’s history. The MIT-CHIEF “Pitch to China” Business Plan Contest brings together hundreds of teams representing renowned institutions across the United States and China. This year, there were 200+ applicants from around the world. 52 teams reached the semi-finals across 5 different tracks. The 6 Finalists were selected by a panel of 50 experienced judges from the US and China. Despite fierce competition from other contestants including MIT and Harvard,Devon Grimmé (Director, Business Development) and Dr. Stephen Hsu (CEO/CSO) led Prometheon to the Grand Prize (1st Place) in an exciting Finale.
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    Mr. Xu Xiaoping presents a $10,000 check to Prometheon Pharma team (from Weibo).
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  • MIT Receives $15 Million from Hewlett Foundation for Cyber Security Research

    Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 18, 2014, –MIT has received $15 million in funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to establish an initiative aimed at laying the foundations for a smart, sustainable cybersecurity policy to deal with the growing cyber threats faced by governments, businesses, and individuals.
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  • 2014 MIT CHIEF Annual Conference Invites You

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    Picture from MIT CHIEF demo day in April 2014 (file photo).
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  • Experts Give Talks on Global Innovation Leadership at MIT

    By Tong Zhang, bostonese.com

    Cambridge, Mass., August 4, 2014, — If you want to get latest updates on global innovation, there is no better place than the classroom of MIT. Lecturers from Harvard University, MIT and Tsinghua University delivered insightful speeches on Innovation and Entrepreneurship yesterday at MIT Sloan School of Management, a few blocks away from Kendall Square subway station. About 80 members of MIT-CHIEF, delegation of Tsinghua educational management to USA, scholars and students from Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley, Beijing Normal University attended the seminar.
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    Speakers and organizers pose for a group picture (photo by Tong Zhang).
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  • Solar Bench Charging Station Coming to Boston Parks

    Boston, June 27, 2014, –Some Boston area parks will be piloting a 21st Century bench upgrade through a partnership with the MIT Media Lab spin-off firm, Changing Environments. “Soofa,” as the bench is termed, is a solar-powered outdoor charging station that also collects and shares location-based information like air quality and noise level data. The high-tech benches will be deployed in green spaces in Boston over the next week, including in Titus Sparrow Park in the South End, the Boston Common, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The Soofa debuted last week at the White House Maker Faire in Washington, D.C., where select innovators and entrepreneurs gathered to encourage robust development of new American ideas.
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    Sandra Richter(left) and Mayor Walsh talk about the Solar Bench.
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  • World’s First Smart Home Audio and Lighting Solution Launched by Belleds Technologies

    Cambridge, Mass., — June 17, 2014 — Cambridge, MA — June 17, 2014 — Belleds Technologies announces its support for Apple’s HomeKit during its Kickstarter campaign launch today from the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.

    The Belleds team recently won the Audience Choice Award at the MIT Clean Energy competition for their innovative LED lighting product. Kickstarter reward levels include a $99 basic kit, which includes 3 light bulbs and a base station that connects to speakers to stream audio.
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    (L to R)mentor Sam Schaevitz, co-founders Michael Chen, Daniel Taub, Alan Zhou and mentor Louis Morales pose for a picture.
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  • Invitation Letter to UV 2014 @MIT

    By UV2014 Organization Committee

    I am writing to invite you to attend International Conference on Universal Village (UV2014) which will be held at MIT on June 16-17, 2014.
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