As we have announced to all Gateway students and many parents, the online registration for the MIT SPLASH program will open on Halloween evening, October 31, at 8 PM. All students will be allowed to register for ONE course on October 31. Students will be allowed to sign up for an unlimited number of additional courses starting at 8 PM on November 1.
The SPLASH catalog has now been posted online, so you should go check it out and pick out your favorites! Here are just a few examples that are classic MIT fun and games:
--C717: Computer Game Hacking: An Overview
--H491: Build Your Own Headphone Amplifier
--H616: Star Trek: Irritation
--H656: How to Draw Shiny Things
--H676: Mystery Engineering
--H699: Learning to Exhale, Forever
--H711: It Doesn't Just Taste Good! (Chocolate sculptures!)
--H828: Sixty Murderous Minutes of Mafia
--H881: Ramencraft (Ramen noodle sculptures!)
I will give you all a last-minute reminder during your extended-day math classes this week, but it's up to you to go online and register yourselves from Halloween night onwards!
MIT SPLASH courses are up!
Check Out the O'Bryant Bio Scholars Blog!
The O'Bryant Bio Scholars Club is a new student organization whose membership is drawn mainly from the Gateway program. The co-secretaries of the club, Pierline Durand and Manny Rios Alers, have launched a new blog to report on the activities and accomplishments of the club, which meets weekly on Friday afternoons. Come read about their adventures in medicine and health by clicking here.
Class of 2011 T-Shirts are In!
The O'Bryant Gateway Class of 2011 T-shirts ("First Class Tiger") are here! Thanks to Sindy for polishing the design created by herself, Shelby, Julia, Tai and Tiffany during orientation week!
All students will receive their class T-shirts, free of charge, once every single student has passed the you-know-what: 51 down, only 1 to go...
Dr. Wu's New Office Hours Schedule
All Gateway students are invited to sign up for individual 15-minute appointments with Dr. Wu, to discuss any academic or personal concerns you may have. These appointments will be regularly offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, between 2:15 and 3:15 PM. You will be excused from your extended-day class or tutorial to attend your appointment.
Please sign up on the white board outside of Dr. Wu's office. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you better!
Gateway Biology I welcomes Dr. Pascal Braun!
This morning, the Gateway Biology I classes welcomed our first visiting researcher, Dr. Pascal Braun from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Braun provided our students with an engaging introduction to cells, DNA and cancer. During his presentation, Dr. Braun gave all of our students their first opportunity to practice their pipetting skills.
Dr. Braun also hopes to connect our students with future internship opportunities at DFCI, through DFCI's newly established Center of Excellence in Genomic Science.
Thank you, Dr. Braun, for inspiring our students to want to learn more about cancer research!
