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Megha Vemuri reacts to MIT ban, trolling after pro-Palestine speech: 'I can handle the attention, positive and negative'
Indian-origin Megha Vemuri who stirred a major controversy by speaking up for Palestine in her graduation speech at MIT ...
Jewish students walk out after MIT commencement speaker accuses university of aiding Israel's 'genocide'
Megha M. Vemuri's MIT graduation speech accused the school of supporting Israel's 'genocidal' actions in Gaza, leading to ...
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MIT disciplines student who condemned school as ‘complicit in genocide’ in graduation speech
Megha Vemuri was at least the third student commencement speaker at an elite school to condemn Israel this year.
Amid scientific research funding cuts, MIT graduates urged to find hope and resilience
Megha Vemuri, president of MIT’s undergrad student association, on Thursday veered from her prepared remarks and called for ...
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MIT and Other Institutions to Share $90 Million Gift
Plus, construction projects at three universities attracted more than $35 million from private donors, and nursing students ...
MIT Breakthrough: Star-Shaped Brain Cells Could Be the Secret Behind Human Memory
Astrocytes, once thought to be the brain’s housekeepers, may actually be silent powerhouses of memory.
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MIT announces plans to close DEI office
MIT President Sally Kornbluth said that while diversity programs will be restructured, the community “remains deeply ...