Four from MIT named 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
The fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
Discovering community and cultural connections
A joint humanities and engineering major, senior Grace McMillan is setting her sights on a legal career focused on education policy reform.
Three from MIT named 2024-25 Goldwater Scholars
Undergraduates Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki, whose research explores math and physics, are honored for their academic excellence.
Fostering research, careers, and community in materials science
MICRO internship program expands, brings undergraduate interns from other schools to campus.
Studies in empathy and analytics
Senior James Simon wants to effect change in two ways: by quantifying societal issues and working directly with disadvantaged communities.
“No one can work in civil engineering alone”
For senior Mikayla Britsch, civil and environmental engineering is a vocation that requires both technical and people skills.
The many-body dynamics of cold atoms and cross-country running
Senior Olivia Rosenstein balances cross-country competitions with research in quantum gasses and early-universe radio wave signals.
Advancing technology for aquaculture
MIT Sea Grant students apply machine learning to support local aquaculture hatcheries.
New major crosses disciplines to address climate change
Combining engineering, earth system science, and the social sciences, Course 1-12 prepares students to develop climate solutions.
Designing solutions to ensure equity in health care
MIT senior Daisy Wang interweaves biological engineering and women’s and gender studies as a way to address social problems.
Student spotlight: Victory Yinka-Banjo
The junior, who is majoring in computer science and molecular biology, wants to “make it a norm to lift others as I continue to climb.”
Students explore career opportunities in semiconductors
Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Women’s Leadership Initiative provides inspiration and guidance to MIT students.
For MIT students, there is much to learn from crafting a chair
In class 4.500 (Design Computation), Professor Larry Sass teaches the thoughtful and experimental process of design through the familiar idea of a chair, while exploring “foundational technologies.”
MIT announces financial aid and tuition rates for the 2024–25 academic year
Financial aid increased, more than offsetting a 3.75 percent increase in tuition.