MIT selected as ninth NSF Innovation Corps Node; set to serve the New England region
New MIT innovation hub helps take scientific discoveries from lab to marketplace and supports national innovation ecosystem.
“At MIT I found my home!”
President L. Rafael Reif welcomes the Class of 2022 to campus at annual Convocation.
President Reif urges “farsighted national strategy” to address China competition
New York Times op-ed by MIT president says a national focus on innovation and research is more effective than only playing defense on trade practices.
Senior Vice President and Corporation Secretary Greg Morgan to retire
Suzanne Glassburn of MIT’s Office of the General Counsel will assume role.
3Q: Julie Newman on MIT’s pioneering solar purchase
MIT’s sustainability director describes how 2016 effort has inspired Boston and other cities.
President L. Rafael Reif's charge to the Class of 2018
Reif urges graduates to “find your calling. Solve the unsolvable. Invent the future. Take the high road.”
MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, two life members
Term members will each serve one, three, or five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2018-19
Ranked at the top for the seventh straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 48 disciplines.
Justin Trudeau: Embrace the rapid pace of change
At flagship Solve event, Canada’s prime minister urges audience to help shape the changes transforming society.
IDEAS Global Challenge rewards inventions with social impact
At annual event, 10 teams split $92,500 in prize money for designing innovations that improve lives worldwide.
Carbon taxes could make significant dent in climate change, study finds
Several different carbon-pricing approaches would help reduce emissions, and some would be fair as well, researchers report.
3Q: David Goldston on the new federal budget
Director of MIT Washington Office calls bill “very good news for science funding.”
Yo-Yo Ma calls for “culture in action” to build a better world
Famed cellist delivers MIT’s annual Compton Lecture, adding some musical interludes.
MIT Energy Conference speakers say transformation can happen fast
New technologies, systems, and business models are rapidly changing the energy landscape, experts attest.