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QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20
Ranked at the top for the eighth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 48 disciplines.
June 18, 2019 -
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum honors MIT D-Lab with National Design Award
D-Lab noted for its "work to address the daily challenges of poverty through design."
June 18, 2019 -
3Q: David Mindell on his vision for human-centered robotics
Engineer and historian discusses how the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing might integrate technical and humanistic research and education.
June 18, 2019 -
Anne White named head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Fusion energy and turbulence modeling expert will succeed Dennis Whyte.
June 18, 2019 -
Building the tools of the next manufacturing revolution
From industrializing 3-D printing to creating nanomaterials at scale, John Hart is reimagining the way things are made.
June 17, 2019 -
Researchers solve mystery of how gas bubbles form in liquid
Findings show how to make confined bubbles develop uniformly, instead of in their usual scattershot way.
June 17, 2019 -
PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions
J-WAFS announces graduate fellowships for Sahil Shah and Peter Godart, both of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
June 17, 2019 -
Automated cryptocode generator is helping secure the web
System automatically writes optimized algorithms to encrypt data in Google Chrome browsers and web applications.
June 17, 2019 -
A droplet walks into an electric field …
Researchers have found a simple formula that could be useful for air purification, space propulsion, and molecular analyses.
June 17, 2019 -
Teaching artificial intelligence to connect senses like vision and touch
MIT CSAIL system can learn to see by touching and feel by seeing, suggesting future where robots can more easily grasp and recognize objects.
June 17, 2019 -
A road paved with open learning
Through open education courses and programs, graduate student Samip Jain began learning with MIT long before he arrived on campus.
June 14, 2019 -
Toward artificial intelligence that learns to write code
Researchers combine deep learning and symbolic reasoning for a more flexible way of teaching computers to program.
June 14, 2019 -
Materials Research Laboratory welcomes area teachers, community college students
Three teachers and five community college students will work in MIT faculty-led research groups this summer.
June 14, 2019 -
Using gene editing, neuroscientists develop a new model for autism
By introducing a gene variant associated with autism into monkeys, researchers hope to study treatment options for severe neurodevelopmental disorders.
June 12, 2019 -
Spotlight on engineering staff
The School of Engineering gives its 2019 Infinite Mile Awards for exceptional service and support.
June 12, 2019 -
Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift
Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.
June 12, 2019 -
Ribbon cutting launches auxiliary Beaver Works space
The 4,000-square-foot addition will facilitate further collaboration between MIT and Lincoln Laboratory researchers.
June 11, 2019 -
Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed
A new tool for predicting a person’s movement trajectory may help humans and robots work together in close proximity.
June 10, 2019 -
From one MSRP generation to the next
Squire Booker PhD ’94 met with former and current Summer Research Program students to explain how his summer experience at MIT shaped his research trajectory.
June 10, 2019 -
UPOP’s new career peer-mentoring program reaches for the STARS
Seniors take part in the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program student leader program, building community and bringing peer career advising to sophomores.
June 10, 2019