In the Media

"The electric vehicle… aspires to transform city transport, doing for electric cars what London’s 'Boris bikes' have done for pedal cycles."

"At MIT, the annual Integration Bee, which began two decades ago as one of the many quirky diversions during the school’s January independent study period, has grown into something more. At a school without a traditional 'Big Man on Campus,’ becoming Grand Integrator, some say, is the closest thing to it."

“'Were not trying to encourage increased numbers just for the sake of it,' (MIT Dean of Admissions Stuart) Schmill said in an interview. 'We’re happy given that applicant pool is as diverse and talented as ever. For us that is a terrific outcome.'”

“'Were not trying to encourage increased numbers just for the sake of it,' (MIT Dean of Admissions Stuart) Schmill said in an interview. 'We’re happy given that applicant pool is as diverse and talented as ever. For us that is a terrific outcome.'”

"The economics department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides much of the brainpower used to combat the global financial crisis. Seven former or current central bank chiefs—of the U.S., Britain, the Euro Area, India, Israel, Chile, and Cyprus—either studied or taught there. The department is famous for its stress on practical solutions to economic problems."

"When it comes to motivating young women, lead by example. A recent study co-authored by MIT economist Esther Duflo, underscores just how important female leaders are for the attitudes and ambitions of young women."

"We need a centralized, actively curated resource for developing and distributing open-source tools." -Josh Siegle, PhD student at MIT

"Now, computer scientist Dina Katabi, Piotr Indyk and their colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a Fourier transform algorithm that is potentially hundreds of times faster still."

"Unless you're some kind of space nut, you're probably entirely unaware that the Milky Way, our home galaxy, isn't traveling through the cosmos alone. It's shadowed by a litter of nearly a dozen dwarf galaxies that are far smaller and dimmer — a pack of cubs, you might say, yapping around the edges of the mama grizzly."

"MIT doesn’t seem like a place where you can dine on food from the Middle Ages. But this month, you could prepare, cook, and eat like a 14th-century nobleman."

"The federal government is handing out funding to five New England universities collaborating in transportation research, including three schools in Massachusetts."

"Around windows, headlights and interior trim, automakers are using materials that mimic chrome but save weight and expense. Now, a development in the world of nanotechnology could help car owners enjoy a chromelike luster longer without the environmental hazards of chrome plating, which can leave behind toxic waste."

"Astronomers have spotted a 'dwarf' galaxy some 10 billion light-years away which may be made mostly of the mysterious material called dark matter."

"Increased presence and visibility of female politicians in local government raises the academic performance and career aspirations of young women in India, according to a new study based on a survey of roughly 8,000 girls and their parents."

"As contentious as it is to quote Obama these days, he got one thing right: 'To win the future, we have to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world, tapping the creativity and imagination of our people.'"