Plants for the people
A new event series is bringing greenery to campus in partnership with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Matthew Cavuto: Getting a leg up on engineering
MIT senior will use Marshall Scholarship to work on devices that enhance mobility for the disabled.
Featured video: "I grew up in Damascus"
Driven to help others, an international MIT student is making a positive mark on the world.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences launches post-baccalaureate program
Research Scholars Program in Brain and Cognitive Sciences brings talented students to the department.
For refugee camps, a waterless toilet to improve health and safety
As camps swell, change:WATER Labs aims to bring toilets into individual homes.
Research assistants at energy’s cutting edge
MIT graduate students in energy fields gain skills and advance knowledge while helping to move toward a low-carbon future.
Adding hands-on practice to science and engineering classes
A new advising seminar incorporates making and other types of hands-on learning to enhance first-year required courses.
Featured video: MIT Hyperloop
MIT is one of 30 student teams testing high-speed concept pods as part of a SpaceX Hyperloop competition.
Academic All-Americans
MIT is second in the nation in Academic All-American accolades, which recognize scholarship and athletic excellence.
Brandon Sorbom: Designing a fusion future
PhD candidate explores a faster, high-magnetic-field pathway to fusion energy.
![“MIT has not only provided a very valuable classroom experience, but also given me all these other tools in research, technology innovations, and social entrepreneurship that I can take and [use to] help people in developing countries,” says Jiwon Park, a chemistry major, global traveler, and accomplished pianist.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201701/MIT-Jiwon-Park-01.jpg?itok=XmE3p1xg)
Jiwon Park: Reaching out to the world
MIT senior leads diverse projects to help women and students in developing countries.
Two from MIT honored at World Technology Awards
PhD candidate Maher Damak and Professor Moungi Bawendi recognized for advances in engineering and chemistry.
Barnhart establishes working group to monitor potential changes to federal laws, policies
Working group is responsible for helping MIT to respond proactively to any changes that could limit students' access to MIT or their ability to thrive at the Institute.
