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MIT is one of 30 student teams testing high-speed concept pods as part of a SpaceX Hyperloop competition.
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Martin York named U.S. Air Force Cadet of the Year
Graduate student in AeroAstro recognized for exemplary military performance, academics, and physical fitness.
"Hidden Figures" screening, discussion addresses the history of black women at NASA
Author and executive producer Margot Lee Shetterly explores inspiration for the film; MIT guest speakers provide additional historical context.
Growing a network of role models
Senior Marlyse Reeves is building a supportive community of women in aerospace engineering.
Apollo code developer Margaret Hamilton receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Former School of Engineering and Lincoln Laboratory computing pioneer among 21 recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Pluto’s icy, slushy heart
Data from New Horizons mission suggest a water-ice ocean lies beneath Pluto’s heart-shaped basin.
Collaborating with community colleges to innovate educational technology
Inspired by aerospace engineering, MIT Fly-by-Wire project enables customized teaching and learning experiences.
On-demand mobility experiment coming to MIT
Electric shuttles will whisk volunteers about campus while gathering data for on-demand transportation services.
MIT’s REXIS is bound for asteroid Bennu
Instrument will help OSIRIS-REx mission identify locations for collecting an asteroid sample.
QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17
Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.
Measuring exposure to pollution
Mobile-phone data helps researchers study an urban problem in greater detail.
Unfriendly skies: Piston engine aircraft pose a significant health threat
Study shows long-lasting health, economic impacts of lead emissions from U.S. general aviation flights.