Comparative Media Studies/Writing

Gazdus sits on the steps of the MIT Media Lab, and her MIT Brass Rat ring is visible.

“In everything I do, I’m a creator”

Mechanical engineer and storyteller Hannah Gazdus integrates her love of art into all of her projects.

May 18, 2023

13 portrait photos of MIT's Fulbright winners

Thirteen from MIT win 2023 Fulbright fellowships

The Fulbright US Student Program funds opportunities for research, graduate study, and teaching abroad.

May 15, 2023

Side-by-side photos: On the left, Eric Wang speaks into a microphone while other contestants observe. On the right, Alaa Algargoosh presents research with an image of the interior of a historic building in the background.

Third annual MIT Research Slam showcase highlights PhD and postdoc communication skills

The 2023 competition featured three-minute talks on cutting-edge research from across MIT in an engaging, live competition.

May 3, 2023

Kate Zernike and Nancy Hopkins sit at a table addressing an audience in a classroom. A blackboard appears behind them.

The measuring tape heard round the world

Professor Emerita Nancy Hopkins and journalist Kate Zernike discuss the past, present, and future of women at MIT and beyond.

May 1, 2023

Two by three grid of headshots of fellowship winners against a white background

Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.

April 25, 2023

Head-and-shoulders photo of Abdullahi Tsanni standing in front of a bookcase filled with colorful books

Encouraging a scientific habit of the mind

Abdullahi Tsanni wants to broaden understanding and expand coverage of science research in Africa.

April 19, 2023

The book cover is white with 2 bold black shapes, like abstract game pieces, and red letters that say, “Playing Oppression: The Legacy of Conquest and Empire in Colonialist Board Games; Mary Flanagan; Mikael Jakobsson.” On the right is a portrait of Mikael Jakobsson with foliage in background.

Games with frontiers

MIT scholar Mikael Jakobsson’s new book examines the not-so-subtle worldview contained in many prominent board games.

April 5, 2023

The book cover has bright yellow lights like fireflies, and says, “The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science; Alan Lightman, best-selling author of Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine.” On the right is a portrait of Alan Lightman.

Minds wide open

Alan Lightman’s new book asks how a sense of transcendence can exist in brains made of atoms, molecules, and neurons.

March 22, 2023

Three MIT community members walk by the colorful MIT Illuminations lighting display at the MIT Welcome Center

“MIT Illuminations,” a colorful installation and introduction to creative computation, is now open in Kendall Square

Located in the new MIT Welcome Center in Building E38, the installation expresses the dynamic, vibrant culture of MIT through the medium of programmable light.

February 14, 2023

Heather Hendershot portrait photo on grey background. The book cover has large capitalized text that says, “Heather Hendershot, When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America.” The cover includes 1968 photo of protestors outside CBS News.

Why 1968 still matters

Professor Heather Hendershot’s new book about that year’s Democratic National Convention explores how anger at the media became part of our culture wars.

February 2, 2023