Podcast: SHASS’s special sauce
Established after World War II, the School of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences is an integral part of the MIT experience. Three faculty reflect on the school’s ongoing impact.
Understanding the world, from the Cold War to the age of AI
For 75 years, the Center for International Studies has brought together social scientists, engineers, and practitioners to understand global change, shape public debate, and address generational challenges.
How architects turned a hulking brick box into MIT’s newest academic hub
A venerable storage facility has become a 21st-century architectural tour de force. Here are the key decisions that transformed the Met Warehouse.
Professor Emeritus Chiang Chung Mei, pioneering scholar of ocean wave dynamics and fluid mechanics, dies at 91
A towering figure in theoretical hydrodynamics is remembered for his intellectual rigor, generosity, and lifelong devotion to his students.
Met Warehouse opens as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning
In a feat of adaptive reuse, a massive, century-old brick storage facility has been turned into a contemporary hub for collaboration and creative work.
Then and now: How MIT Lincoln Laboratory has served as a driving force in national security innovation
Members of the laboratory community reflect on technology impacts that shaped the United States and the world over the past 75 years.
How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing
The visionary PhysioNet platform launched 25 years ago, based on a system developed at MIT in the 1970s. It has become one of the most comprehensive biomedical and clinical data repositories in existence.
MIT Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86
Tonegawa made landmark discoveries about how the immune system generates antibody diversity and how the brain forms memories.
Featured video: MIT teachings, free to the world
A new film explores how the launch of MIT OpenCourseWare 25 years ago has helped to shape how knowledge is shared.
The Haystack 37m Telescope: A new era of astrophysical research
The legendary radio astronomy telescope returns to its science and educational mission at MIT Haystack Observatory.
A bet that has paid off 500 million times over
Twenty-five years ago, MIT opened its curriculum to the world with the launch of OpenCourseWare. MIT Open Learning continues to build on the legacy of that bold decision.
A new unit of measurement to honor an influential MIT alumnus
In a nod to the prank that first introduced the smoot, an MIT team rolls out the “klein” in homage to Martin Klein ’62 and playfully renames a beloved Charles River span the “Shortfellow Bridge.”
MIT marks first Robert R. Taylor Day with Tuskegee University
A day of conversations and archival access at the MIT Museum reflects an ongoing exchange rooted in the work and ideas of the Institute’s first Black graduate.
Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI
As the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences marks 75 years, Dean Agustín Rayo reflects on how AI is reshaping higher education and why SHASS disciplines continue to be central to MIT’s mission.
How MIT’s 10th president shaped the Cold War
For several decades beginning in the 1950s, the Killian Report set the frontiers of military technology, intelligence gathering, national security policy, and global affairs.