Cheap, flexible solar
Tuning energy levels through surface chemistry shows promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells, MIT graduate student Patrick R. Brown's work shows.
Sports Shorts for March 2, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Awards announced; Squash wraps up season at CSA individual nationals.
Fighting inefficiencies
Senior Sheldon Trotman designs computer programs to streamline human behavior.
Students invited to become Gordon Engineering Leaders
Program enables students to learn skills that will help them succeed in industry.
Sabrina Drammis named to Capital One Academic All-America Women's Basketball First Team
Computer science major ranks third in the country in defensive rebounds per game and fifth in double-doubles.
Sports Shorts for Feb. 23, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving claim NEWMAC championships; Women’s Fencing captures New England championship title
MIT SHASS launches the Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship
Three outstanding PhD students have been invited to study at MIT for the fellowship's inaugural year.
Sports Shorts for Feb. 17, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Eleven MIT Cross Country student-athletes earn national All-Academic honors; Fencing competes in Beanpot Tournament.
Chasing the plume
Civil and environmental engineering "TREX" course allows students to examine firsthand the effects of volcanic emissions on air and soil quality.
Freshman "chemistry clicker" champions named
Interactive clicker competitions pit student recitation teams against one another, turning learning into a semester-long game.
Shruti Sharma wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Award allows MIT senior to pursue a PhD in materials and manufacturing engineering at the University of Cambridge.
Interdisciplinary medicine
Senior Yiping Xing’s view of health care draws upon research, public health, and policy.
MLK Luncheon speakers call for more action
Annual gathering reflects frustration over racial profiling, calls for more involvement by MIT community.