Jill Bassett appointed director of the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center
She will leverage decades of expertise in community engagement for government, policy, health, higher ed, and human services organizations.
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Volunteering, outreach, public service
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Lincoln Laboratory staff use race cars as a vehicle to teach coding
Laboratory staff teamed up with the Timothy Smith Network to offer a four-week coding course for middle school students.
High school students receive 2019 MIT AgeLab OMEGA Scholarships for work with elders
Local youth recognized for fostering unity across generations.
Humanizing speech in the deaf-blind community
Sophomore Noopur Ranganathan's work empowers those with visual and auditory impairments to take communication into their own hands.
MIT celebrates a year of excellence at the 2019 Awards Convocation
Students, groups, faculty, staff, and community members are honored for their achievements and dedication to MIT.
Advocating for federal research funding on Capitol Hill
Students and postdocs from MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with lawmakers on science-engineering-technology Congressional Visit Days 2019.
Yazmin Guzman named 2019 Gates Cambridge Scholar
DUSP student will pursue an advanced degree in educational policy at Cambridge University.
Committed to service and science
When senior Julia Ginder isn’t investigating the mystery of her own allergies, she’s volunteering to help young people reach their goals.
The gift of light, through science and service
Professor Pawan Sinha addresses a humanitarian need — treatable blindness — and advances our understanding of visual development in the brain.
Merging engineering and education
Senior and first-generation student Nikayah Etienne aims to incorporate hands-on science in under-resourced classrooms.
3Q: Alyce Johnson on upholding the rights of MIT’s transgender community
At MIT, “we are committed to looking after each other,” says interim Institute community and equity officer.
PKG Summer Series: Documenting, preserving, and sharing Boston’s LGBTQ history
Through the PKG Summer Series, students follow the trail of the first-ever Boston Pride parade and view archives of early LGBTQ activism in Boston.
At 99, Lew Aronin ’40 volunteers for MIT AgeLab
Physics alumnus who saw the Hindenburg fly over campus now collaborates with researchers to explore the impacts of longevity.
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Jasmin Joseph: “I love the idea of making an impact on global health”
MIT senior and varsity softball co-captain brings positivity and determination to life-saving biology research.
This is what a scientist looks like
Researchers celebrate women in environmental sciences and engineering at the MIT Museum’s Girls Day.