MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows announced for 2019
NBA star, Polynesian voyager, mayor of Stockton, California, are among the new cohort working to build bridges between MIT and the world.
Study: Social robots can benefit hospitalized children
Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients’ positive emotions, engagement, and activity level.
3 Questions: An experiment illuminates the value of public transportation
Urban studies research from MIT sheds light on the ways low-income riders use mass transit.
Creating 3-D images, with regular ink
MIT startup Lumii helps manufacturers replicate the visual effects of holograms on their printed materials.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20
Ranked at the top for the eighth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 48 disciplines.
PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions
J-WAFS announces graduate fellowships for Sahil Shah and Peter Godart, both of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift
Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.
Taking a city’s pulse with moveable sensors
Study quantifies how much of Manhattan 10 taxis cover in a day — to better measure air pollution, traffic, and more.
Untangling the social dynamics of water
J-WAFS Fellow and DUSP PhD student Andrea Beck examines the success factors behind water utility partnerships in Africa.
At doctoral ceremony, a strong call to provide opportunity for all
Biochemist Squire Booker PhD ’94 says MIT’s new doctoral graduates will “grow as future leaders” by giving back.
3Q: Ian Waitz on progress in enhancing the undergraduate and graduate student experience
Informed by data and community input, Waitz is making inroads into issues like financial insecurity among graduate students and undergraduate major exploration.
Preliminary reports examine options for MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Working groups identify key ideas for new college; period of community feedback continues.
Autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other
Fleet of “roboats” could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam’s many canals.
For the women of McCormick, a new space in which to create
MIT residence hall opens a craft studio to promote creativity and belonging.
J-WAFS announces seven new seed grants
Nine principal investigators from MIT will receive grants totaling over $1 million for solutions-oriented research into global food and water challenges.