Professor Emeritus Leon Trilling dies at 93
Aeronautical engineer and historian of technology was an esteemed humanistic thinker and advocate for equality.
Students demonstrate "calculated imagination" in robot competition
Mechanical engineering students in class 2.007 battle for points in Willy Wonka-themed final robot competition.
Stepping on stage with Beyoncé
Joe Brown '07 has become a successful choreographer and dancer, most recently performing with Beyoncé at this year's Coachella Music Festival.
Bright lights, global impact
Fifth annual civil and environmental engineering video competition highlights the research and creativity of Course 1 students.
Going with the flow
Ken Kamrin’s model of granular material flow could impact how we interact with sand, soil, pills, industrial materials, and more.
Workshop explores intertwined future of food production, water, and climate
Choices by consumers and farmers can help limit global warming, but climate change may also curtail those choices in the future.
The tenured engineers of 2018
Seven award-winning faculty members represent three departments in the School of Engineering.
Fundamental equations guide marine robots to optimal sampling sites
New principled approach helps autonomous underwater vehicles explore the ocean in an intelligent, energy-efficient manner.
Celebrating 21st century statistics
MIT Statistics and Data Science Conference highlights new approaches and varied applications.
J-WEL names spring 2018 grant recipients
Education Innovation Grant program for pK-12 and higher education awards $400,000 to MIT faculty to support education innovation both at MIT and globally.
Protecting confidentiality in genomic studies
Cryptographic system could enable “crowdsourced” genomics, with volunteers contributing information to privacy-protected databases.
Self-driving cars for country roads
Today’s autonomous vehicles require hand-labeled 3-D maps, but CSAIL’s MapLite system enables navigation with just GPS and sensors.
A forum on the future of the Nile River
International workshop proposes future directions for long-standing conflict.
Maker Break: A celebration of making at MIT
Over 700 students and makers joined in the first annual participatory showcase of fabrication and crafts around the Institute.