MITx Grant Program selects eight new innovative digital learning projects
New projects emphasize using digital methods not possible in traditional classes, leveraging research-based teaching practices, and measuring student learning.
U.S. News gives top rankings to MIT graduate programs in engineering, business
MIT is home to No. 1 graduate engineering program; MIT Sloan is No. 5 business school.
Why some tumors withstand treatment
Researchers uncover a mechanism that allows cancer cells to evade targeted therapies.
Architecture symposium March 30 and 31: Exploring the campus then, now, next
Event welcomes more than 20 speakers over four sessions on designing places for inventing the future.
Creating postdoc connections
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science pilots new ways to build leadership and teamwork skills for its postdocs.
Frank Perkins, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, dies at 82
Longtime professor and former dean for graduate education had lasting impacts on civil engineering and teaching at MIT.
MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power
Battery substitutes produce current by burning fuel-coated carbon nanotubes like a fuse.
IDSS conversations: Guy Bresler
Assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science discusses his work focusing on learning graphical models from data.
U.S., EU leaders talk Web policy and world economy at MIT
With EU vice president, U.S. secretary of commerce discusses EU-U.S. “Privacy Shield” and launches new policy program.
3Q: Bruce Tidor on the MIT Skoltech partnership
Collaboration has created a pioneering new graduate university in Russia, says project director.
A hands-on approach to art, math, and community
Senior YQ Lu finds new ways to combine math and paper art, shares his passion for both.
Learning to think like an engineer
Neerja Aggarwal reflects on her love for theater, ultimate Frisbee, and electrical engineering.
Q&A: John Hansman on the first global standards for aircraft emissions
Aviation is “a critical link in solving worldwide environmental challenges,” says MIT professor.
System loads Web pages 34 percent faster by fetching files more effectively
"Polaris" system from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab accelerates website load-time by decreasing network trips.
Philippine USTDA delegates visit MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
Delegates from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency's Global Procurement Initiative visited MIT to learn about innovative life cycle cost analysis models.