Optimizing food subsidies: Applying digital platforms to maximize nutrition
An algorithm can change the face of food assistance policy in the Global South, says MIT assistant professor and J-WAFS researcher Ali Aouad.
Laurent Demanet appointed co-director of MIT Center for Computational Science and Engineering
Applied mathematics professor will join fellow co-director Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou in leading the cross-cutting center.
Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship welcomes Ana Bakshi as new executive director
Bakshi will help shape and scale entrepreneurship education and platform at MIT.
Responding to the climate impact of generative AI
Explosive growth of AI data centers is expected to increase greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers are now seeking solutions to reduce these environmental harms.
How federal research support has helped create life-changing medicines
A new study finds over half the drugs approved this century cite government-funded research in their patents.
Signposts on the way to new territory
Professors Zachary Hartwig and Wanda Orlikowski are honored as “Committed to Caring.”
By attracting the world’s sharpest talent, MIT helps keep the US a step ahead
MIT is a global community whose international engagement bestows benefits well beyond the Cambridge campus.
MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2025-26
Undergraduate engineering, computer science, and business programs are all No. 1.
How are MIT entrepreneurs using AI?
This year’s delta v summer accelerator offered an up-close look at how AI is changing the process of building a startup.
What does the future hold for generative AI?
At the inaugural MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium Symposium, researchers and business leaders discussed potential advancements centered on this powerful technology.
How to get your business into the flow
In a new book, “There’s Got to be a Better Way,” two MIT management innovators explain how to think flexibly about improving an organization.
Demo Day features hormone-tracking sensors, desalination systems, and other innovations
MIT student teams celebrate business milestones at the capstone event for the 2025 delta v summer accelerator.
AI and machine learning for engineering design
Popular mechanical engineering course applies machine learning and AI theory to real-world engineering design.
Advancing career and academic ambitions with MITx MicroMasters Program in Finance
Financial analyst Satik Movsesyan applies her experiences in the MicroMasters program, led by MIT Open Learning and MIT Sloan, to her life and work in Armenia.
Harvey Kent Bowen, ceramics scholar and MIT Leaders for Global Operations co-founder, dies at 83
Bowen’s innovative work helped transform ceramics and manufacturing education at MIT and beyond.