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Beverly Daniel Tatum (left), president emerita of Spelman College, and Melissa Nobles (right), the Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT, discussed racial relations in the U.S., on April 18 at MIT.

Candid conversation about race

In MIT talk, Beverly Daniel Tatum urges direct discussion about racial issues at a “polarized” moment in U.S. history.

April 22, 2019

This work created by Sarah Schwettmann is on display in the MIT Museum Studio.

3Q: The interface between art and neuroscience

PhD student Sarah Schwettmann explains how the study of visual perception can translate students’ creativity across domains.

April 16, 2019

Clockwise from top left: Jonathan Zong, Indira Puri, Grace Zhang, Helen Zhou and Joseph Maalouf

Five from MIT win 2019 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Award funds graduate studies for talented immigrants and children of immigrants.

April 11, 2019

“Before I came to MIT, I would build something, and no one would challenge it,” Ernie Ho says. “Now I have a network of people who push me to be better by asking me ‘Why do you want to build that?’ or ‘Why not build it another way?’”

Driving toward success

Through MIT Professional Education’s Advanced Study Program, Ernie Ho found the tools — and the community — he needed to realize his vision and launch his career.

April 5, 2019

Researchers in MIT’s Open Agriculture Initiative grow basil under controlled environmental conditions to study how taste and other features are affected.

The future of agriculture is computerized

Machine learning can reveal optimal growing conditions to maximize taste and other features.

April 3, 2019

Keeping genetic engineering localized

Researchers are developing a so-called "daisy-chain" gene-drive system that provides controls for genetic engineering of certain populations.

April 2, 2019

The Apollo astronauts and engineers were joined onstage by some of MIT’s astronaut alumni, including two active astronauts, Mike Fincke and Warren Hoburg (in blue jackets).

MIT celebrates 50th anniversary of historic moon landing

Symposium featuring former astronauts and other Apollo mission luminaries examines the program’s legacy.

March 15, 2019

Danielle Wood (left) and Christine Joseph.

Microgravity research after the International Space Station

Researchers say new facilities in space should be available to scientists from any country.

March 12, 2019

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, center, spoke during the Sierra Leone delegation visit on March 7, 2019 at MIT.

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone visits MIT

Public talk outlines ambitious plans to make his nation a hub for technology and innovation.

March 8, 2019

In a network analysis of data tied to Sierra Leone’s 2014 Ebola virus outbreak, PhD student Marie Charpignon discovered that poor health care access helped to explain why Sierra Leone fared worse than neighboring Guinea or Liberia relative to its population. Here, she explains her results during the Feb. 26-28 MIT Schwarzman College of Computing celebration.

Combining artificial intelligence with their passions

Research projects show creative ways MIT students are connecting computing to other fields.

March 7, 2019

"MIT is going to be the anchor of what we will know in this society as public interest technology," predicted Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, in a recent MIT panel discussion on ethics and artificial intelligence. "What MIT is doing will set the pace for every other university that wants to be relevant in the future."

Making a path to ethical, socially beneficial artificial intelligence

Leaders from government, philanthropy, academia, and industry say collaboration is key to make sure artificial intelligence serves the public good.

March 5, 2019

Institute Professor Barbara Liskov (right) was one of the academic and industry leaders who participated in Tuesday’s “Perspectives from Luminaries” panel, part of the celebration of the new MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. Professors Stefanie Mueller (left) and Vivienne Sze (center) moderated the panel.

Lighting the path

Luminaries in computing and cognition discuss their journeys and share their insights.

February 28, 2019

Dan Huttenlocher named inaugural dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

Alumnus and founding dean of Cornell Tech in New York City will return to MIT this summer.

February 21, 2019

Professor Hiroshi Ishii demonstrates one of the Tangible Media group's projects at Ars Technica 2018.

Hiroshi Ishii wins Association for Computing Machinery SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award

Media arts and sciences professor is recognized for a career of contributions to human-computer interaction.

February 20, 2019

MIT Media Lab researchers are using RFID tags to help robots home in on moving objects with unprecedented speed and accuracy, potentially enabling greater collaboration in robotic packaging and assembly and among swarms of drones.

Robots track moving objects with unprecedented precision

System uses RFID tags to home in on targets; could benefit robotic manufacturing, collaborative drones, and other applications.

February 18, 2019

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