MyGoodness: Making charitable giving more effective Online game uses hypothetical choices and real cash prizes to educate people on how to make their most of their generosity. December 15, 2017 Read full story →
Calculating the cost of tech-fueled discrimination Math graduate student’s Data for Black Lives conference provides numbers behind the technologies that enable exclusion. December 13, 2017 Read full story →
Four from MIT awarded 2018 Schwarzman Scholarships Scholars will engage in a year of postgraduate leadership studies at Beijing’s Tshingua University. December 4, 2017 Read full story →
Making others’ voices heard through education and journalism Senior Drew Bent hopes to level the educational playing field of the future. November 27, 2017 Read full story →
Recycling air pollution to make art Startup’s system captures particle matter from diesel exhaust and turns it into inks and paints. November 26, 2017 Read full story →
MIT brainpower highlighted in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 lists for 2018 Forbes calls this year's 30 Under 30 lists an "encyclopedia of creative disruption." November 21, 2017 Read full story →
Next-generation optogenetic molecules control single neurons Focused laser beam could help scientists map connections among neurons that underlie behavior. November 13, 2017 Read full story →
Faculty additions and promotions at the School of Architecture and Planning Five join the SA+P faculty, while 10 are recognized for work in art, architecture, urbanism, and design. November 7, 2017 Read full story →
Remembering and honoring the life of undergraduate Henoch Argaw A motivated self-learner, Argaw found joy by teaching and mentoring others. October 31, 2017 Read full story →
Can artificial intelligence learn to scare us? With Shelley, the world’s first artificial intelligence-human horror story collaboration, MIT researchers aim for goosebumps. October 27, 2017 Read full story →
Energy and ideas at Collaborating for MIT’s Future Fourth annual poster session connects colleagues as they learn about the good work being done by and for the MIT community — and the world. October 24, 2017 Read full story →
Art and dirt: Bringing the Cambridge and MIT communities together MIT’s graduate student housing groundbreaking and a Community Art Center mural installation are cause for celebration. October 23, 2017 Read full story →
At The HUB, a celebration of art, technology, and innovation Student volunteers at HUBweek exhibits share MIT’s creative spirit with the public. October 18, 2017 Read full story →
Digital Diploma debuts at MIT Using Bitcoin's blockchain technology, the Institute has become one of the first universities to issue recipient-owned virtual credentials. October 17, 2017 Read full story →
Small European nation becomes a “living lab” for urban innovation researchers Andorra funds MIT Media Lab technologies that, in turn, help improve the nation’s cities. October 13, 2017 Read full story →