MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, two life members Term members will each serve one, three, or five years on MIT’s board of trustees. June 7, 2018 Read full story →
Quantum physics student leaving MIT on a high note Math and physics major Shaun Datta wraps up four years of pushing himself beyond his comfort zone by singing a cappella with the MIT Logarhythms. June 5, 2018 Read full story →
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research Awardees will use grants to advance research in areas including energy storage, renewables expansion modeling, and the chemistry of electrocatalysts. June 1, 2018 Read full story →
Hacking virtual reality Contributing to a culture of pioneers, MIT students explore the technical, philosophical, and artful dimensions of VR. May 31, 2018 Read full story →
How many people can China feed? Graduate student Tiziana Smith studies links between water availability and crop yields in the world’s most populous country. May 30, 2018 Read full story →
MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows announced for 2018 New cohort brings social, scientific, and creative experience to extend the lab’s reach beyond academia. May 24, 2018 Read full story →
Fleet of autonomous boats could service some cities, reducing road traffic Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures. May 23, 2018 Read full story →
OpenCourseWare opens up a whole new career With self-directed learning, Trent Parker designs his own professional pathway. May 22, 2018 Read full story →
Eight from MIT receive 2018 Fulbright awards Graduating students and alumni will conduct research abroad in 2018-19 academic year. May 18, 2018 Read full story →
Albatross robot takes flight Autonomous glider can fly like an albatross, cruise like a sailboat. May 18, 2018 Read full story →
Turning up the heat Fine-tuning thermal hydraulics in reactors, doctoral student Guanyu Su hopes to advance more powerful nuclear energy technology. May 17, 2018 Read full story →
“Living drug factories” may one day replace injections Startup develops implantable, encased cells that live in the body and secrete insulin and other therapeutics. May 16, 2018 Read full story →
IHI Corporation to support MIT Energy Initiative Tokyo-based IHI will join MITEI’s Low-Carbon Energy Center for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage to reduce greenhouse gases and advance clean energy. May 15, 2018 Read full story →
Professor Emeritus Leon Trilling dies at 93 Aeronautical engineer and historian of technology was an esteemed humanistic thinker and advocate for equality. May 15, 2018 Read full story →