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MIT Forum and Infosys Risk Group release preliminary global risk survey findings
Survey indicates 92.54 percent of companies think the nature of risk is changing due to complexity in the digital economy.
Matt Damon celebrates his “fake graduation” while addressing the Class of 2016
“Turn toward the problems you see” Damon says; MIT President Reif urges graduates to prepare for “cosmic problem set.”
Matt Damon's Commencement address
Actor and filmmaker tells graduates: "There’s more at stake today than in any story ever told."
President L. Rafael Reif's charge to the Class of 2016
"You made MIT better. And now you will make a better world," Reif tells more than 2,800 new graduates.
Q&A: Matt Damon on making a difference in the world
It’s no act: MIT 2016 Commencement speaker reflects on the “fun” of his activism and philanthropy.
MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, two life members
Term members will each serve five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
At hooding ceremony, doctoral graduates urged to solve the world’s “toughest challenges”
Development leader Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78, PhD ’81 encourages graduates to tackle pressing issues.
Rainer Weiss wins Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
LIGO inventor shares award for direct detection of gravitational waves.
Rainer Weiss awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Physics professor emeritus shares prize with Caltech's Kip Thorne and Ronald Drever for designing the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.
Biofuels: Too early or too late?
Professor Kristala Prather engages undergrads in a discussion about the future of biofuels.
MIT receives six historical preservation awards
Cambridge Historical Commission honors campus renewal efforts.
MIT at the Venice Biennale
On a global stage, MIT helps steer architecture toward solving worldwide challenges.
Thirteen MIT students awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
Honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.