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$7 million gift from the Shiv Nadar Foundation bolsters undergraduate research and women in EECS

Gift will help establish the Vamasundari Devi Fellowship Fund to provide financial support to graduate students and the SuperUROP program, which provides undergraduates with two-semester research opportunities.

December 14, 2021

MIT joins the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts

The organization works to address the racial wealth gap through policy advocacy and business and leadership development.

December 13, 2021

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Climbing new heights across New England

Since 2014, MIT Outing Club members — new and advanced outdoor enthusiasts — come together for its annual School of Rock, a weekend program teaching and advancing outdoor rock-climbing skills.

December 8, 2021

With “Hello!” as its theme, 2.009 returns to the stage

New products presented by students at the annual event included a curb-climbing wheelchair attachment and seizure-preventing glasses.

December 8, 2021

Meet the Oystamaran

Working directly with oyster farmers, MIT students are developing a robot that can flip heavy, floating bags of oysters, helping the shellfish to grow and stay healthy.

December 8, 2021

NASA selects three MIT alumni for astronaut training

Marcos Berríos ’06, Christina Birch PhD ’15, and Christopher Williams PhD ’12 make up a third of the 2021 NASA astronaut candidate class.

December 7, 2021

Jelena Vučković delivers 2021 Dresselhaus Lecture on inverse-designed photonics

Electrical engineer and Stanford University professor discusses how computer software can support advanced designs and new functionalities.

December 6, 2021

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How MIT students are transforming the art of narrative

A new exhibition explores the possibilities of virtual storytelling.

December 2, 2021

Silicon Valley beckoned, but he went home to Delaware

Senior Max Williamson uses his background in computer science to tackle public policy issues in his home state and on a global scale.

December 2, 2021

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MIT ID cards go digital

The MIT Mobile ID offers the same functionality a physical ID card does on campus, via an iOS or Android device.

December 1, 2021

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MIT Future Founders Initiative announces prize competition to promote female entrepreneurs in biotech

Nine MIT researchers selected as finalists for 2021 prize supported by Northpond Ventures; grand prize winner to receive $250K toward commercializing her human health-related invention.

November 30, 2021

Rewriting the operating manual

Nikos Trichakis applies the tools of operations research to a wide range of problems, from medicine to corporate finance.

November 30, 2021

Chemist and MLK Jr. Scholar Robert Gilliard explores new frontiers in synthetic chemistry

MIT visiting scholar is motivated by foundational science at the edges of the periodic table.

November 29, 2021

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Energy hackers give a glimpse of a postpandemic future

The MIT EnergyHack brought together bright minds from across the world to address some of the energy sector’s most pressing challenges.

November 29, 2021

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One year on this giant, blistering hot planet is just 16 hours long

A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.

November 23, 2021

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Climbing new heights across New England

With “Hello!” as its theme, 2.009 returns to the stage

Meet the Oystamaran

NASA selects three MIT alumni for astronaut training

Jelena Vučković delivers 2021 Dresselhaus Lecture on inverse-designed photonics

How MIT students are transforming the art of narrative

Silicon Valley beckoned, but he went home to Delaware

MIT ID cards go digital

MIT Future Founders Initiative announces prize competition to promote female entrepreneurs in biotech

Rewriting the operating manual

Chemist and MLK Jr. Scholar Robert Gilliard explores new frontiers in synthetic chemistry

Energy hackers give a glimpse of a postpandemic future

One year on this giant, blistering hot planet is just 16 hours long

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