New US postage stamp highlights MIT research For the robotics category in a new series celebrating innovation, the USPS chose the bionic prosthesis designed and built by the Media Lab's Biomechatronics group. August 2, 2020 Read full story →
Blueprint for fall 2020 at MIT Town Hall for undergraduate students and families outlines plans for the academic year — and the rationale behind key decisions. July 31, 2020 Read full story →
MIT-Wits Program continues to thrive University of the Witwatersrand partnership, one of MIT’s most active programs in Africa, extends beyond international travel. July 31, 2020 Read full story →
Q&A: Peter Fisher discusses JASON report on reopening university laboratories MIT physicist led government-backed effort to study the challenges and solutions surrounding campus lab work. July 30, 2020 Read full story →
School of Engineering first and second quarter 2020 awards Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past two quarters. July 29, 2020 Read full story →
$25 million gift launches ambitious new effort tackling poverty and climate change The King Climate Action Initiative at J-PAL will develop large-scale climate-response programs for some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. July 29, 2020 Read full story →
With Perseverance and a little MOXIE, MIT is going to Mars Led by MIT researchers, one of the experiments aboard the next mission to the Red Planet aims to generate oxygen from Martian air. July 29, 2020 Read full story →
The tenured engineers of 2020 Eight faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the School of Engineering. July 24, 2020 Read full story →
MIT launches website to help with captioning media content Website, online tools will help MIT fulfill National Association of the Deaf lawsuit settlement terms. July 23, 2020 Read full story →
Engineering superpowered organisms for a more sustainable world MIT students explore algal water purifiers, programmable soil bacteria, and other biological engineering approaches to food and water security. July 22, 2020 Read full story →
Better simulation meshes well for design software (and more) New work on 2D and 3D meshing aims to address challenges with some of today’s state-of-the-art methods. July 20, 2020 Read full story →
Tackling the misinformation epidemic with “In Event of Moon Disaster” New website from the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality rewrites an important moment in history to educate the public on the dangers of deepfakes. July 20, 2020 Read full story →
MIT-BU law clinics help students bring innovations into the world Growing program provides free legal services to student entrepreneurs and researchers, while giving law students practical experience. July 16, 2020 Read full story →
Four MIT faculty members receive U.S. Department of Energy early career awards Faculty from the departments of physics, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering were selected for the 2020 Early Career Research Program. July 15, 2020 Read full story →
Racing into the future of autonomous driving After a third-place finish at last year's Formula Student Germany, MIT Driverless team aims to compete in the $1.5 million Indy Autonomous Challenge. July 14, 2020 Read full story →