Susan Hockfield to step down
MIT’s 16th president led Institute in service to nation and world; met recession with unprecedented fundraising success and careful budget management.
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New system allows robots to continuously map their environment
Algorithm to build 3-D maps requires a low-cost camera, no human input.
MIT honors Martin Luther King Jr. at 38th annual breakfast
Diversity and education among breakfast-table topics.
MIT and SUTD open International Design Centre
Aims to become the world’s premier scholarly hub for technologically intensive design.
Proof that 'MIT Can Talk'
IAP activity promotes campus-wide awareness of good oral communication skills.
How spider webs achieve their strength
It’s not just the strength of the silk itself, a new study finds; the silk’s way of stretching and the structure of the whole web help it resist damage.
An important new book on alumnus Robert Taylor
The nation’s first professionally trained African-American architect
MIT faculty speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Talks explore the mind/machine interface and the science of predicting the economy, among other topics.
Questions about social media or email marketing? MIT specialist has answers
Stephanie Hatch is MIT’s first social media and email marketing specialist. As the Institute’s central resource for digital strategies, she can advise those new to social media as well as those who want to take it to the next level.
