QS ranks MIT the world's top university for 2015-16 Ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 36 disciplines. September 17, 2015 Read full story →
DUSP, CRE, and Samuel Tak Lee Lab welcome inaugural class of fellows Graduate students arrive to study socially responsible real estate development and global urbanization. September 17, 2015 Read full story →
A future fueled by design Speakers at MIT Media Lab's inaugural Knotty Objects summit discuss the purpose of design. September 17, 2015 Read full story →
Printing transparent glass in 3-D New system is the first to create strong, solid glass structures from computerized designs. September 14, 2015 Read full story →
A new molecular design approach New programming tool could help engineers build biologically inspired materials. September 11, 2015 Read full story →
First new cache-coherence mechanism in 30 years More efficient memory-management scheme could help enable chips with thousands of cores. September 9, 2015 Read full story →
MIT presents Kendall Square Initiative plan to Cambridge Planning Board Board votes unanimously to allow MIT proposal to advance to next stage. September 9, 2015 Read full story →
Architect David Adjaye Awarded 2016 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT Award includes $100K cash prize, artist residency, gala, and four public programs at MIT. September 9, 2015 Read full story →
Silicon photonics meets the foundry Lionel Kimerling, Rajeev Ram, and other MIT researchers explore practical ways to bring optical interconnection toward and directly onto chips. September 8, 2015 Read full story →
Three faculty, alumni projects among winners of 2015 Boston Design Biennial Public installations are on view through September at the Rose Kennedy Greenway. September 1, 2015 Read full story →
MIT European Club funds fellowships to promote cross-cultural understanding Student group has donated $145K for MISTI student internships at non-profits in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. September 1, 2015 Read full story →
MIT Sounding announces upcoming performance lineup New music series will feature Maya Beiser, Johnny Gandelsman, the Persona opera, Feldman’s six-hour string quartet, and more August 24, 2015 Read full story →
Dirty physics Franz-Josef Ulm explores the physics of dirty materials and messy systems to advance sustainable infrastructure and clean energy technology. August 13, 2015 Read full story →
MIT faculty share best practices in graduate student advising Faculty discussion turns into a pamphlet to be distributed to the MIT community. August 12, 2015 Read full story →
Programming materials for better designs Skylar Tibbits creates smart materials that elegantly transform themselves to improve processes and products. August 11, 2015 Read full story →