Urban physics Franz-Josef Ulm's serendipitous observation leads to research linking physics and urban planning. April 18, 2014 Read full story →
Start6: In good company New IAP program offers a bridge between alumni entrepreneurs and Course 6 students. April 17, 2014 Read full story →
Flight path: Into the volcanic plume Researchers in EAPS are using small unmanned aircraft systems to better understand environmental phenomena, such as dangerous volcanic plumes. April 15, 2014 Read full story →
How widespread is tax evasion? New study puts a cost on "round-tripping," a method investors use to avoid the tax collector. April 11, 2014 Read full story →
New Course 1 program prepares students to solve today's major challenges The flexible undergraduate program, launching this fall, mixes rigor and depth with applications to critical areas of societal importance. April 9, 2014 Read full story →
For MIT graduate student, fluency in the Russian language is transformative April 7, 2014 Read full story →
Big, fast, weird data Sam Madden leads big initiatives tackling Big Data research at MIT. April 7, 2014 Read full story →
Orienteering for robots Algorithm for determining orientation of objects could aid robots in navigation, scene understanding. April 4, 2014 Read full story →
HuMNet Lab students win big at MIT Big Data Challenge Urban transportation expertise gave team the edge to earn first- and second-place prizes in different categories. April 3, 2014 Read full story →
What lies beneath: Sensor analytics in the water system Andrew Whittle engineers smart underground infrastructure for a safer and more efficient future. March 25, 2014 Read full story →
Open Documentary Lab puts MIT in the vanguard of new media storytelling March 20, 2014 Read full story →
Upcoming conference puts supply chain management in broad context Host Yossi Sheffi thinks supply chains change, and are changed by, the world. March 12, 2014 Read full story →
CEE students model the world and invent the future Computational thinking and problem solving form the basis for new educational initiatives March 6, 2014 Read full story →
MIT, White House co-sponsor workshop on big-data privacy MIT hosts the first of three conferences on privacy policy March 4, 2014 Read full story →