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MIT community in 2025: A year in review

Top stories highlighted the Institute’s leading positions in world and national rankings; new collaboratives tackling manufacturing, generative AI, and quantum; how one professor influenced hundreds of thousands of students around the world; and more.

December 22, 2025

Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 to deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address

An electrical engineer by training, Su is the chair and CEO of the semiconductor company AMD.

December 11, 2025

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3 Questions: How a new mission to Uranus could be just around the corner

PhD student Chloe Gentgen discusses why the ice giant is such a high-priority solar system target, and how the Starship launch vehicle may hasten our explorations there.

September 30, 2025

A beacon of light

A lantern created in the Design Intelligence Lab creates sustainable alternatives for consumer electronics.

September 29, 2025

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Scene at MIT: Reflecting on a shared journey toward MIT PhDs

Viraat Goel MBA ’25, PhD ’25 shares a poignant moment at the OneMIT Commencement ceremony with his wife, Erin Tevonian PhD ’25, as they celebrate their academic journey together.

June 5, 2025

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Sally Kornbluth’s charge to the Class of 2025

MIT’s president urges graduates to become ambassadors for scientific thinking and discovery.

May 29, 2025

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Hank Green urges the Class of 2025 to work on “everyday solvable problems of normal people”

Lively Commencement ceremony gives students, family, and friends a chance to celebrate years of hard work by the Institute’s newest graduates.

May 29, 2025

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Commencement address by Hank Green

“Do not forget how special and bizarre it is to get to live a human life,” the science communicator and video creator told the Class of 2025.

May 29, 2025

3 Questions: Hank Green on science, communication, and curiosity

“There’s no better use of a day than learning something new,” Green reflected before delivering MIT’s 2025 Commencement address.

May 29, 2025

MIT affiliates named 2024 AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes six current affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni for their efforts to advance science and related fields.

March 27, 2025

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MIT in the media: 2024 in review

MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.

December 24, 2024

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MIT community in 2024: A year in review

Top stories highlighted the Climate Project at MIT and two new Institute collaborative projects; free tuition for most new undergraduates; Nobels and other major awards; a solar eclipse over campus; and more.

December 24, 2024

Hank Green to deliver MIT’s 2025 Commencement address

The science communicator, video producer, and entrepreneur has built online communities of people who love diving into complex issues.

December 12, 2024

The study and practice of being human

Professor Joshua Bennett’s scholarship, poetry, and teaching help students address core questions about values and meaning in life.

August 1, 2024

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Startup aims to flush away the problem of icky toilet seats

Cleana, founded by a team including Richard Li SM ’24, has developed a self-lifting toilet seat to improve bathroom sanitation.

July 19, 2024

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Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 to deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address

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Hank Green urges the Class of 2025 to work on “everyday solvable problems of normal people”

Commencement address by Hank Green

3 Questions: Hank Green on science, communication, and curiosity

MIT affiliates named 2024 AAAS Fellows

MIT in the media: 2024 in review

MIT community in 2024: A year in review

Hank Green to deliver MIT’s 2025 Commencement address

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Startup aims to flush away the problem of icky toilet seats

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