NASA student competitors honored for persistence MIT student group welcomes an all-black, all-female team who had been targeted by racist and misogynistic members of an infamous online forum. August 14, 2018 Read full story →
Krithika Ramchander and Andrea Beck awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions Graduate students receive J-WAFS fellowships to support research focused on improving water access for rural as well as urban communities. August 9, 2018 Read full story →
Music as a gateway to shared humanity Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies. August 2, 2018 Read full story →
A new way to measure women’s and girls’ empowerment in impact evaluations Guide developed by J-PAL aims to improve women’s and girls’ empowerment worldwide and reduce bias and other gender-based inequalities. July 17, 2018 Read full story →
Three MIT-incubated ventures chosen for first Techstars Impact class Base Operations, MDaaS Global, and Graviky Labs will head to Texas to be part of the first class at the new elite accelerator. July 12, 2018 Read full story →
Bringing humanistic education in technical subjects to the world Students and staff combine workshopping and OpenCourseWare to demonstrate human-centered pedagogies in the context of modern topics and technologies. June 28, 2018 Read full story →
Low-cost prosthetic foot mimics natural walking New design can be tuned to an individual’s body weight and size. June 26, 2018 Read full story →
Study: Climate action can limit Asia’s growing water shortages Following the Paris accord could reduce risk of severe water-access problems, researchers find. June 19, 2018 Read full story →
Getting the world off dirty diesels Gasoline-alcohol engines for heavy-duty trucks could produce a meaningful improvement in global air quality. June 13, 2018 Read full story →
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg tells MIT grads “it’s about people” Commencement speaker says the greatest opportunities are for humans, not technology. June 8, 2018 Read full story →
Sheryl Sandberg’s Commencement address Facebook COO tells MIT grads: "It’s not enough to be technologists — we have to make sure that technology serves people." June 8, 2018 Read full story →
MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, two life members Term members will each serve one, three, or five years on MIT’s board of trustees. June 7, 2018 Read full story →
Translational Research Program to help MIT researchers achieve real-world impact Tata Center for Technology and Design program "aims to close the gap between ideas and implementation," says program director Jason Prapas. June 6, 2018 Read full story →
An academic journey through solidarity and separatism Doctoral student Elissa Berwick listens closely to the calls for independence rising from regions around the world. June 4, 2018 Read full story →
Fighting toxic stress in children is tough but possible Taking time to understand underlying causes of stress can help children escape debilitating health effects, symposium speakers argue. May 31, 2018 Read full story →