3 questions: Leveraging insights to enable clinical outcomes
Thomas Heldt, associate director of IMES, describes how he collaborates closely with MIT colleagues and others at Boston-area hospitals.
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A new focus on understanding the human element
The MIT Human Insight Collaborative will elevate the human-centered disciplines and unite the Institute’s top scholars to help solve the world’s biggest challenges.
Bridging Talents and Opportunities Forum connects high school and college students with STEAM leaders and resources
Event at MIT featured an array of national and international speakers including a Nobel laureate, leaders in industry, and in entertainment.
Fusing science and culture through metalsmithing
Through exploration in her lab, Technical Instructor Rhea Vedro helps students discover the power of working with their own hands.
MIT affiliates receive 2024-25 awards and honors from the American Physical Society
Two faculty, a graduate student, and 10 additional alumni receive top awards and prizes; four faculty, one senior researcher, and seven alumni named APS Fellows.
Brains, fashion, alien life, and more: Highlights from the Cambridge Science Festival
Organized by the MIT Museum, the 2024 celebration of science, technology, and culture was the largest in its history, with over 50,000 visitors at 300 events.
Physicists discover first “black hole triple”
System observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of “gentle” black hole formation.
Using spatial learning to transform math and science education
PrismsVR, founded by Anurupa Ganguly ’07, MNG ’09, takes students to virtual worlds to learn through experiences and movement.
Institute Professor Emeritus John Little, a founder of operations research and marketing science, dies at 96
The MIT Sloan scholar was a part of the Institute community for nearly eight decades.
An interstellar instrument takes a final bow
The Plasma Science Experiment aboard NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft turns off after 47 years and 15 billion miles.
A two-dose schedule could make HIV vaccines more effective
MIT researchers find that the first dose primes the immune system, helping it to generate a strong response to the second dose, a week later.
Engineers 3D print sturdy glass bricks for building structures
The interlocking bricks, which can be repurposed many times over, can withstand similar pressures as their concrete counterparts.
MIT OpenCourseWare sparks the joy of deep understanding
With the help of MIT’s online resources, Doğa Kürkçüoğlu, now a staff scientist at Fermilab, was able to pursue his passion for physics.
MIT welcomes nine MLK Scholars for 2024-25
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars enhance community through engagement with MIT students and faculty.
Tools for making imagination blossom at MIT.nano
New STUDIO.nano supports artistic research and encounters within MIT.nano’s facilities.