3Q: The symbiosis of chemistry and choreography
Dance gives graduate student Lindsey Orgren an artistic outlet and fuels her passion for research, adding immeasurable value to her MIT experience.
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Kirk Kolenbrander to leave MIT after 29 years of service
Longtime MIT vice president will lead development of engineering programs at Southern New Hampshire University.
Strategic thinking on a global scale
Graduate students from around the world showcase research projects at MIT.
At StartMIT, students gain advice for building a successful startup
“The purpose of a business should be to solve real problems for real customers,” says MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan, cofounder of Cambridge Mobile Telematics.
From the Marines to MIT
Brent Minchew has flown presidents and foreign dignitaries on Marine One. Today he studies how ice sheets evolve and respond to changing climate.
Pitching transformative design
Undergraduates put their ideas on the line in a competition showcasing novel, consequential applications of nuclear science and engineering.
New collaboration sparks global connections to art through artificial intelligence
MIT designers, researchers, and students collaborate with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Microsoft to improve the connection between people and art.
Observing hydrogen’s effects in metal
Microscopy technique could help researchers design safer reactor vessels or hydrogen storage tanks.
3 Questions: Ken Urban on theater, science, and tech
The MIT Playwrights Lab founder discusses the varied connections between the sciences, technology, and the arts.
Julia Lab joins team to speed up drug approval process
Health Analytics Collective uses real-world evidence to modernize health and drug development decisions.
Proposal aims to update MIT’s academic calendar and Commencement timing
Vice chancellor, registrar seek community input on reducing the time between final exams and Commencement.
A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
Design reduces by 99 percent the data users need to join the network and verify transactions.
3Q: On the significance of Ultima Thule
New Horizons Mission Team members Alissa Earle and Richard Binzel discuss the revelations the icy world provides about the formation of our solar system.
Stephen Buchwald awarded 2019 Wolf Prize for chemistry
Honor shared with John Hartwig of the University of California at Berkeley for their development of a process to improve the synthesis of large organic molecules.
Democratizing app development
Thunkable gives noncoders the ability to create professional-grade mobile apps.