MIT faculty approves new urban science major
Interdisciplinary undergraduate program combines urban planning and computer science.
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Tackling the ultimate problem set: The first year at MIT
How would you change the first-year experience? Students have proposed inventive ways to improve the first year. And MIT is listening.
Keeping data fresh for wireless networks
Algorithm provides networks with the most current information available while avoiding data congestion.
Meet the School of Science’s tenured professors for 2018
Six faculty members are granted tenure in four departments.
Featured video: How tiny houses solve a huge problem
Architecture alumna Sharon Lee MArch '81, MCP '81 thinks small to address Seattle’s growing homelessness crisis.
AI-based method could speed development of specialized nanoparticles
Neural network could expedite complex physics simulations.
China Venture Workshop announces first cohort
Ten teams will collaborate with local partners, pilot solutions to urban challenges.
Device allows a personal computer to process huge graphs
With novel system, data scientists can analyze massive networks without the need for power-hungry servers.
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Jason Martins named 2018 Gates Cambridge Scholar
MSCEP student will pursue an advanced degree in engineering at Cambridge University in the U.K.
MIT Quarter Century Club welcomes new members for 2018
Class includes 83 new members from the Cambridge campus, Lincoln Laboratory, and Haystack Observatory.
Exploring the impact of campus sustainability efforts
The Institute's fourth annual Sustainability Connect event highlights imagination and the incubation of new ideas.
How many taxis does a city need?
New dispatching approach could cut the number of cars on the road while meeting rider demand.
Justin Trudeau: Embrace the rapid pace of change
At flagship Solve event, Canada’s prime minister urges audience to help shape the changes transforming society.
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Flux, built by the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, was recently unveiled at Johnson Rink in preparation for its participation in the American Solar Challenge.
Device that recycles vaporized water from power plants wins MIT $100K
Eight teams pitched business ideas, and three took home cash prizes, at the annual entrepreneurship competition.