For Kofi Annan, shared prosperity meant shared responsibility
In 2002 MIT Sloan speech, the former UN head talked trust, responsibility, and big business.
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Legatum Fellows build on 10-year legacy of impact
New cohort of student entrepreneurs will advance a growing tradition of driving sustainable, scalable change in the developing world.
More efficient security for cloud-based machine learning
Novel combination of two encryption techniques protects private data, while keeping neural networks running quickly.
Shaping technology’s future
With data-informed models, Jessika Trancik seeks ways to coax progress toward sustainable energy systems.
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.
MIT mathematicians solve age-old spaghetti mystery
It’s nearly impossible to break a dry spaghetti noodle into only two pieces. A new MIT study shows how and why it can be done.
Sensor could help doctors select effective cancer therapy
Hydrogen peroxide-sensing molecule reveals whether chemotherapy drugs are having their intended effects.
Hammer family gift to support doctoral fellowships in the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Gift to IDSS honors Michael Hammer, influential business leader, engineer, educator, MIT faculty member, and MIT alumnus.
Navigating cultures while making a difference
Lukas Kamphausen MFin '18 is helping to bring sustainable electricity to low-income families in Gaza with easy-to-install solar kits.
Senior Vice President and Corporation Secretary Greg Morgan to retire
Suzanne Glassburn of MIT’s Office of the General Counsel will assume role.
MIT European Club leads in giving back
Club wins the MIT Outstanding Award for 2018 and surpasses the $240,000 mark in funding MISTI European Fellows.
Kristala Prather: Advancing energy-efficient biochemistry
Associate professor of chemical engineering talks about the future of biochemistry and the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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.
Etienne Demarly: Mastering fluid flow and bubble boil
Through meticulous computations, nuclear science and engineering student Etienne Demarly simulates conditions inside a nuclear reactor.