Growing season New professional education program on agriculture, innovation, and the environment attracts global agricultural leaders to MIT. July 19, 2016 Read full story →
JuliaCon draws global users of a dynamic, easy-to-learn programming language Now three years old, the Julia programming language is helping to solve problems in areas such as economic modeling, spaceflight, and bioinformatics. July 18, 2016 Read full story →
The quest for clean water MIT researchers design a solar-powered desalination device for rural India. July 18, 2016 Read full story →
At open forum, MIT community discusses recent U.S. tragedies More than 600 attend event emphasizing commitment to “stand together against injustice, intolerance, and hatred.” July 14, 2016 Read full story →
How political science can help us solve global health care issues MIT political scientist Andrea Campbell discusses the impact of equity on health care innovation and outcomes. July 12, 2016 Read full story →
Better views with smaller satellites Batches of shoebox-sized satellites could improve estimates of Earth’s reflected energy. July 12, 2016 Read full story →
Team led by MIT engineers places second at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Motorcycle completes 12.5 miles, 156 turns for a second-place finish in the race's Electric Bike Division. July 11, 2016 Read full story →
Seeking simple solutions with huge impacts PhD student Cauam Cardoso assesses technologies that aim to help the world’s poor. July 8, 2016 Read full story →
MIT announces Solve program activities Addressing the world’s most pressing issues, second year of program will focus on in-person gatherings, solution proposals. July 7, 2016 Read full story →
The Santo Domingo Family endows fellowship for Colombian graduate students First of its kind at MIT, fellowship will cover the initial year of graduate studies for students with financial need. June 28, 2016 Read full story →
Q&A: Robert Metcalfe on the "Inoversity" Ethernet and 3Com co-founder and MIT Visiting Innovation Fellow discusses how universities can drive innovation. June 28, 2016 Read full story →
Letter regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas June 24, 2016 Read full story →
Q&A: Stuart Schmill on considering race in admissions MIT’s admissions dean discusses U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas. June 24, 2016 Read full story →
Pinpointing vehicles with high precision under adverse weather conditions MIT Lincoln Laboratory radar system achieves centimeter-level localization; could help driverless cars stay in lane when road markings are obscured. June 23, 2016 Read full story →
A strategy for “convergence” research to transform biomedicine Report calls for more integration of physical, life sciences for needed advances in biomedical research. June 23, 2016 Read full story →