"Hidden Figures" screening, discussion addresses the history of black women at NASA Author and executive producer Margot Lee Shetterly explores inspiration for the film; MIT guest speakers provide additional historical context. December 22, 2016 Read full story →
Students, academics, and entrepreneurs join forces to tackle the future of water utilities Fifth annual MIT Water Summit brings together interdisciplinary panelists to give multiple perspectives on major issues surrounding the water sector. December 21, 2016 Read full story →
Growing a network of role models Senior Marlyse Reeves is building a supportive community of women in aerospace engineering. December 20, 2016 Read full story →
DesignX selects first cohort Eight student teams join MIT’s newest entrepreneurship accelerator. December 14, 2016 Read full story →
Terrascope Radio documentary wins national award MIT students’ personal account of desert farming in New Mexico earns top honors from college broadcasting association. December 13, 2016 Read full story →
3Q: Charles Sodini on MIT’s Hong Kong Innovation Node Entering its second year, collaborative effort will soon launch a second program. December 13, 2016 Read full story →
Helping policy and technology work together Engineering grad student Keertan Kini is working to strengthen the intersection of policy and technology. December 12, 2016 Read full story →
Mariann Carnazzo, longtime MIT staff member, dies at 74 Over 53 years at the Institute, Carnazzo made contributions to MIT offices of contract accounting, treasurer, and vice president for finance. December 9, 2016 Read full story →
Agitating the aluminum pot MIT researchers demonstrate that strong churning during hot liquid state can produce stronger, more uniformly structured large aluminum casts. December 7, 2016 Read full story →
In London, extending MIT’s entrepreneurial ecosystem Five events build connections between industry, startups, governments, faculty members, and financiers. December 5, 2016 Read full story →
Design your own custom drone CSAIL system lets users design and fabricate drones with a wide range of shapes and structures. December 5, 2016 Read full story →
MIT announces MITx MicroMasters program in development economics, with path to full master’s degree Institute to offer its first “blended-only” master’s program, in data, economics, and development policy. December 5, 2016 Read full story →
Lincoln Laboratory's supercomputing system ranked most powerful in New England New Dell EMC petaflop-scale supercomputer has 6 times more processing power and 20 times more bandwidth than its predecessor. December 1, 2016 Read full story →
LIGO back online, ready for more discoveries Upgrades make detectors more sensitive to gravitational waves. November 30, 2016 Read full story →
Harder, better, faster, stronger The MIT Formula SAE team takes a great leap forward to build their 2017 race car. November 29, 2016 Read full story →