Data from edX’s first course offer preliminary insights into online learning Researchers analyze page views, clickstreams and discussion threads for clues to how students learn online. June 11, 2013 Read full story →
Lippard named Priestley Medal recipient MIT professor Stephen J. Lippard honored for pioneering research, mentorship June 10, 2013 Read full story →
Securing the cloud A new algorithm solves a major problem with homomorphic encryption, which would let Web servers process data without decrypting it. June 10, 2013 Read full story →
Despite the rain, a sunny outlook for 2013 graduates Friends and families sit through steady rain to watch graduates receive their diplomas. June 7, 2013 Read full story →
Rain doesn’t dampen excitement of MIT’s 2013 Commencement Dropbox CEO Drew Houston ’05 tells graduates: 'The people are the reason why there’s only one MIT.' June 7, 2013 Read full story →
President L. Rafael Reif's Charge to the Graduates 'I am certain you will use what you have learned here to make the world a better place.' June 7, 2013 Read full story →
Drew Houston's Commencement address 'I stopped trying to make my life perfect, and instead tried to make it interesting.' June 7, 2013 Read full story →
Opening Dropbox MIT alumnus Drew Houston took Dropbox from conception to a multibillion-dollar business. June 6, 2013 Read full story →
Why innovation thrives in cities Double a city’s population and its economic productivity goes up 130 percent. MIT researchers think they know why. June 4, 2013 Read full story →
Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize MIT professor honored for her innovations that take cues, and materials, from nature to tackle key societal issues. June 4, 2013 Read full story →
Tracking bubbles for improved nuclear safety Nuclear science and engineering grad student Rosemary Sugrue explores thermal hydraulics in nuclear reactors June 4, 2013 Read full story →
Automatically grading programming homework Software that identifies errors in students’ programs — however idiosyncratic their approaches — could be a boon for online learning. June 3, 2013 Read full story →
Fine-tuning emissions from quantum dots New MIT analysis should enable development of improved color displays and biomedical monitoring systems. June 2, 2013 Read full story →
A step closer to artificial livers Researchers identify compounds that help liver cells grow outside the body. June 2, 2013 Read full story →
The What, Who and How of DUE: The Teaching and Learning Laboratory How TLL helps advance educational innovation at MIT May 31, 2013 Read full story →