Met Warehouse dedication ceremony launches new era
Once a storage castle, now a design stronghold, the landmark building is a major new hub at MIT.
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Computational tools for society’s most complex challenges
Associate Professor Cathy Wu uses reinforcement learning to help map out improvements to transportation and other multifaceted systems.
Governor Healey and President Kornbluth launch MIT Future Fest
The new, five-day MIT event reaches takeoff with a forum about discovery and innovation.
MIT Transit Lab to develop an AI platform for public transit agencies
With $2.1 million funding from Google.org, the open-source Public Transit Intelligence Hub will unify public transit monitoring, operations, and passenger communication.
MIT students gain a humanist lens on technical innovation in Tulsa, Oklahoma
The PKG Center for Social Impact expands Code.Tulsa experiential learning program.
Poitras Center to fuel early careers of 50 young scientists dedicated to psychiatric disorders research
Patricia and James Poitras ’63 provide fellowships for graduate students and postdocs who will shape the future of mental health research.
Podcast: SHASS’s special sauce
Established after World War II, the School of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences is an integral part of the MIT experience. Three faculty reflect on the school’s ongoing impact.
Fueling a return journey from Mars
PhD candidate Lanie McKinney is building technology to convert the Red Planet’s atmosphere into propellant for bringing astronauts home.
Faces of MIT: Jay Wilcoxson
Combining a background in private law practice with a passion for problem-solving, Wilcoxson supports MIT’s mission and principles through his work as counsel.
“Technology is the equalizer”
Using knowledge gained from MIT’s free learning materials, an educator in rural India builds apps to reach students who can’t make it to school.
Measure by measure, studying society accurately
Naoki Egami has become a standout in political methodology, helping refine tools that give scholars durable results.
MIT startups inspire with impressive presentations at Demo Day 2026
The event featured ventures solving problems in manufacturing, cybersecurity, health care spending, and more.
MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials
Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure.
New method enables AI for safety-critical situations
The “HardFlow” algorithm could help generative AI models produce high-quality outputs that obey strict requirements when “pretty close” doesn’t cut it.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches pilot to help educators teach AI across disciplines
A weeklong summer workshop brought higher education faculty to campus to explore how AI and machine learning materials can be adapted for their classrooms.