Three from MIT awarded 2022 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
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Q&A: Stuart Schmill on MIT’s decision to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement
Standardized tests help the Institute’s admissions team identify and assess students from all backgrounds, says MIT’s dean of admissions and student financial services.
Finding joy through art and advocacy
Senior Tanner Bonner creates connections across MIT to give voice to first-generation and low-income students.
Launchpad for health care entrepreneurs
MIT Sandbox inspires highly sought health care innovations with its new Independent Activities Period program.
Q&A: Elizabeth Wood on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
MIT historian analyzes the uncertain dynamics of a global crisis.
Study sheds light on antibiotics-associated diarrhea
SMART researchers find explanation for why some patients might experience diarrhea after taking amoxicillin-clavulanate.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to speak at MIT’s 2022 Commencement
Director-General of the World Trade Organization and MIT alumna will address the Class of 2022 on May 27.
MIT Solve announces 2022 global challenges and the Indigenous Communities Fellowship
More than $1.3 million in funding available to selected Solver teams and fellows.
3 Questions: New changes to MIT’s Covid-19 strategy
Cecilia Stuopis, Peko Hosoi, and Ian Waitz describe a shift in policy that aims for a gradual return to normalcy.
The MIT Press and Brown University Library launch book series “On Seeing”
The series will examine understudied questions at the intersection of visual culture and subjects such as race, care, decolonization, privilege, and precarity.
L. Rafael Reif to step down as MIT president
For a decade, Reif’s bold vision led the Institute to dynamic growth and increased stature on the world stage.
Cynthia Barnhart named MIT provost
Following seven years as chancellor, Barnhart will assume the Institute’s senior academic post.
Merging design, tech, and cognitive science
Senior Ibuki Iwasaki seeks creative ways to design technology that considers the human user.
Compassionate mentorship both inside and outside the lab
Karthish Manthiram, visiting assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been honored as Committed to Caring for encouraging students to live balanced lives.
J-PAL North America announces five new partnerships with state and local governments
Five new state and local government partners will work with J-PAL North America to develop rigorous evaluations of policies and programs related to environment, education, economic security, and housing stability.