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Reverend Kirstin Boswell-Ford, chaplain to the Institute, delivering the Invocation at the 2018 Commencement ceremony on June 8.

3Q: Reverend Kirstin Boswell-Ford on religion, ethics, and the role of the chaplain at MIT

Chaplains “are here to help guide the MIT community toward being more inclusive, more caring, more supportive, and more ethically minded,” Boswell-Ford says.

September 24, 2018

ENGINEERyourHEALTH PLUS is a three-year pilot wellness program for MIT undergraduates.

Pilot program helps students boost wellness

ENGINEERyourHEALTH PLUS is a three-year pilot program to enhance undergraduate student life through fitness, exercise, wellness, and recreational opportunities.

September 17, 2018

MIT alumnus Alan Hanson led the International Nuclear Leadership Education Program at MIT — the only program of its kind in the world.

Alan Hanson, who led the International Nuclear Leadership Education Program, dies at 71

Alumnus directed a unique program for nuclear leaders from countries new to nuclear power.

August 22, 2018

Amy Glasmeier, professor of economic geography and regional planning in the School of Architecture and Planning, developed the popular Living Wage Calculator.

Putting the Living Wage Calculator into action

Corporations and nonprofits are applying the popular MIT online tool to shape policy and set wages.

August 21, 2018

Prosper Nyovanie, a 2017-19 Legatum Fellow, trains local community members in Boshof, South Africa, to build a utility-scale photovoltaic power plant.

Legatum Fellows build on 10-year legacy of impact

New cohort of student entrepreneurs will advance a growing tradition of driving sustainable, scalable change in the developing world.

August 21, 2018

Members of J-WEL’s Higher Education Collaborative identified key themes at the March 2018 J-WEL Week.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab welcomes initial members

Membership in the first year includes leading companies, universities, and non-governmental organizations.

July 31, 2018

Xingang Zhao standing next to a mockup of a fuel assembly in a pressurized water reactor.

Making nuclear energy safer and more affordable

Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power.

July 10, 2018

Bruno Verdini explored the keys to successful high-stakes negotiations by interviewing dozens of people who worked together to settle long-running disputes between the United States and Mexico over shared natural resources in the Colorado River and the Gulf of Mexico.

Natural resource negotiations for mutual gains

Through research on U.S. - Mexico hydrocarbon drilling rights negotiation, Bruno Verdini provides insights on how to resolve conflicts through proactive collaboration.

June 21, 2018

The MIT School of Engineering recently honored outstanding faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students with awards.

School of Engineering awards for 2018

Awards were given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.

June 21, 2018

MIT Professor and CSAIL Director Daniela Rus (left) and iFlyTek Chairman and CEO Qingfeng Liu sign a five-year research agreement between the two organizations.

CSAIL launches new five-year collaboration with iFlyTek

Lab will work with Chinese company on research in artificial intelligence, language processing, and human-computer interaction.

June 15, 2018

MIT President L. Rafael Reif delivers his charge to the Class of 2018.

President L. Rafael Reif's charge to the Class of 2018

Reif urges graduates to “find your calling. Solve the unsolvable. Invent the future. Take the high road.”

June 8, 2018

Facebook COO and best-selling author Sheryl Sandberg delivers the 2018 Commencement address

Sheryl Sandberg’s Commencement address

Facebook COO tells MIT grads: "It’s not enough to be technologists — we have to make sure that technology serves people."

June 8, 2018

“The Logs has been the utmost formative experience of my college education,” says MIT senior Shaun Datta, at center performing with his fellow MIT Logarhythms. “We try to leave the rest of our thoughts and distractions at the door, so we can be very focused, and to give us a reprieve from the other things we’re working on.”

Quantum physics student leaving MIT on a high note

Math and physics major Shaun Datta wraps up four years of pushing himself beyond his comfort zone by singing a cappella with the MIT Logarhythms.

June 5, 2018

Kathleen Thelen, Ford Professor of Political Science

Work of the future and the future of work for women in political science

Ford Professor Kathleen Thelen addresses challenges of the “gig economy” and gender equity issues in her field.

May 25, 2018

Professor Emeritus Leon Trilling

Professor Emeritus Leon Trilling dies at 93

Aeronautical engineer and historian of technology was an esteemed humanistic thinker and advocate for equality.

May 15, 2018