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From heart rates to exploding pumpkins, the topics students can explore for the Go Forth and Measure project are virtually unlimited.
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Shell executive describes inevitable transition to carbon-free energy
Harry Brekelmans says Shell has significant commitment to renewable energy, carbon pricing.
3 Questions: Brent Ryan on Hurricane Harvey’s implications for U.S. cities
Stranded in Houston by hurricane floodwaters, an MIT associate professor sees firsthand how design and policy decisions affected the storm’s impact.
Bringing poverty-alleviating solutions to market in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda
2017 D-Lab Scale-Ups are tackling energy access, small farm irrigation, portable medical diagnostics, online education, and support for local artisans.
Investigating the dynamics of war and peace
Erik Sand brings a perspective shaped by eight years of service in the U.S. Navy to his doctoral studies.
Defiance: Disobedience for the good of all
MIT Media Lab summer event explores responsible dissent, embodied in its new Disobedience Award.
3 Questions: Justin Steil on the Trump administration travel ban
Assistant professor of urban studies and planning argues immigration is good for the U.S. and that President Trump's executive order threatens national security.
Converging on cancer at the nanoscale
Marking its first anniversary, the Koch Institute’s Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine goes full steam ahead.
Reverend Kirstin Boswell-Ford to be newest chaplain
Boswell-Ford will be only the second chaplain to the Institute in MIT’s history, succeeding Robert Randolph.
J-PAL North America partners with local governments to tackle homelessness and reduce incarceration
Selected cities and counties will receive funding and technical support from J-PAL to test innovative strategies in the fight against poverty.
MIT Libraries staff honored with 2017 Infinite Mile Awards
Annual celebration of excellence honors employees for exceptional contributions on behalf of library users and colleagues.
School of Engineering awards for 2017
Awards given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
Dean for Undergraduate Education announces 2017 Infinite Mile Award recipients
Annual celebration of excellence honors staff for contributions on behalf of students, the department, and the Institute.
Thomas McKrell, research scientist and mentor in nuclear science and engineering, dies at 47
Lauded director of the MIT Thermal Hydraulics and Materials in Extreme Environments Laboratory was a consummate experimentalist and passionate teacher.
Tim Cook to MIT grads: “How will you serve humanity?”
Apple CEO urges graduating class to “work toward something greater than yourself.”