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Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Institute Professor Emerita Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer in the electronic properties of materials, dies at 86

“Queen of carbon science” and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science led US scientific community, promoted women in STEM.

February 21, 2017

Aprille Joy Ericsson, an alumna of MIT’s AeroAstro program and a mission manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, delivered the keynote speech.

“Discrimination affects us all”

Celebration of MLK features NASA mission manager Aprille Joy Ericsson ’86.

February 16, 2017

MIT students pose with their paperwhites at a Plants for the People event.

Plants for the people

A new event series is bringing greenery to campus in partnership with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

February 9, 2017

Solve launches new challenges on climate, education, and health care

MIT’s open innovation platform for tackling global problems seeks solutions from near and far.

January 4, 2017

At Innovation@ONE, the Most Inventive Business Idea was presented to Jingjie Yeo (left) of Accuro Pressure Silk; the Business Pitch Champion was awarded to Justin Chen (center) of Motus View; and the Best Early Stage Idea was awarded to Paige Midstokke (right) of Safe Tap.

Alumni and entrepreneurs team up to guide young startups

Innovation@ONE business pitch competition features startups and ideas out of Course 1.

December 29, 2016

Letter regarding MIT's updated policy against discrimination and harassment

December 21, 2016

Ahmed Ghoniem and graduate students (left); Katherine Kellogg and graduate students

Professors Ghoniem and Kellogg honored as Committed to Caring

These generous professors put students first, support in both large and small ways.

December 12, 2016

J-PAL North America Executive Director Quentin Palfrey

Experts gather at MIT to urge more innovation in health care delivery

Two-day conference explores opportunities for research, innovation, and evidence-informed policymaking to address a range of national health care challenges.

December 7, 2016

Letter to the community reaffirming MIT's support for students

December 3, 2016

On Nov. 17, the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, led by Fred Harris, delivered Mark Harvey’s composition “No Walls,” an anthem to inclusiveness inspired by Duke Ellington’s credo of living and making music “beyond category.”

“Uniting through Voice and Song” event celebrates values that connect the MIT community

November 22, 2016

Left to right: Robert Stoner, deputy director of the MIT Energy Initiative and director of the Tata Center for Technology and Design; Maria Zuber, MIT vice president for research; Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab; and John Fernandez, professor of architecture and director of MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative.

Forging ahead on climate action

At UN Climate Change Conference, MIT researchers share insights on implementing climate commitments.

November 22, 2016

Lauren Uhr

Lauren Uhr: a brain researcher motivated by personal experience

MIT senior studies cognitive science and medicine from the vantage point of a person with dyslexia.

November 21, 2016

Michale Fee (left) and Elizabeth Nolan

Michale Fee and Elizabeth Nolan win Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education

School of Science faculty members honored for excellence in teaching.

November 1, 2016

Susan Lindquist, pioneering biologist and former director of Whitehead Institute, dies at 67

Biology professor and mentor to many investigated protein folding and its role in disease.

October 28, 2016

Grad student Juliana Philippa Kerrest drops a marble into the “Helping You, Helping Others” glass sculpture in the Student Center as a visible testament to personal experiences of help-seeking at MIT.

Sculpture in the Student Center encourages help-seeking

Four students helped launch a campus-wide art installation and shared personal stories of help-seeking, advocacy, and resilience.

October 27, 2016