Addressing the complexities of meritocracy
Goals of equality and inclusion are not enough, research shows, as MIT’s annual Diversity Summit seeks ways to further improve a merit-based environment.
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Changing with the climate
MIT researchers, Massachusetts officials highlight strategies to adapt to climate change.
Students invited to become Gordon Engineering Leaders
Program provides students with the opportunity to strengthen engineering leadership skills.
Using prizes to spur innovation
MIT Professor Fiona Murray produces concrete guidelines on designing and executing Grand Innovation Prizes.
The What, Who, and How of DUE: Global Education and Career Development (GECD)
Global Education & Career Development (GECD) comprises three complementary areas within one office.
MIT files new Kendall Square rezoning petition
Action will launch public review process in Cambridge, further collaborative thinking on campus.
From the water to Washington
MIT senior Noam Angrist works to reform education and health care through youth mentorship and economics.
UC Berkeley joins edX
UC Berkeley joins Harvard and MIT not-for-profit online-learning collaborative; edX broadens free course offerings into public health, computer science and solid-state chemistry; opens registration
Sal Khan salutes ‘the wizards of tomorrow’
In commencement address, 1998 alumnus asks the Class of 2012 to perform a thought experiment in time travel.
Human touch
In many quarters, reaction to L. Rafael Reif’s election as MIT president focuses on his personal qualities.
