3 Questions: Deborah Liverman on helping students overcome career uncertainty
As students face career disruptions, MIT Career Advising and Professional Development provides support with new resources and long-distance advising.
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MIT juniors Yu Jing Chen and Max Williamson named 2021 Truman Scholars
Fellowship provides funding for graduate school and recognizes future public service leaders.
Nine MIT students awarded 2021 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Task Force 2021 and Beyond moves into new phase
Effort to recast MIT for the post-Covid era will now shift to focus on refining and implementing ideas proposed earlier.
“Timber Wars” from Oregon Public Broadcasting wins McElheny Award for local science reporting
Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT also recognizes reporting from The Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, The Arizona Republic, and Boston’s WBUR.
SMART researchers develop 15-minute immune-profiling assay
Deterministic lateral displacement assay can rapidly assess host inflammatory response, identifying a potentially life-threatening hyper-aggressive immune response.
How MIT OpenCourseWare became an educational resource to millions around the world
Celebrating 20 remarkable years, MIT OCW looks to the future, informed by learning needs underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic.
What has the pandemic revealed about the US health care system — and what needs to change?
Seven MIT researchers see lessons and opportunities for US health care.
Why we need a more precise understanding of vaccine hesitation
In a Q&A, Charles Senteio discusses Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans and the “tsunami of inequity” accelerated by the pandemic.
Connecting history with the present moment
Hundreds worldwide join MIT students in experiencing 21H.000 (History of Now: Plagues and Pandemics) as a public series of webinars.
Sustainable solutions at home and abroad
Mechanical engineering student Arnav Patel is on a mission to promote sustainability — from Cambridge to the Himalaya.
Supporting the Covid-19 vaccine rollout with extra-strength glass
Corning executive Mark Kurz SM ’95 leads a team producing vials for vaccine distribution.
MIT keeps a firm commitment to undergraduate student support for 2021-2022
Financial aid will remain robust and, after being held flat last year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, tuition and fees will increase by 3.85 percent.
Cooling homes without warming the planet
The startup Transaera is using a class of materials, advanced by MIT Professor Mircea Dinca for over a decade, to create a more energy-efficient air conditioner.
Transforming lives by providing safe drinking water
MIT’s Susan Murcott is dedicated to providing clean water access and building a new generation of humanitarian water leaders.