J.J. Abrams: 'It’s like driving in the fog'
Movie and television writer-producer shares his thoughts on how his production company compares with MIT’s Media Lab.
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Maria Zuber appointed vice president for research
Claude Canizares will take a new role as a vice president with responsibility for international partnerships.
Provost Chris Kaiser updates faculty on Kendall Square
MIT to file rezoning petition; eastern gateway to the campus to be imagined collaboratively.
Sanjay Sarma appointed as MIT’s first director of digital learning
Mechanical engineering professor will shepherd efforts to integrate elements of online education into traditional MIT courses.
Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program showcased in new NAE publication
One of 29 programs featured in "Infusing Real World Experiences into Engineering Education"
From the water to Washington
MIT senior Noam Angrist works to reform education and health care through youth mentorship and economics.
Bringing the world to innovation
With up to $25 million in new USAID funding, MIT’s D-Lab will gain greater ability to help people in the developing world find their own solutions.
MIT a linchpin of major new USAID program
Institute researchers aim to spur development and evaluation of useful technologies to help the world’s poor.
UAAP rolls out new website and system for IAP 2013
Community members can easily browse Independent Activities Period activities by sponsor, category or date.
Predicting what topics will trend on Twitter
A new algorithm predicts which Twitter topics will trend hours in advance and offers a new technique for analyzing data that fluctuate over time.
Belfer gift creates consortium targeting neurodegenerative diseases
Collaboration unites Picower Institute at MIT with MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine.
How to communicate science visually
In a new book, MIT’s Felice Frankel aims to help scientists and engineers improve the way they portray their research through photos, diagrams and graphs.
Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroid
With 20 years’ notice, paint pellets could cause an asteroid to veer off course.