Residential scholars enrich the on-campus living experience From community events to mentoring, residential scholars find living in the same halls as students is rewarding and fun. January 20, 2023 Read full story →
3 Questions: Sulafa Zidani on tech, culture, and a critical transnational perspective The media scholar speaks on her research and her experience at MIT. January 19, 2023 Read full story →
A global lab for teaching and practicing synthetic biology A pandemic-fueled transformation of the MIT course MAS.S64 (How to Grow (Almost) Anything) leads to next steps in democratizing synthetic biology. January 18, 2023 Read full story →
Brandon Ogbunu is a radical collaborator MLK Visiting Professor tries to “maximize connection time” while studying protein evolution. January 9, 2023 Read full story →
Unpacking the “black box” to build better AI models Stefanie Jegelka seeks to understand how machine-learning models behave, to help researchers build more robust models for applications in biology, computer vision, optimization, and more. January 8, 2023 Read full story →
New MIT internships expand research opportunities in Africa University placements through MISTI aim to contribute to Africa’s growing research ecosystems. January 5, 2023 Read full story →
Scientists discover a new way of sharing genetic information in a common ocean microbe Prochlorococcus, the world’s most abundant photosynthetic organism, reveals a gene-transfer mechanism that may be key to its abundance and diversity. January 5, 2023 Read full story →
Breaking out of the box An MIT residency unlocks the dreamlike world of the dance-theater piece “The History of Empires.” January 3, 2023 Read full story →
Professor Emeritus Richard Wurtman, influential figure in translational research, dies at 86 Longtime MIT professor of neuroscience led research behind 200 patents, laying the groundwork for numerous medical products. December 23, 2022 Read full story →
MIT’s departments, labs, and centers celebrate the holidays Across the Institute, MIT’s communities took part in light-hearted traditions new and old. December 23, 2022 Read full story →
Merging storytelling and technology, “The Conquered” comes together in true MIT fashion MIT professors collaborate at a whirlwind pace to create and stage a play inspired by advances in neurotechnology. December 22, 2022 Read full story →
Reimagining a curriculum for tomorrow's engineers at the University of the Andes A three-year collaboration with J-WEL upgraded student learning through human skills, project-centered classes, and adaptability. December 21, 2022 Read full story →
Bringing movement into the classroom and academics into the gym An experimental new course rethinks the relationship between brains and bodies in schools. December 19, 2022 Read full story →
Valeria Robayo is putting her own twist on the pre-med experience Some might find the MIT senior’s studies in management and German to be an odd fit for an aspiring physician. Robayo would disagree. December 16, 2022 Read full story →
Machine learning and the arts: A creative continuum CAST Visiting Artist Andreas Refsgaard engages the MIT community in the ethics and play of creative coding. December 14, 2022 Read full story →