Hayden Library to undergo renovation in 2020
Redesigned spaces will focus on fostering community and accommodating diverse study, learning, and research styles.
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Proposal aims to update MIT’s academic calendar and Commencement timing
Vice chancellor, registrar seek community input on reducing the time between final exams and Commencement.
In China, a link between happiness and air quality
Moods expressed on social media tend to decline when air pollution gets worse, study finds.
Stephen Buchwald awarded 2019 Wolf Prize for chemistry
Honor shared with John Hartwig of the University of California at Berkeley for their development of a process to improve the synthesis of large organic molecules.
MIT D-Lab Practical Impact Alliance holds Co-Design Summit
Gathering aims for collaborative solutions to economic and social development challenges using MIT D-Lab's participatory design methodology.
Fortifying the future of cryptography
Vinod Vaikuntanathan aims to improve encryption in a world with growing applications and evolving adversaries.
Technique identifies electricity-producing bacteria
Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup.
Hair and identity
MIT senior Sefa Yakpo explores the politics of beauty among Francophone African women.
Introducing Scratch 3.0
The new version of the popular free coding platform builds on a robust community of kid coders.
Sound and technology unlock innovation at MIT
Cross-disciplinary projects at MIT probe the technological and aesthetic limits of sound.
Music technology accelerates at MIT
An increasingly popular program is drawing students eager to build — and use — the next generation of tools for making music.
“Climate change will not wait for us”
At UN Climate Change Conference, MIT researchers share knowledge and tools to help nations meet Paris Agreement targets.
Building a more inclusive future, worldwide
An avid traveler, organizer, and educator, senior Kathleen Schwind helps others develop skills in negotiation and leadership.
Alumni team tops Collegiate Inventors Competition
Mechanical engineering alumni of 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) win with Rhino, a product that makes brick repointing faster, safer, and more accurate.
Scene at MIT: Ridonkulous dancers
Competitive hip hop dance is alive and well at MIT, providing students with an outlet for good, clean fun.