President Hockfield's charge to the graduates
'Our Great Dome travels with you, no matter where you stand on the face of the Earth.'
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Corporation elects new members
Nine term members will serve for five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
‘Set your sights on changing the world’
At MIT’s 145th Commencement, Xerox chair Ursula Burns urges graduates to live so that they leave behind more than they take away.
Finding an edge
An algorithm for identifying the boundaries of objects in digital images is 50,000 times more efficient than its predecessor.
Admiral Thad Allen explains leadership during crisis
Former Sloan Fellow speaks with Dean Schmittlein about response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Inside the infant mind
New study shows that babies can perform sophisticated analyses of how the physical world should behave.
School of Engineering honors staff with Infinite Mile Awards
11th annual ceremony recognizes outstanding employee contributions.
Honing household helpers
MIT computer scientists work toward improving robots’ ability to plan and perform complex actions, domestically and elsewhere.
What makes an image memorable?
Hint: We tend to remember pictures of people much better than wide open spaces.
Of minds and machines
Final installment of MIT’s 150th anniversary symposia explores intelligence — both human and artificial.
In the World: Cultivating creativity
For some of the world’s poorest people, the biggest impact can come from fostering creative problem-solving.
3 Questions: Fotini Christia on the war in Afghanistan
MIT political scientist on the implications of Bin Laden’s death for the war in Afghanistan and U.S.-Pakistan relations.
3 Questions: Executive Chef Jim Lachance on the new meal plan
This native Texan talks about the new smoker — and his focus on fresh and local foods for the new House Dining program.