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3Q: MIT’s investment in the Volpe Center property
Executive Vice President and Treasurer Israel Ruiz describes the transaction and its benefits for MIT and Cambridge.
Featured video: Diving into IAP
A look at MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP), a four-week term in January during which community members get creative.
MIT in London
The city offers an ideal home for MIT alumni whose work spans disciplines and continents.
Modeling plausible futures
MIT research scientist C. Adam Schlosser assesses long-term risks to regional water and energy systems.
How ride-sharing can improve traffic, save money, and help the environment
Study shows carpooling apps could reduce congestion by a factor of three while still serving the same number of people.
Top tweets of 2016
Best posts on @MIT touch on LIGO discoveries, Nobel laureate Bengt Holmström, Apollo pioneer Margaret Hamilton, Commencement speaker Matt Damon, and more.
Bots, bit flips, and catching the bus
Engineering undergrads showcase their research after one semester of yearlong SuperUROP projects.
MIT’s Campaign for a Better World tour arrives in Hong Kong
High-energy event celebrates the Institute’s vibrant international community.
Students, academics, and entrepreneurs join forces to tackle the future of water utilities
Fifth annual MIT Water Summit brings together interdisciplinary panelists to give multiple perspectives on major issues surrounding the water sector.
3Q: Charles Sodini on MIT’s Hong Kong Innovation Node
Entering its second year, collaborative effort will soon launch a second program.
Richard Held, professor emeritus of brain and cognitive sciences, dies at 94
Longtime professor and former department head spent a lifetime investigating the mechanisms of visual perception.
Arthur Kaledin, professor emeritus of history and American studies, dies at 86
Scholar and noted expert in the life of French diplomat and political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville was an acclaimed MIT teacher.
LIGO back online, ready for more discoveries
Upgrades make detectors more sensitive to gravitational waves.