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Professor of chemical engineering Kristala Prather teaches Fermentation Technology, a short program offered by MIT Professional Education.

A summer tune-up for industry professionals

A popular class on fermentation technology has been attracting mid-career students to MIT for more than 50 years.

August 11, 2018

MIT professor of electrical engineering and computer science Dina Katabi (far left) gives a tour of her lab to A.R. Rahman (center) and Anantha Chandrakasan (right), dean of the School of Engineering.

Music as a gateway to shared humanity

Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies.

August 2, 2018

MIT Media Lab researchers have developed a machine-learning model that takes computers a step closer to interpreting our emotions as naturally as humans do. The model better captures subtle facial expression variations to better gauge moods. By using extra training data, the model can also be adapted to an entirely new group of people, with the same efficacy.

Helping computers perceive human emotions

Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel.

July 24, 2018

School of Engineering second quarter 2018 awards

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.

July 17, 2018

An example of a therapy session augmented with humanoid robot NAO [SoftBank Robotics], which was used in the EngageMe study. Tracking of limbs/faces was performed using the CMU Perceptual Lab's OpenPose utility.

Personalized “deep learning” equips robots for autism therapy

Machine learning network offers personalized estimates of children’s behavior.

June 27, 2018

Students from across the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have created videos for the fifth annual CEE Video Competition that showcase how their research takes them out of the classroom to make a global impact on society.

Bright lights, global impact

Fifth annual civil and environmental engineering video competition highlights the research and creativity of Course 1 students.

May 14, 2018

Grand prize winner of $15,000 at the annual MIT IDEAS Global Challenge showcase and awards ceremony went to Umbulizer, a team developing a low-cost, portable ventilator for patients in rural areas where medical resources are scarce and unreliable. Pictured is team member Moiz Imam, a senior in mechanical engineering at MIT, accepting the award from Kate Trimble, senior director of the Priscilla Ki...

IDEAS Global Challenge rewards inventions with social impact

At annual event, 10 teams split $92,500 in prize money for designing innovations that improve lives worldwide.

April 23, 2018

The YenAra (in Twi, a local language in Ghana, meaning “our very own”) backpacks team, now in AFEP, is developing advanced, functional, yet stylish backpacks that encourage individuals to showcase their creativity through socially responsible ways. Pictured are two of the founders, Sedinam Worlanyo (left) and Bolutife Fakoya, both Swarthmore College alumni, presenting at Swarthmore SwatTank An...

AFFOA and VMS launch Advanced Fabrics Entrepreneurship Program

Year-long program will give early-stage entrepreneurs a leg up in the functional fabrics industry.

April 13, 2018

Graduate student Mara Freilich shows MIT Museum Girls Day attendees how plastics and debris become trapped in a gyre.

This is what a scientist looks like

Researchers celebrate women in environmental sciences and engineering at the MIT Museum’s Girls Day.

April 3, 2018

Letter regarding update on MIT's support of its DACA students

March 1, 2018

Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Water and Food John Lienhard was ranked fourth in Top 25 Global Water Leaders list by Water and Wastewater International.

MIT’s growing global leadership in water achieves industry recognition

Water industry publication recognizes J-WAFS director John Lienhard and other influential water sector leaders with strong connections to MIT, in 2018 Top 25 list.

February 21, 2018

With one foot in a dual bachelor’s and master’s program in urban studies and the other in an array of educational and community outreach programs, Yazmin Guzman applies the same careful coordination she perfected as a Mexican folkloric dancer to her life at MIT.

Sealing the cracks in public education

MIT senior Yazmin Guzman wants to change the educational landscape to provide opportunities to all K-12 students.

February 14, 2018

Letter regarding the new federal tax bill and its impact on MIT

December 20, 2017

The Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and the Nuclear Reactor Lab celebrated the 75th anniversary of CP-1’s first human-made nuclear fission chain reaction. Pieces of reactor-grade graphite, identical to that used in MIT’s graphite exponential pile, were cut to make souvenirs for the event.

On 75th anniversary of first nuclear fission reactor, MIT stages tribute to seminal experiment

MIT’s historic graphite exponential pile has been restored as a tool for education and research.

December 4, 2017

MIT is on the path to achieve at least a 32 percent reduction in campus emissions of greenhouse gases by the year 2030.

Institute on track to meet campus climate action goals

Plans are in place to meet or exceed greenhouse gas reduction targets.

November 21, 2017

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