President L. Rafael Reif's charge to the Class of 2016
"You made MIT better. And now you will make a better world," Reif tells more than 2,800 new graduates.
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Powered by literature on her way toward an MD
Senior Cara Lai cites MIT Literature studies as key to her preparation for medical practice.
Finding wonderland
Senior Marie Elimbi Moudio enters a “weird place” and discovers a world of possibility.
Julie Shah, Sandy Alexandre receive campus houseteam appointments
Shah named head of house after serving as Sidney Pacific associate housemaster; Alexandre joins East Campus as associate head of house.
Maria Zuber elected as chair of the National Science Board
For the first time, women will hold both of the board’s top leadership positions.
MIT, Lockheed Martin launch long-term research collaboration
Initial focus will be on transformative technologies, autonomy, and robotics.
Making it real
Two new programs, MakerBucks and MakerLodge, for MIT freshmen will provide training, funds, and community for makers.
Ingestible origami robot
Robot unfolds from ingestible capsule, removes button battery stuck to wall of simulated stomach.
Lincoln Laboratory establishes a supercomputing center
New facility will enable interactive, high-performance computing for data analysis.
Moving spectacle
MIT marks 100 years in Cambridge with “Crossing the Charles” parade and evening celebration.
2.007 robots battle it out, revolutionary-style
Motors smoking, robot reenacted Paul Revere’s ride to win competition.
MIT team’s “brain” for microgrids wins Clean Energy Prize
Six teams split $225,000 in prizes at the annual competition that funds clean-energy ideas.
Team wins prize for bringing rentable refrigeration to India’s food supply chain
Modular boxes that keep food shipments fresh win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize.
MIT's Open House attracts tens of thousands on Saturday
From major facilities and centers to out-of-the-way labs and classrooms, MIT opened its doors to the public.