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.
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Startup aims to democratize synthetic biology
Alumna’s mini-lab kits include all necessary tools and materials for anyone to start engineering microbes.
A low-tech solution for high-impact health care
An interdisciplinary team of MIT students develops a solution to improve medical care for refugees as part of the Vatican’s first-ever hackathon.
The autonomous “selfie drone”
Alumni’s video-capturing drone tracks moving subjects while freely navigating any environment.
MIT Intelligence Quest kicks off
A star-studded lineup helps the Institute celebrate the launch of a new initiative on human and machine intelligence.
“American Panda,” set on MIT campus, explores cultural stereotypes
New novel set by dentist-turned-writer Gloria Chao ’08 reveals the protagonist's struggles between Taiwanese and American cultural values.
Robotic interiors
Smart furniture transforms spaces in tiny apartments into bedrooms, work spaces, or closets.
From undisciplined to interdisciplinary
Math professor Philippe Rigollet, once a “not very disciplined” student, moves between computer science and statistics.
Bose Grants for 2017 reward bold and unconventional research visions
Six potentially paradigm-shifting research projects will make strides with funding from Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Calculating the cost of tech-fueled discrimination
Math graduate student’s Data for Black Lives conference provides numbers behind the technologies that enable exclusion.
MIT launches China Future City Lab
New urban studies program to spur research and innovation in China.
Faculty additions and promotions at the School of Architecture and Planning
Five join the SA+P faculty, while 10 are recognized for work in art, architecture, urbanism, and design.
Fighting a giant foe at a tiny scale
Professor Paula Hammond uses nanoscale biomaterials to craft anti-cancer treatments tiny enough to get through the bloodstream and enter tumors.
Jerry Akinsulire: The making of a maker mentor
Undergraduate Olorunsola “Jerry” Akinsulire spearheads a new builder space in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering.
Shirley Jackson speaks about her career and being an agent for change
Professor Paula Hammond talks with MIT Corporation life member about her experiences as an MIT student, research scientist, and university president.