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Sheryl Sandberg’s Commencement address
Facebook COO tells MIT grads: "It’s not enough to be technologists — we have to make sure that technology serves people."
Solve sparks powerful impact on global challenges
The open innovation program convenes Solve at MIT, three days of workshops, lectures, and discussions to advance global solutions.
Hacking virtual reality
Contributing to a culture of pioneers, MIT students explore the technical, philosophical, and artful dimensions of VR.
MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows announced for 2018
New cohort brings social, scientific, and creative experience to extend the lab’s reach beyond academia.
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.
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.