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MIT Associate Provost Richard Lester, left, during the launch of the China Future City Lab, Friday, November 17, 2017. Lester welcomed executives from the lab's group of founding partners at a formal signing ceremony.

MIT launches China Future City Lab

New urban studies program to spur research and innovation in China.

November 20, 2017

First row (l-r): Erica James, Christoph Reinhart, Ana Miljački, Janelle Knox-Hayes, Hugh Herr. Second row (l-r): Mariana Ibañez, Judith Barry, Danielle Wood, Neri Oxman, Lauren Jacobi. Third row (l-r): Jinhua Zhao, Miho Mazereeuw, Sarah Williams, William (Liam) O’Brien, Jason Jackson.

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.

November 7, 2017

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.

November 7, 2017

Jerry Akinsulire’s ideal job would involve “an interplay — developing ideas on a drawing board, building something hands on, and then testing in the world,” he says. “That would be the perfect combination for me.”

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.

October 26, 2017

Shirley Jackson (right) answers a question from the audience at an event recounting her experiences as an MIT student and as a leader in nuclear science and higher education. MIT Professor Paula Hammond (left), head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, led the discussion.

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.

September 29, 2017

Photo of a dozen or so people in front of a brick wall

The Engine announces investments in first group of startups

New venture launched by MIT will support “tough-tech” companies at work on transformative ideas that take time to commercialize.

September 19, 2017

Paul Gray was a devoted leader at MIT whose lifetime career at the Institute included turns as a student, professor, dean of engineering, associate provost, chancellor, president, and MIT Corporation chair.

Former MIT President Paul Gray dies at 85 after lifelong career of service and leadership at the Institute

Guided by a passion for teaching, MIT’s 14th president helped steer the Institute through decades of social change.

September 18, 2017

Every summer, the MIT delta v accelerator provides a cohort of student startups with the wherewithal to launch, including office and lab space, mentorship, and funding. At the 2017 Demo Day event on Sept. 9, the entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas to the MIT community, investors, and business leaders.

Young startups go full throttle

At MIT delta v Demo Day, student entrepreneurs present novel ideas that have achieved commercial milestones.

September 12, 2017

Harry Brekelmans, right, the projects and technology director for Royal Dutch Shell, speaks with MITEI co-founder and director Robert Armstrong.

Shell executive describes inevitable transition to carbon-free energy

Harry Brekelmans says Shell has significant commitment to renewable energy, carbon pricing.

September 7, 2017

David Autor (left), a professor economics, and Asu Ozdaglar, a professor of electrical engineering, discuss 6-14: Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science. The new major is designed to train students to become the unseen game-makers behind virtual markets.

Two sciences tie the knot

A new major combining computer science and economics will prepare students for designing the virtual marketplaces of the future.

September 4, 2017

“We wanted to create a fabric that is as unique as you are,” Professor Yoel Fink explained to incoming freshman in a packed Kresge Auditorium.

Back to school special

Members of MIT’s class of 2021 get a free backpack — and a glimpse at the future of “smart” fabrics.

August 29, 2017

Innovators from MIT Sandbox, including (l-r) Charlene Xia, Ryan Oldja, Jessica Shi, Achille Verheye, and Andrew "Kit” Kennedy, peer into the headquarters of The Engine, a combination of long-term investment, resources, and services for founders working on “tough tech” that prioritizes high-impact solutions to big problems over early profits.

Taking The Engine for a test drive

A group of MIT students gets a look under the hood.

August 18, 2017

Tuesday night, at the inaugural Play Labs demo event, 13 startups presented products they’ve developed in the accelerator. Afterward, the crowd was treated to live demonstrations of the technologies.

Demo day showcases serious innovation in “playful” tech

Play Labs startups include virtual pets, nausea-reducing virtual reality games, and augmented-reality paintballing.

August 17, 2017

A three-day hackathon on campus brought together students and researchers from MIT and around Boston who developed functional fabric concepts to solve major issues facing soldiers in combat or training, first responders, victims and workers in refugee camps, and many others.

Hacking functional fabrics to aid emergency response

MIT and other innovators design novel solutions for the battlefield, disaster sites, and other dangerous environments.

August 1, 2017

Left to right: LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Media Lab Director Joi Ito joined Disobedience Award finalists Phyllis Young and LaDonna Brave Bull Allard; Betina Kaplan and Lorgia García-Peña; and James Hansen; along with winners Marc Edwards and Mona Hanna-Attisha.

Defiance: Disobedience for the good of all

MIT Media Lab summer event explores responsible dissent, embodied in its new Disobedience Award.

July 25, 2017

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