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A five-day MIT Professional Education course — Agriculture, Innovation, and the Environment — showcased new technologies and strategies for making the agriculture industry more productive.

Growing season

New professional education program on agriculture, innovation, and the environment attracts global agricultural leaders to MIT.

July 19, 2016

Matt Damon's Commencement address

Actor and filmmaker tells graduates: "There’s more at stake today than in any story ever told."

June 3, 2016

MIT's "Crossing the Charles" procession and competition was a featured part of the Institute's Moving Day festivities, May 7, 2016. Here, grand marshal Oliver Smoot '62 (right) rides at the front of the parade.

Moving spectacle

MIT marks 100 years in Cambridge with “Crossing the Charles” parade and evening celebration.

May 9, 2016

Puppy Lab founder Stephanie Ku (left) poses with Wingnut and Puppy Lab team-in-training Ann Peters of MIT Lincoln Lab and Pythagoras.

MIT Puppy Lab to open during National Mental Health Awareness Month

Stephanie Ku’s Puppy Lab, a proposal funded by the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund, opens its doors during the two weeks before and during finals.

May 4, 2016

A new Bucentaur, under construction, was displayed at the 2016 MIT Open House. The Bucentaur team is led by Sam Magee, manager of student arts programs at MIT.

Moving Day at MIT: Celebrating a century in Cambridge

On May 7, MIT will host a daylong series of events, including a community parade, river competition, pageant, and dance parties.

May 2, 2016

Left to right: Michael Birk, Statoil-MIT Energy Fellow and research associate for the MIT Energy Inititative’s Utility of the Future; David Danielson, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy; Joyce Yang, former Department of Energy lab impact director; Johanna Wolfson, DOE energy efficiency and renewable energy tech-to-market director; Brian...

U.S. Department of Energy leaders highlight clean energy research, career opportunities

Sustainable transportation, grid modernization, building efficiency among topics at MIT Energy Initiative event with Department of Energy's David Danielson.

April 14, 2016

Rick Rundell, technology and innovation strategist at Autodesk

Interdisciplinary Design Conversation will feature Rick Rundell

Hosted by the International Design Center, Rundell will share the latest in research from Autodesk and discuss technology trends influencing design.

March 18, 2016

Andrus Ansip, vice president of the Digital Single Market in the European Commission, chats with Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

U.S., EU leaders talk Web policy and world economy at MIT

With EU vice president, U.S. secretary of commerce discusses EU-U.S. “Privacy Shield” and launches new policy program.

March 11, 2016

“Data has traditionally been used by anyone from corporations to the government,” Mor Naaman says. “But the goal of this system is to make the data more useful for the individuals themselves, to give them more control, and to make it more useful to communities.”

Browsing in public

System lets Web users share aspects of their browsing history with friends, researchers.

March 7, 2016

A panel of MIT alumni who shared their experiences with starting and working at young companies included Alice Brooks (speaking), co-founder of Roominate. Other speakers were (from left to right): moderator Arun Saigal, co-founder and CEO of Rappidly; Wei Li, a principal engineer at Eta Devices; Amrita Saigal, co-founder of Saathi; and Theodora Koullias, founder and CEO of Jon Lou.

A jumpstart for entrepreneurs

Intensive course helps students navigate early challenges in starting a company.

January 29, 2016

MIT affiliates were well represented in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30, honoring young leaders.

25 from MIT named to Forbes 30 Under 30 lists in 2016

Students, researchers, and alumni honored in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 lists showcasing America’s most important young entrepreneurs, thinkers, and leaders.

January 7, 2016