Inventing “civilization 2.0”
Conference explores how wearables and other technologies are changing how we connect and conduct business.
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Nickerson named vice president for communications
Head of MIT News Office to assume larger role in coordinating Institute-wide communications.
Consumer-friendly makers
Media Lab alumni’s success with “smart” gaming blocks led to an acquisition deal to make consumer drones.
Better how-to videos
System recruits learners to annotate videos, increasing their educational value.
Inventing China’s future
MIT-CHIEF emphasizes U.S.-China collaboration in tackling major issues through entrepreneurship.
3 Questions: Lita Nelsen and the Technology Licensing Office
Longtime leader of MIT’s technology-transfer office receives a lifetime achievement award.
Will the new industrial city work?
At MIT symposium, promise of advanced manufacturing suggests new ways to reshape urban space.
Half a day inside the Edgerton Center with Amy Fitzgerald
Longtime educator applies a passion for teaching in her quest to help K-12 students become curious about science and engineering.
Make colorful friends instantly!
Student Loan Art Program allows MIT students to “adopt” an artwork for the academic year.
New faces on campus
MIT’s newest students include a classical ballerina, a junior Olympic archer, and a battalion commander.
JoAnn Carmin, expert on cities and climate change, dies at age 56
Professor examined urban responses to climate change; conducted extensive research in Africa, South America.
Making change
PhD student Dina El-Zanfaly studies learning through making — with one eye on her native Egypt.
