Getting innovative products to rural communities
MIT spinout Essmart has created a supply chain to help local retail shops in rural India sell life-improving products.
Protecting maternal health in Rwanda
An interdisciplinary team is developing a mobile health platform that uses AI to detect infection in Cesarean section wounds.
Cracking the carbon removal challenge
Founded by MIT chemical engineers and winner of an XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award, Verdox is working to move the needle on climate change.
MIT Spokes cycles across the country to teach STEM classes
Sore legs, 10 flat tires, and hot temperatures did not deter these MIT students and recent graduates.
New endowment fund will power student innovation at MIT Sandbox
A $1 million gift from Dan and Judy Gilbert creates a permanent funding source and supports expansion of entrepreneurship programs.
Collaborative machine learning that preserves privacy
Researchers increase the accuracy and efficiency of a machine-learning method that safeguards user data.
MIT students contribute to success of historic fusion experiment
Students are part of large team that achieved fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory.
Chloé Gentgen named one of Aviation Week Network’s “20 Twenties”
Honor recognizes top graduate students on course to change the face of the aerospace and defense industry.
“You are here because you belong here”
President Reif and faculty members welcome the Class of 2026 to MIT.
Promoting systemic change in the Middle East, the “MIT way”
In a recent MISTI course, students engaged on collaborative solutions to climate, health care, and economic development in the Middle East.
Bridging careers in aerospace manufacturing and fusion energy, with a focus on intentional inclusion
Joy Dunn ’08 helps solve the world’s greatest climate challenges while creating an open and equitable working environment.
Bringing lessons from cybersecurity to the fight against disinformation
Mary Ellen Zurko pioneered user-centered security in the 1990s. Now she’s using those insights to help the nation thwart influence operations.
Helping older adults stay safe and independent
MIT alumni-founded WalkWise uses a motion-detecting device for walkers to allow family members and care professionals to monitor adults with mobility challenges.
MeepCon comes to MIT
Photonics community gathers to further develop open-source software for electromagnetic simulations spanning a broad range of applications.
Fighting poverty with direct cash payments
The alumni-founded GiveDirectly has delivered over $500 million in cash to impoverished people, letting recipients decide how best to meet their needs.