Catch the tweet stream: Alumni Leadership Conference
See the tweets from this weekend's Alumni Leadership Conference, where presentations covered topics such as social media, the 150th-anniversary celebration, the Sloan Engagement Study, and more.
Sculpture by Spanish artist Plensa to be installed on campus
Alumnus is lending the work to MIT for one year in celebration of the Institute’s 150th anniversary.
MIT teams dominate national energy contest
Three MIT-connected teams were among five finalists and won top two prizes in ConocoPhillips award program
CEE's Eric Adams receives the Ig Nobel Prize in chemistry
Environmental engineers share prize with BP for work that proved oil and water really do mix
A spiritual path away from MIT leads one grad back to the Institute
Rabbi Michelle Fisher returns to head up Hillel and prompts a new lecture series
Gail Kendall’s gift transforms historic lab
The Rohsenow Kendall Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory completes a total renovation
Bringing innovation to the world
MIT’s Deshpande Center helps technologies bridge the gap between the lab and the marketplace. The Obama administration likes what it sees.
There's no place like Maseeh Hall
Students in the Phoenix Group get a behind-the-scenes look at what will be their new home next fall.
3 Questions: George Shultz on nuclear disarmament
The former secretary of state (and former MIT professor) discusses his ongoing campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
700 families arrive for a taste of MIT
Students' parents, grandparents and siblings experience campus through talks, tours and more as part of Family Weekend.
MIT economist Peter Diamond wins Nobel Prize
Honored with two others for work on 'analysis of markets with search frictions'
Two winning proposals for sustainable construction
Students receive High Commendation from the Holcim Foundation.
Nergis Mavalvala wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant
Physics professor and two alumni are awarded $500,000 in no-strings-attached funding.
International prize for solar cooker
Low-cost portable device developed at MIT wins major prize in Netherlands competition.
Frank talk on U.S. energy innovation
MIT alumnus Steven E. Koonin, DoE under secretary for science, says economics, not technology, is the driver.