George Shultz: “Climate is changing,” and we need more action
Former secretary of state — and former MIT professor — urges progress on multiple fronts.
Voices of MIT at the People’s Climate March
Some 70 MIT students, researchers, and alumni marched in the largest climate rally in history.
Alumnus dies while attending campus leadership event
John Acevedo '67, an active alumni volunteer, suffered a fatal medical emergency on campus while attending the Alumni Leadership Conference.
Hacking for good
Alumni's software uses hacking tricks to catch vulnerabilities on websites before they're exploited.
Icing ALS: MIT family reshapes research models
Professor John Heywood SM ’62, PhD ’65 and his two sons, Jamie ‘91 and Ben ’93, have used MIT thinking — in particular, systems dynamics and manufacturing management — to transform research models after losing a family member to ALS.
Making drones more customizable
Airware’s operating system makes drones simple to build and modify for multiple applications.
Manual control
Oblong Industries brings gesture-control technology from Hollywood to corporate conference rooms.
Obama names Megan Smith as Chief Technology Officer of the U.S.
MIT Corporation member and alumna will guide White House information-technology policy and initiatives.
An end to drug errors?
Mint Solutions tackles medication errors with scanning system that ensures patients get the right pills.
Unlocking the potential of simulation software
Novel software by Akselos drastically increases speed, ease of 3-D engineering simulations.