MIT and Cornell face off in real battle over fake alumni
MIT and Cornell alumni are battling over which TV, movie, or game characters with fictional degrees from their institutions have the 'potential to offer the greatest contributions to society.'
School of Architecture + Planning alumna represents U.S. at Venice Biennale
Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla create a sensation at national pavilion.
September news flashes from SA+P
Updates on faculty, students and alumni from the School of Architecture + Planning
3 Questions: Greg Chamitoff on the final frontier
Alum-astronaut relives some of the highlights of his space shuttle career.
Classes and academic research help launch companies
A variety of course offerings are devoted to spurring new ventures.
Young scientists and babies: White House policy begins with alumna request
A new White House initiative to provide workplace flexibility to young scientists — starting with the National Science Foundation — has MIT fingerprints all over it.
Outside the classroom, students create future businesses
Members of MIT’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ say it abounds in resources to help the would-be business founder.
Whitehead member, biology professor Rudolf Jaenisch wins National Medal of Science
Honored for work on gene expression, stem cells.
MIT Engineering Systems Division celebrates its first 100 doctoral alumni
First-ever ESD PhD Alumni Symposium provides a look at careers after an ESD PhD
Sir William R. Hawthorne, former professor of mechanical engineering, dies at 98
Pioneer of jet-engine technology fostered trans-Atlantic, Cambridge-to-Cambridge collaboration.