Faces of MIT: Lorena Tovar
As assistant director for academic programs for the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Lorena Tovar connects with and supports both faculty and students.
Day of Climate inspires young learners to take action
Featuring a diverse lineup of speakers, including Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics and an interactive projects showcase, the event empowered youth to tackle big challenges together.
Highlights from MIT’s first-ever Artfinity festival
Offerings included talks, concerts, and interactive installations.
Beneath the biotech boom
MIT historian Robin Scheffler’s research shows how local regulations helped create certainty and safety principles that enabled an industry’s massive growth.
Biogen to consolidate operations in MIT’s first Kendall Common building
New global headquarters will further solidify the company’s pioneering role in the Kendall Square innovation ecosystem.
Gift from Sebastian Man ’79, SM ’80 supports MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing building
Alumnus is the first major donor to support the building since Stephen A. Schwarzman’s foundational gift.
How telecommunications cables can image the ground beneath us
By making use of MIT’s existing fiber optic infrastructure, PhD student Hilary Chang imaged the ground underneath campus, a method that can be used to characterize seismic hazards.
The regions racing to become the “Silicon Valley” of an aging world
New book from MIT AgeLab researchers applies the concept of innovation clusters to global population aging.
Celebrating the opening of the new Graduate Junction residence
MIT grad students and their families joined project and construction staff to mark the collaborative effort to plan and create MIT’s newest graduate residence.
Brains, fashion, alien life, and more: Highlights from the Cambridge Science Festival
Organized by the MIT Museum, the 2024 celebration of science, technology, and culture was the largest in its history, with over 50,000 visitors at 300 events.
Celebrating the people behind Kendall Square’s innovation ecosystem
The 16th Annual Meeting of the Kendall Square Association honored community members for their work bringing impactful innovations to bear on humanity’s biggest challenges.
New framework empowers pavement life-cycle decision-making while reducing data collection burden
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub research presents a streamlined pavement life-cycle assessment framework to enable a large set of stakeholders to conduct environmental analysis of pavements.
Collaborative effort supports an MIT resilient to the impacts of extreme heat
Increasing severity and duration of heat drives data collection and resiliency planning for the forthcoming Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Roadmap.
Marking a milestone: Dedication ceremony celebrates the new MIT Schwarzman College of Computing building
Members of the MIT community, supporters, and guests commemorate the opening of the new college headquarters.
“Rollerama” roller rink opens in Kendall Square
A summertime installation by MIT’s real estate group features free roller-skating and fun activities for the broader community.