Cambridge, Boston and region

Ceremonial groundbreaking, left to right: Community Art Center Apprentice William Gallop, Community Art Center Executive Director Eryn Johnson, Aurora Flight Sciences CEO John Langford, Boeing CTO Greg Hyslop, MIT Provost Martin Schmidt, Cambridge Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, MIT Museum Director John Durant, and MIT Co-Director of Government and Community Relations Sarah Gallop

A ground-breaking mash-up

A new building at 314 Main Street for the MIT Museum, Boeing, and others brings Cambridge and MIT together for memorable HUBweek celebration.

October 23, 2018

MIT student Amy Umaretiya helped kick off the HUBweek Policy Hackathon after months of planning.

HUBweek Policy Hackathon delivers local solutions

Citizens and data scientists produce actionable recommendations for high-priority Boston-area issues at Institute for Data, Systems, and Society student-run event.

October 22, 2018

MIT and HUBweek showcase ideas and innovators making the future

Institute throws open its doors for the Greater Boston area’s fourth annual celebration of innovation.

October 1, 2018

The MIT.nano building, at the center of campus adjacent to the Great Dome, has expansive glass facades that allow natural light into the labs while giving visitors a clear view of the research in action.

A big new home for the ultrasmall

MIT.nano building, the largest of its kind, will usher in a new age of nanoscale advancements.

September 23, 2018

Effort to support postsecondary education in prison will be housed at MIT

A multi-university consortium will look to transform the lives of incarcerated people through education.

September 6, 2018

Pitchfest will give six contestants the opportunity to present their best science or technology book idea before a panel of judges and a live audience at the Boston Book Festival in October.

"Shark Tank" meets book publishing

The MIT Press will host a Pitchfest competition at this year's Boston Book Festival.

August 17, 2018

Joan Ilacqua (left), co-chair of the board of directors for The History Project, leads a group of MIT students through the LGBTQ history of Boston.

PKG Summer Series: Documenting, preserving, and sharing Boston’s LGBTQ history

Through the PKG Summer Series, students follow the trail of the first-ever Boston Pride parade and view archives of early LGBTQ activism in Boston.

August 3, 2018

Boeing will be Kendall Square Initiative’s first major tenant

New research presence will serve to advance innovation in the aerospace industry and shape East Campus gateway.

August 1, 2018

MIT has identified the Metropolitan Storage Warehouse as a potential new location for the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P). The proposed move would let the Institute create a new hub for design research and education, allow the school to expand its full range of activities, and open new spaces for public use.

Metropolitan Storage Warehouse is potential new location for School of Architecture and Planning

Historic building would create “design hub” for MIT, with benefits for surrounding community.

June 14, 2018

A new MIT program will provide regular summer research opportunities in the lab of Assistant Professor Rafael Jaramillo to students from neighboring community colleges. Seen here, Noon Farsab, from Bunker Hill Community College, conducted research in Jaramillo’s lab during the summer of 2017.

GAIN program to connect community college students to career opportunities

Jaramillo lab launches a summer program to broaden the horizons of local students interested in materials science and engineering.

May 31, 2018

Pictured at the MIT Federal Credit Union's Annual Business Meeting: (l-r) CitySprouts Executive Director Jane Hirschi, CitySprouts Community Relations Coordinator Andrea Locke, and MIT FCU President and CEO Brian Ducharme.

CitySprouts receives MIT Federal Credit Union grant

The first annual Impact Gift will support the group's efforts with local teachers and other school staff to develop gardens in public school communities.

May 3, 2018

The keynote panel at the 10th annual meeting of the Kendall Square Association (KSA) comprised three members of The Boston Globe’s current Spotlight team (from left): reporter Andrew Ryan, columnist Adrian Walker, and editor Patricia Wen. Panel moderator was Malick W. Ghachem (far right), a professor of history at MIT. The team’s latest seven-part project — titled, “Boston. Racism. Image. ...

KSA meeting puts “Spotlight” on region’s diversity issues

At annual event, Boston Globe’s Spotlight team discusses its latest investigation into racism in Boston.

March 30, 2018

Students get hands-on experience at the Broad Institute during a six-week enrichment program run by the MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs.

Future engineers build confidence and community

Empowering young scientists and engineers is personal for Eboney Hearn ’01, executive director of the MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs.

March 22, 2018

Diana Thater: "Snake River, 1994" (Three video monitors, three media players, digital files, 30 minutes each)

Q&A: Henriette Huldisch on video, art, and technology

New exhibition at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, "Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995," is part of a region-wide collaboration.

February 19, 2018

The MIT Parking and Transportation Office has launched a pilot program to provide a new SafeRide OnDemand shuttle on the MIT campus starting at 11 p.m. each night. Faculty, students, and staff can request door-to-door rides within the SafeRide zone using the TransLoc Rider mobile application or website. From 6-11 p.m. each night, the SafeRide shuttles will continue to circulate along fixed routes ...

MIT launches SafeRide OnDemand shuttle pilot program

Door-to-door late-night ride service was developed in response to student requests.

February 16, 2018

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