Recycling plastics from research labs
With sustainability in mind, MIT’s EHS Lab Plastics Recycling Program gathers clean plastics from 212 MIT labs, recycling some 280 pounds per week.
MIT Cheney Room reopens with fresh and enhanced programming
Historically women-oriented space welcomes more community members, focusing on women and gender.
Innovation in the classroom
MIT’s Residential Education group fuels faculty ingenuity and student engagement.
Charting the landscape at MIT
After 48 years with the Institute, Manager of Grounds Services Norman Magnuson reflects on his role in a changing campus and profession.
MIT Research Slam showcases postdoc and PhD communication skills
The 2nd Annual Research Slam featured three-minute talks on cutting-edge research from across MIT in an engaging public showcase and competition.
3 Questions: Tolga Durak on building a safety culture at MIT
Managing director of environment, health, and safety programs discusses MIT's resources for helping researchers and students operate safely in the lab.
MIT ID cards go digital
The MIT Mobile ID offers the same functionality a physical ID card does on campus, via an iOS or Android device.
3 Questions: Supporting graduate student families
Staff members Naomi Carton, Adj Marshall, and Jennifer Recklet Tassi coordinate everything from professional development to play.
Wisdom from MIT graduate students at the start of a new semester
Twelve Graduate Admissions Bloggers provide sage advice for fellow students and others at MIT — and beyond.
Custom-made MIT tool probes materials at the nanoscale
A scattering-type scanning nearfield optical microscope offers advantages to researchers across many disciplines.
Driving commuters toward sustainable options
How data from Access MIT informs flexible, sustainable commutes as staff returns to campus.
Sustainable solutions at home and abroad
Mechanical engineering student Arnav Patel is on a mission to promote sustainability — from Cambridge to the Himalaya.
MindHandHeart Community Innovation Fund supports 77 projects during pandemic
Fund supported by the Office of the Chancellor is advancing mental health, well-being, and racial justice projects at MIT.
Deploying no-contact vitals-sensing kiosks across campus
Mechanical engineering students Ivan Goryachev and Ryan Koeppen ’19 are developing a thermal trailer and subsequent kiosks that could be deployed on campus during the Covid-19 pandemic.
With campus as a test bed, climate action starts and continues at MIT
MIT serves as a laboratory for a multifaceted approach to address the Institute’s own contributions to climate change.