A day in the life of MIT MBA student Patrick Yeung
MIT Sloan’s Sustainability Initiative provides opportunities to lead in ways that will help build a more sustainable future.
A bet that has paid off 500 million times over
Twenty-five years ago, MIT opened its curriculum to the world with the launch of OpenCourseWare. MIT Open Learning continues to build on the legacy of that bold decision.
MIT practicum connects students with Ukrainian city leaders on economic development
Students in a Department of Urban Studies and Planning course work with leaders from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, exploring innovation ecosystems, infrastructure, and workforce development amid constraints of war.
Building “hardcore” advanced machines
In 2.72/2.270 (Elements of Mechanical Design), “if it doesn’t break the laws of physics, it’s possible; you just have to figure out how to engineer it.”
Q&A: Expanding MIT’s global reach through Universal Learning
Dimitris Bertsimas and Megan Mitchell discuss the motivation behind Universal Learning, and what sets the new MIT Open Learning educational initiative apart.
Universal AI is “a pathway to AI fluency that’s accessible and approachable to anyone, anywhere”
New AI education program from MIT Open Learning debuts with AI-powered personalization and a free introductory course for learners everywhere.
Testing sustainable agriculture in Barcelona
Students in a MISTI Global Classroom confronted the challenges of climate change, one farm and co-op visit at a time.
A month in Panama: Rethinking what real estate development can be
Center for Real Estate student Cherry Tang reflects on an internship in Panama, where building a financial model became a broader lesson in how development, community, and environment intersect in practice.
Flying at the edge of the stratosphere
MIT students see the Earth's curvature in reborn AeroAstro intro course.
A philosophy of work
As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.
Urban planning students engage with communities through the Freedom Summer Fellowship
“You can’t teach planning today without grappling with how policy actually unfolds within communities,” says Professor Phillip Thompson.
Seeing sounds
Mariano Salcedo ’25, a master’s student in the new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program, is designing an AI to visualize and express music and other sounds.
MIT and Hasso Plattner Institute establish collaborative hub for AI and creativity
Jointly led by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, the hub will foster a dynamic community where computing, creativity, and human-centered innovation meet.
Preserving Keres
Linguistics graduate student William Pacheco hopes to preserve his endangered native language, while also becoming a better learner and educator.
Balancing school, family, and the future of aircraft systems
Navy veteran and EMBA student Greg Knutson is building the skills to develop uncrewed aircraft systems while pursuing innovation in advanced manufacturing.