Learning to compute through art
“Introduction to Physical Computing for Artists” at the MIT Student Art Association teaches students to use circuits, wiring, motors, sensors, and displays by developing their own kinetic artworks.
Robot armies duke it out in Battlecode’s epic on-screen battles
The long-running programming competition encourages skills and friendships that last a lifetime.
Taking the long view: The Deep Time Project
Architecture students address the urgent need to reframe the relationship between design and time.
Preparing students for the new nuclear
MIT Leaders for Global Operations’ collaboration with the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering trains leaders for a rapidly evolving industry.
Democratizing education: Bringing MIT excellence to the masses
The MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science, with over 1,000 credential holders, brings MIT excellence to learners around the world.
Featured video: Investigating our blue ocean planet
Since 1968, the MIT-WHOI Joint Program has provided research and educational opportunities for PhD students seeking to explore the marine world.
MIT Wellness Wizard Certificate promotes health and well-being
New program supports the Institute’s vision of educating the whole student.
Building bridges to Ukraine through language, art, and community
New IAP course opens doors to language learning, as well as cultural education and war relief.
Blue-sky thinking and the next 150-year chair
MIT students studying advanced product design explored sustainable chair manufacturing and showed their work in a community exhibition space in Venice, California.
Startups led by MIT mechanical engineers offer health care solutions
Companies founded by MechE faculty and alumni solve a variety of health care challenges, from better drug delivery to robotic surgery.
Research, education, and connection in the face of war
“I wouldn’t let the aggressor in the war squash my dreams,” says Ukrainian mathematician and MITx MicroMasters learner Tetiana Herasymova.
Gaining real-world industry experience through Break Through Tech AI at MIT
A new experiential learning opportunity challenges undergraduates across the Greater Boston area to apply their AI skills to a range of industry projects.
A global lab for teaching and practicing synthetic biology
A pandemic-fueled transformation of the MIT course MAS.S64 (How to Grow (Almost) Anything) leads to next steps in democratizing synthetic biology.
Startups take root in senior capstone class
Over the years, dozens of student products from Class 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) have inspired startups.
Enabling advanced studies in Turkey with MIT OpenCourseWare
Study group of medical students in Turkey uses free MIT resources to pursue a PhD-level research agenda.