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Digital Plus Programs is the next evolution of MIT Professional Education's previous offering, Digital Programs.

MIT Professional Education launches Digital Plus

Innovative collaborative learning courses combine online technology with live interactions to enhance critical learning of leading-edge topics.

October 4, 2017

Ruchi Garg re-entered the workforce with an upgraded skillset thanks to an MITx online programming course and an internship program.

Smoother career re-entry with online learning

MITx course and internships help STEM professionals return after a break from the workforce to care for family.

September 18, 2017

Members of the American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Club practice signs in a recent class.

American Sign Language at MIT

A new club is spreading awareness of Deaf culture and American Sign Language.

September 14, 2017

Mechanical engineering students at MIT get hands-on experience conducting a research study from start to finish during Course 2.671’s Go Forth and Measure project.

On a mission to measure

From heart rates to exploding pumpkins, the topics students can explore for the Go Forth and Measure project are virtually unlimited.

September 8, 2017

Of the new building MIT President L. Rafael Reif says, "Like the main group buildings at the heart of campus, W97 embodies and encourages MIT’s signature openness, flexibility, and boldness."

MIT Theater Arts: The next act

Performing arts building ushers in a new era of theater at the Institute.

September 5, 2017

The MIT Summer Research Program strives to expose high-achieving sophomores, juniors, and seniors to the academic world, to improve the research environment by increasing the number of underrepresented minorities and underserved students in scientific research, and to encourage students to apply for a graduate program at MIT.

MIT Summer Research Programs nurture tomorrow's scientists

Participants take home a piece of MIT.

September 5, 2017

David Autor (left), a professor economics, and Asu Ozdaglar, a professor of electrical engineering, discuss 6-14: Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science. The new major is designed to train students to become the unseen game-makers behind virtual markets.

Two sciences tie the knot

A new major combining computer science and economics will prepare students for designing the virtual marketplaces of the future.

September 4, 2017

Participants in CEE’s second annual Kids Camp built structures using a magnetic modeling kit as part of an activity hosted by Professor Tal Cohen.

Inspiring the next generation of engineers

The second annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Kids Camp exposes youth to accessible STEM activities.

August 28, 2017

MIT Professor Evan Lieberman, the Total Chair on Contemporary Africa, has created the Department of Political Science's first online course through MITx.

Political science debuts on MITx

New online course takes a deep dive into democracy in Africa.

August 25, 2017

MIT students, students from the University of Venice, and faculty members from both institutions pose in front of Venice's experimental floodgates as part of a collaborative summer workshop.

Saving Venice, MIT-style

MISTI interns and MIT faculty tackle rising sea level challenges at Italian research camp this summer.

August 23, 2017

High school physics teacher Scott Brunner (left) assembles a radar component with help from a Lincoln Laboratory instructor with the LLRISE program.

High school teachers become students for a week to learn about radar systems

2017 LLRISE program helps high school physics teachers bring new lessons and activities back to their classrooms.

August 18, 2017

MIT Professor Saman Amarasinghe’s undergraduate course on initiating and managing open-source development projects had no exams or problem sets. Assignments included consulting with mentors, interviewing users, writing a promotional plan — and, of course, leading the development of an open-source application.

Open-source entrepreneurship

New project-based course lets undergrads lead the development of open-source software.

August 11, 2017

Brenda Stern ’17 carves marble with a mallet and chisel, traditional Italian tools, during the MIT Materials in Art, Archaeology and Architecture program in Italy.

Exploring ancient engineering to inform the future

Materials in Art, Archaeology and Architecture program takes students to Italy for unique fieldwork experience.

July 31, 2017

Graduate students Samantha Dale Strasser and Greg Stein are among the trained advisors working in the EECS Communication Lab.

Talk science to me

In the EECS Communication Lab, peer coaches provide guidance on papers, posters, presentations, and more.

July 27, 2017

Agriculture is one of the industry sectors identified by the charter of MIT, and is inscribed inside the dome of Lobby 7 on campus. The MIT Professional Education short program Innovation and Technology in Agriculture and the Environment furthers this connection between research at MIT and industry practitioners.

Back to our roots

MIT short program, Innovation and Technology in Agriculture and the Environment, unifies industry and academia.

July 24, 2017

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