Across the pond to scale new heights
Through MISTI’s Imperial College London Exchange, students experience AeroAstro, MIT, and the beauty of New England.
Edgerton Center hosts workshop for Deaf high school students in STEM
When instructor Amanda Gruhl Mayer ’99, PhD ’08 discovered that deaf students have limited access to STEM, she dedicated the next four years of her career to addressing this issue.
When learning at MIT means studying thousands of miles away
MISTI’s Global Classrooms helps students address global issues within their local context.
Math program promotes global community for at-risk Ukrainian high schoolers
“Our hope is that our students grow and mature as scholars and help rebuild the intellectual potential of Ukraine after the devastating war.”
MIT OpenCourseWare “changed how I think about teaching and what a university is”
Bernardo Picão, a graduate student in physics, has turned to MIT Open Learning’s resources throughout his educational journey.
Empowering future innovators through a social impact lens
The IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge helps students hone their entrepreneurship skills to create viable ventures for public good.
Designing for outer space
With NASA planning permanent bases in space and on the moon, MIT students develop prototypes for habitats far from planet Earth.
MIT-Takeda Program wraps up with 16 publications, a patent, and nearly two dozen projects completed
The program focused on AI in health care, drawing on Takeda’s R&D experience in drug development and MIT’s deep expertise in AI.
How a quantum scientist, a nurse, and an economist are joining the fight against global poverty
The MITx MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program educates learners around the world using its data-driven approach to poverty alleviation.
Students research pathways for MIT to reach decarbonization goals
A class this semester challenged students to evaluate technologies to help MIT decarbonize — with implications for organizations across the globe.
A data-driven approach to making better choices
In the new economics course 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science), students investigate the deployment of machine-learning tools and their potential to understand people, reduce bias, and improve society.
Unique professional development course prepares students for future careers
The Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) helps second-year MIT students looking to build career readiness skills.
Sophia Chen: It’s our duty to make the world better through empathy, patience, and respect
Honing her values and career path through her D-Lab classes, the MIT senior sets her sights on leveling inequalities in global health.
A community collaboration for progress
Graduate student Nolen Scruggs works with a local tenant association to address housing inequality as part of the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism.
MIT’s Master of Applied Science in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program adds a public policy track
Students have new avenues for learning and research on the most effective approaches to fighting poverty in the US and other high-income countries.