Women’s swimming and diving wins first NCAA Division III National Championship
MIT entered the event ranked as the top team in the country and came away with three individual national titles and four relay titles.
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Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER)
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Women’s indoor track and field wins first NCAA Division III National Championship
With 49 points, MIT bests 61 other teams; senior Alexis Boykin wins shot put and weight throw national titles.
Women’s cross country runs to first NCAA Division III National Championship
The MIT women's cross country team claimed its title at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course.
Faces of MIT: Nick Jewell
The associate director of club sports, intramural sports, and sport camps shares the important role that athletics plays in finding community.
Remembering Ken Johnson Jr., MIT DAPER director of communications, promotions, and marketing
His love of sports and working with students shone throughout his career.
Nourishing the mind, hand, and stomach
A love of food and cooking unlocked senior Branden Spitzer’s interest in materials science and engineering.
MIT course aids social connection, better relationships, and happiness
New PE.0539 course supports students who want to meet new people, strengthen friendships, build communities, and make MIT a more welcoming place.
MedLinks volunteers aid students in residence halls with minor medical issues
Some 150 MIT students participate in the 30-year-old program.
MIT Wellness Wizard Certificate promotes health and well-being
New program supports the Institute’s vision of educating the whole student.
Karenna Groff ’22 Named NCAA Woman of the Year
The graduate student in biological engineering is the second MIT student-athlete ever to earn Woman of the Year honors.
Bringing movement into the classroom and academics into the gym
An experimental new course rethinks the relationship between brains and bodies in schools.
MIT finishes fourth in 2022 Division III LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings
The Engineers post their second-highest finish in program history after claiming 11 NEWMAC titles.
MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards third annual seed grants
The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.
MIT wrestler Sarah Sams crowned national women’s champion
Sams, Pannell, and Skaggs take all-America honors; team finishes in top 10 at nationals and regionals; McNeil named Northeast Conference Women’s Coach of the Year.
Julie Soriero inducted into National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame
Former MIT director of athletics and head of DAPER is part of a seven-member Hall of Fame class for 2021.