Topic
Education, teaching and academics
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2.009 lights up the stage
Student projects presented at the annual MIT event range from beekeeping safety to custom cosmetics.
December 11, 2019 -
Scaling up a cleaner-burning alternative for cookstoves
Mechanical engineering students in MIT D-Lab are working with collaborators in Uganda on a solution for the health hazards associated with wood-burning stoves.
October 22, 2019 -
Machine learning for everyone
A new EECS course on applications of machine learning teaches students from a variety of disciplines about one of today’s hottest topics.
July 9, 2019 -
3Q: Hal Abelson on empowering kids through mobile technology
Through MIT App Inventor, Abelson aims to show children how they can use technology to shape their world.
May 15, 2019 -
Gil Strang is still going strong, online and in print
After nearly 60 years of teaching at MIT, this math professor surpasses 10 million views on OCW, earns top reviews for his teaching style, and publishes his 12th book.
May 8, 2019 -
NEET welcomes Boeing sponsorship
Collaboration will help MIT students become leaders in autonomous machines.
April 23, 2019 -
MET Fund launched to support MITdesignX
Seed fund will support venture-design education and entrepreneurship in the School of Architecture and Planning.
April 9, 2019 -
Innovating at the speed of light
Symposium speakers describe how colleges must meet the challenges of a rapidly emerging environment in which "computing is for everyone."
March 4, 2019 -
Independence problem solved through collaboration
A math professor gives his undergraduates a frustrating combinatorics problem; their solution will soon be published in a leading journal.
February 25, 2019 -
Democratizing app development
Thunkable gives noncoders the ability to create professional-grade mobile apps.
January 16, 2019 -
MIT Solve selects new class of innovators for 2018
At the Solve Challenge Finals, judges selected 33 tech entrepreneurs who will receive the support necessary to scale their solutions.
September 28, 2018 -
On 75th anniversary of first nuclear fission reactor, MIT stages tribute to seminal experiment
MIT’s historic graphite exponential pile has been restored as a tool for education and research.
December 4, 2017 -
U.S. Department of Education launches supplement to technology plan focused on higher education
Ted Mitchell, Department of Education under secretary, visited MIT to discuss student-centered focus of the supplement.
January 19, 2017 -
How history can help us solve global economic issues
MIT economic historian Anne McCants discusses the connection between innovation and opportunity.
April 22, 2016 -
In global efforts to address climate change, electrical engineers have crucial role
In student energy seminar, Professor Rajeev Ram illustrates engineering solutions to energy issues.
March 23, 2016 -
Neighborhood of innovation
HUBweek events showcase the scientific and technological advances at MIT and around Kendall Square.
October 9, 2015 -
Reimagining high school
Education experts discuss how to transform the American high school during Solve event.
October 9, 2015