Topic
Education, teaching, academics
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Turning any room into an operating room
With a product called SurgiBox, grad student Sally Miller hopes to make safe, clean surgery possible anywhere.
January 8, 2018 -
MIT Teaching Systems Lab to address assessments in maker education
Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant, TSL will collaborate with Maker Ed to improve school-based assessment practices in maker-centered education.
December 19, 2017 -
How to turn clinicians into makers
Providing training and resources, MakerHealth helps nurses and doctors hack medical equipment to improve patient care.
December 19, 2017 -
Unlocking marine mysteries with artificial intelligence
Students put their AI software for underwater vehicles to the test on the Charles River.
December 14, 2017 -
Students launch products that help users harness their superpowers
In final presentation for mechanical engineering class, students unveil new products based on superhero theme.
December 13, 2017 -
GE offers to interview Mass. residents who complete MITx MicroMasters in supply chain management
Gov. Charlie Baker and industry leaders are promoting the MicroMasters program and digital learning to expand access to education.
December 11, 2017 -
Seeking the stories behind the data
MIT Senior Olivia Zhao will study economics as a Marshall Scholar.
December 10, 2017 -
MIT community gathers to honor Paul Gray
Memorial tribute celebrates former Institute president who cherished “This special place.”
December 4, 2017 -
Three MIT seniors awarded 2018 Marshall Scholarships
Nick Schwartz, Olivia Zhao, and Liang Zhou will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
December 4, 2017 -
Jeremiah Johnson and Tracy Slatyer win 2017 School of Science Teaching Prizes
Faculty members in chemistry and physics honored for excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching.
December 1, 2017 -
Building the hardware for the next generation of artificial intelligence
Class taught by Vivienne Sze and Joel Emer brings together traditionally separate disciplines for advances in deep learning.
November 30, 2017 -
Harnessing a “meritocracy of great ideas”
Using a broad design approach, students are developing and evaluating changes to the first-year undergraduate experience.
November 30, 2017 -
Making others’ voices heard through education and journalism
Senior Drew Bent hopes to level the educational playing field of the future.
November 27, 2017 -
Anjali Misra awarded Mitchell Scholarship
MIT senior is headed to Ireland to pursue graduate studies in public health.
November 27, 2017 -
Two MIT students named Rhodes Scholars
Mary Clare Beytagh and Matthew Chun will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
November 18, 2017 -
Show the flow
A novel hand-held laboratory reveals hidden subterranean fluid movement.
November 17, 2017 -
Bringing design thinking into nuclear science and engineering
Nuclear Systems Design class immerses students in the design and communications skills needed to produce innovations.
November 15, 2017 -
Visiting Professor Anita Hill leads conversations about Title IX
Attorney, author, and civil-rights advocate moderates The Gender/Race Imperative, a series of talks at MIT about equality in education.
November 13, 2017 -
MIT-Haiti, Google team up to boost education in Kreyòl
Institute-led effort to create STEM lexicon is now available for global translation.
October 30, 2017 -
High School teams awarded 2017-18 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant for invention projects
Fifteen student teams nationwide address local problems through invention.
October 30, 2017