Bridging the gap between research and the classroom
MIT’s first-ever Science of Reading event brings together researchers and educators to discuss how to use research to improve literacy outcomes.
For Catherine Drennan, teaching and research are complementary passions
Professor of biology and chemistry is catalyzing new approaches in research and education to meet the climate challenge.
Smart workout apparel, “Vegetable Assassins,” and inspiration from medieval music
In a popular EECS class, student teams design, program, build, and demonstrate their own cloud-connected, handheld, or wearable embedded systems.
3Q: Ian Waitz on progress in enhancing the undergraduate and graduate student experience
Informed by data and community input, Waitz is making inroads into issues like financial insecurity among graduate students and undergraduate major exploration.
Q&A: David Hardt on teaching the principles of manufacturing
From MEngM to MicroMasters, Professor David Hardt has devoted much of his career to reshaping how manufacturing is taught.
MIT celebrates a year of excellence at the 2019 Awards Convocation
Students, groups, faculty, staff, and community members are honored for their achievements and dedication to MIT.
MIT Solve convenes leaders to scale global social impact
Solve at MIT 2019 connects cross-sector leaders to accelerate tech startups addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.
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.
Making it real
Students in a cross-disciplinary projects course are working on real-world engineering problems posed by companies and MIT research labs.
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.
MIT Solve announces $1.25 million in funding for 2019 Solver teams
Prizes from GM, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Vodafone Americas Foundation, and others will be awarded to Solver teams selected from four Global Challenges.
NEET welcomes Boeing sponsorship
Collaboration will help MIT students become leaders in autonomous machines.
Forums address MIT’s plans to reshape its computer science education
Working group discussions focus on how to design the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing to best serve the community and society.
A stage of their own
Presentation workshop for political science graduate students serves as training ground for research and professional skills.
Preparing high schoolers for a tech-driven future
MIT researchers joined Cambridge Rindge and Latin School students for a two-day event focused on future-ready skills.