Up, down and all around
One MIT senior traveled the planet’s most remote areas before landing at the Institute, where he now works on engineering better thermoelectric devices.
Energy Education Task Force marks five-year surge in energy focused offerings
Nearly $9 million raised for curriculum development so far.
In the World: Fostering entrepreneurship in developing nations
In 11 years, MIT’s Accelerating Information Technology Innovation (AITI) program has trained more than 1,500 budding entrepreneurs in seven countries.
Mass. science teachers' association inducts Vandiver into hall of fame
CEHS outreach and education director teaches abstract scientific concepts with LEGOs.
2011-2012 Xerox-MIT fellows celebrated
Fellowship program was established to support top-tier engineering students — especially women and other groups traditionally underrepresented.
Sal Khan to deliver 2012 Commencement address
Online-education pioneer, MIT alumnus to speak to the Class of 2012 on June 8.
Video: Mapping the future
Mentoring program — now entering its fifth year — partners undergraduates with staff and faculty.
The new NSE strategy
Strengthens core, opens boundaries; seeks better integration of technical and societal issues.
ESD.00, Introduction to Engineering Systems, offers undergraduates a taste of the real world
Examines how to tackle problems in large, complex systems such as energy, environment, health care and more.
Allen Lin ’11, MEng ’11 named Marshall Scholar
Recent alum will hone interests in policy, synthetic biology through study in the United Kingdom.
How we (should) decide
Philosopher aims to develop theories of practical rationality that may just help us make real-world decisions.