Mobilizing the masses, one person at a time
Dissecting the process of recruitment, MIT political science PhD candidate Gabriel Nahmias seeks to lower the barriers to political engagement.
3 Questions: Nadia Christidi on the arts and the future of water
The PhD student focuses on three cities and the role of the arts in helping planning institutions to imagine and plan for possible futures.
Tackling air pollution in India and the developing world
PhD student Sidhant Pai works on atmospheric chemistry models that may help policymakers improve air quality in their region.
Six from MIT named 2021 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
Buttressing perseverance from a distance
Alfredo Alexander-Katz and Caroline Jones honored as “Committed to Caring.”
Cynthia Barnhart to step down as MIT’s chancellor
In seven years of service, the engineering professor led groundbreaking efforts to improve student well-being and success.
On course to create a fusion power plant
How an MIT engineering course became an incubator for fusion design innovations.
Investigating the embattled brain
Combat veteran and PhD candidate Omar Rutledge drives research on post-traumatic stress disorder.
Seeking enhanced materials for nuclear reactors
Fifth-year nuclear science and engineering graduate student Arunkumar Seshadri looks to develop materials and fuels that can better withstand the extreme conditions in nuclear reactors.
Nine MIT students awarded 2021 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Reinventing the graduate student community during a pandemic
Sidney Pacific residents empower each other to sustain community togetherness.
MIT graduate engineering, business, economics programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2022
Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
MindHandHeart Community Innovation Fund supports 77 projects during pandemic
Fund supported by the Office of the Chancellor is advancing mental health, well-being, and racial justice projects at MIT.
Understanding imperfections in fusion magnets
MIT Energy Fellow Richard Ibekwe finds flaws in high-temperature superconducting tapes so they can be measured, fixed, or embraced.