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Eleven MIT students accept 2019 Fulbright Fellowships
Grantees will spend the 2019-2020 academic year pursuing research and teaching opportunities abroad.
May 16, 2019 -
Caught between criminals and cops
Using virtual reality, doctoral candidate Andrew Miller gauges citizens' faith in law enforcement in the face of gang violence.
May 13, 2019 -
Top collegiate inventors awarded 2019 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Students recognized for revolutionary solutions to women’s health, food waste, transportation, and mobility and communication for people with disabilities.
April 23, 2019 -
Grad students win Urban Land Institute challenge
Their winning 2019 Hines Student Competition entry readies an urban space for the future while preserving the past.
April 19, 2019 -
MIT team places first in U.S. Air Force virtual reality competition
Satellite operator's visualization tool could help prevent space collisions.
April 9, 2019 -
Commerce and coercion
When responding to disputes with foreign powers, China does not speak with one voice, political science doctoral candidate Kacie Miura finds.
March 29, 2019 -
Combining artificial intelligence with their passions
Research projects show creative ways MIT students are connecting computing to other fields.
March 7, 2019 -
Tapping the MIT talent pool for the future of fusion
Excitement is rising in the push to get zero-carbon energy on the grid.
January 11, 2019 -
Weather monitoring from the ground up
ClimaCell uses wireless signals to track and forecast the weather in every 500-meter patch of the Earth’s surface.
December 14, 2018 -
3 Questions: Catherine Nikiel on tackling global climate change at the regional scale
The civil and environmental engineering PhD student investigates the effects of climate change in the Midwest.
November 29, 2018 -
Rising Stars in EECS supports women in electrical engineering and computer science
In a return to MIT, 2018 workshop drew 76 of the world’s top early-career women in electrical engineering and computer science to explore life in academia.
November 27, 2018 -
MADMEC finals spotlight promising materials science prototypes
Prizes went to solutions for improving water filtration systems, metal fatigue resistance, and boron production.
October 11, 2018 -
Showcasing solutions for land, sea, space — and everywhere in between
At the fifth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students gain valuable practice presenting their innovative work.
October 5, 2018 -
Inspired by nature, reaching across disciplines
PhD student Zijay Tang is developing a living material that can sense and filter water contaminants.
September 17, 2018 -
Legatum Fellows build on 10-year legacy of impact
New cohort of student entrepreneurs will advance a growing tradition of driving sustainable, scalable change in the developing world.
August 21, 2018 -
Environmental regulation in a polarized culture
Doctoral student Parrish Bergquist investigates how politics affects environmental decision-making.
July 24, 2018 -
Discovering hidden stories in the Flint water crisis
Graduate student Elena Sobrino looks beyond the headlines to study interactions between the city’s people and institutions.
June 24, 2018 -
Reliable energy for all
Graduate student Prosper Nyovanie wants to power off-grid communities worldwide with scalable solar electric systems.
June 12, 2018 -
Jason Martins named 2018 Gates Cambridge Scholar
MSCEP student will pursue an advanced degree in engineering at Cambridge University in the U.K.
May 29, 2018 -
Eight from MIT receive 2018 Fulbright awards
Graduating students and alumni will conduct research abroad in 2018-19 academic year.
May 18, 2018