Information on this week’s Commencement activities
MIT advises graduates, guests to expect increased security measures for ceremonies on Thursday and Friday.
School of Engineering honors staff with Infinite Mile Awards
13th annual ceremony recognizes outstanding employee contributions.
MIT Women’s Chorale celebrates 80th anniversary
A free concert marking the anniversary to be held in Cambridge.
Emily Wick PhD '51, MIT's first female professor to earn tenure, dies at 91
Chemist and nutrition scientist was a pioneer in women's rights on campus and loved sailing.
The People Behind the Awards: Laya W. Wiesner
A look at some of MIT's most influential figures and the Institute awards that honor them.
MIT’s Great Dome is reborn
The dome’s ingeniously engineered oculus is reopened, letting natural light flood the rotunda of the Barker Library reading room.
MLK Jr. Breakfast addresses elements of meritocracy
Annual gathering features talks by former NBC executive as well as MIT students and administrators.
Remembering ‘Papa Flash’
MIT Professor Harold Edgerton’s high-speed photography and sonar devices revolutionized ocean exploration.
Slideshow: Apples + Burton Conner = Apple Bake!
Residence hall’s annual event is the apple of its eye.
MIT welcomes six new MLK visiting professors and scholars
Appointments also extended for five current MLK visitors.
Profile: Roger Lewis (BArch ’64, MArch ’67)
Practitioner, professor, journalist, author and cartoonist
MIT OpenCourseWare marks 10th anniversary of pilot site launch
The first materials from 32 courses were published in a pilot site launched 10 years ago last month.
Celebrating 10 years of Simmons Hall
Past and current “Sims” join together for a three-day long celebration.
Department snapshot: Aeronautics and Astronautics
AeroAstro takes off in new directions — prompting a 50 percent spike in new undergraduate enrollments.