MIT class reveals, explores Institute’s connections to slavery
Findings show founder William Barton Rogers possessed enslaved persons before coming to MIT; research, community dialogue to ensue.
On 75th anniversary of first nuclear fission reactor, MIT stages tribute to seminal experiment
MIT’s historic graphite exponential pile has been restored as a tool for education and research.
MIT community gathers to honor Paul Gray
Memorial tribute celebrates former Institute president who cherished “This special place.”
Celebrating Millie
Symposium commemorates the life and career of pioneering professor and beloved mentor Mildred Dresselhaus.
MIT to construct new, cutting-edge Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel
Largest, most advanced U.S. academic tunnel will replace 79-year-old facility; Boeing is project’s lead donor with philanthropic commitment.
MIT physicist Rainer Weiss shares Nobel Prize in physics
LIGO inventor and professor emeritus of physics recognized “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
Celebrating the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, a pioneer in melding art, science, and tech
Fifty years after its founding, the vision of CAVS and founder György Kepes lives on in the Program in Art, Culture and Technology.
Celebrating Walker Memorial’s 100th year
Designed as MIT’s first student center, the campus landmark initially housed World War I military personnel.
Two MIT documentaries win New England Emmy Awards
The Department of Mechanical Engineering's “Water Is Life” and MIT Video Productions' “A Bold Move” take home top honors in separate categories.
Featured video: Celebrating the Edgerton Center, an original MIT makerspace
Twenty-five years after its founding, the first home of strobe photography has grown to include student clubs, workshops, and K-12 outreach.
Explained: Neural networks
Ballyhooed artificial-intelligence technique known as “deep learning” revives 70-year-old idea.
Scene at MIT: Ellen Swallow Richards leads the Woman's Laboratory
A trailblazing industrial and environmental chemist, Ellen Swallow Richards was MIT’s first female graduate and first female instructor.
Institute Professor Emerita Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer in the electronic properties of materials, dies at 86
“Queen of carbon science” and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science led US scientific community, promoted women in STEM.
3 Questions: Emma Teng on “China Comes to Tech”
New exhibit delves into history of Chinese students at MIT.
Celebrating Pauline Morrow Austin, a founder of radar meteorology
MIT faculty, friends, and family gathered to remember Austin's life and commemorate her contributions to science with the unveiling of an exhibit in EAPS.