Top high school researchers from across the nation meet at MIT
Talented high school researchers attending the annual AAAS/AJAS conference in Boston meet with MIT faculty.
Women of NASA LEGO set blasts off
MIT staffer’s creation celebrating the history of women in the U.S. space program selected to become official LEGO set.
Lemelson-MIT Program announces 42 Junior Varsity InvenTeam grants
Grants help middle and high school students develop as young inventors.
How the smallest, most abundant bacteria inspired a children's book series
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm teams up with author and illustrator Molly Bang to write environmental children’s book series.
LEGO Foundation endows Media Lab fellowships in honor of Seymour Papert
New graduate student fellowship program announced at Media Lab event celebrating the life and work of Seymour Papert.
What can we learn from lottery spending?
“City Digits: Local Lotto” teaches Brooklyn high school students how to work with data by analyzing lottery spending patterns.
Enhancing education from pre-K to MIT and beyond
Two new initiatives take an in-depth look at learning.
Teaching Hong Kong students to embrace computational thinking
Powered by MIT expertise and regional universities, CoolThink@JC will offer training to primary teachers and students at 32 schools.
Yidan Prize for Education Research and Education Development announced at MIT
MIT was the first stop on a world tour for the Yidan Prize Foundation's launch of a new $3.9 million education award.
High school teams awarded 2016-17 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant for invention projects
Fifteen student teams nationwide set sights on inventing solutions to real-world problems.
From MIT to the national stage
MassJAS Symposium at MIT selects talented high school students to showcase their science research at the 2017 AAAS annual meeting.
Inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers with Boston STEM Week
MIT collaborates with Boston Public Schools to bring hands-on curricula to local students.
Students unlock the secrets of cryptography
LLCipher workshop hosted by the Lincoln Laboratory teaches the mathematics behind cryptography.
$1 million gift to support diversity in STEM education
Gift from Hopper-Dean Foundation will enhance computer science and engineering programs for high school and middle school students.
Professor Emeritus Seymour Papert, pioneer of constructionist learning, dies at 88
World-renowned mathematician, learning theorist, and educational-technology visionary was a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab.