Scene at MIT: A lively Winter Family Day
Cambridge families and friends filled the Kendall/MIT Open Space at Winter Family Day.
Two winners of 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry have MIT roots
K. Barry Sharpless is a former member of the chemistry faculty, while Carolyn Bertozzi is the daughter of Physics Professor Emeritus William Bertozzi and a Lemelson-MIT Prize winner.
Top collegiate inventors awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Student inventors recognized on World IP Day for groundbreaking, patentable solutions to issues related to maternal health, energy efficiency, and plastic waste.
RAND study finds significant social and economic impacts by Lemelson-MIT Prize-winning inventors
Awardees have created new products, companies, and even entirely new industries, employing over 40,000 workers.
Brewing up a dirty-water remedy (and more) with kombucha-inspired biosensors
PhD student and 2017 J-WAFS graduate fellow Tzu-Chieh Tang designs living materials to solve environmental challenges, with an emphasis on safety and scalability.
STEM Week event encourages students to see themselves in science and technology careers
MIT hosts kickoff event of Massachusetts STEM Week — a statewide virtual celebration of K-12 education.
High school teams receive 2020-21 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant for invention projects
Thirteen teams receive up to $10K for invention projects that address local and worldwide problems.
MIT Full STEAM Ahead offers scalable, hands-on remote learning for K-12
Website created in response to Covid-19 yields unexpected insights into what’s possible for reaching learners at a distance.
MIT and Biogen launch virtual learning lab for underrepresented high school students
Online learning program combines lab simulations and mentoring experiences focused on biotechnology and neurological diseases.
Top collegiate inventors awarded 2020 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Students around the country recognized for innovative solutions to better single-use plastic, spacecraft and aircraft fuel gauges, surgery techniques, and more.
Leigh Estabrooks wins Society of Women Engineers WE Local Engaged Advocate Award
Lemelson-MIT Program invention education officer honored for the advancement and advocacy of young women in engineering.
High school teams receive 2019-20 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant for invention projects
Fourteen student teams nationwide awarded up to $10,000 in grants to address local and global problems.
Cody Friesen PhD ’04 awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Materials scientist recognized for social, economic, and environmentally-sustaining inventions that impact millions of people around the world.
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.
High school teams receive 2018-19 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants for invention projects
Fifteen student teams nationwide have been awarded up to $10,000 in grants to address local problems.