Call for nominations: MIT Media Lab’s Disobedience Award
The Disobedience Award recognizes individuals and groups who engage in ethical, nonviolent acts of disobedience in service of society.
Developing artificial intelligence tools for all
MIT Quest for Intelligence-sponsored undergraduate research projects demystify AI.
MIT Solve convenes leaders to scale global social impact
Solve at MIT 2019 connects cross-sector leaders to accelerate tech startups addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.
A sustainability rating for space debris
Teams from the MIT Media Lab, European Space Agency, and World Economic Forum will create a rating system and global standards for space waste mitigation.
Six suborbital research payloads from MIT fly to space and back
Space Exploration Initiative research aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard experiment capsule crossed the Karman line for three minutes of sustained microgravity.
Advocating for federal research funding on Capitol Hill
Students and postdocs from MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with lawmakers on science-engineering-technology Congressional Visit Days 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.
Nine universities team up to create global infrastructure for digital academic credentials
Researchers set sights on a new standard for issuing, sharing, and verifying academic credentials.
The future of agriculture is computerized
Machine learning can reveal optimal growing conditions to maximize taste and other features.
Keeping genetic engineering localized
Researchers are developing a so-called "daisy-chain" gene-drive system that provides controls for genetic engineering of certain populations.
Microgravity research after the International Space Station
Researchers say new facilities in space should be available to scientists from any country.
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone visits MIT
Public talk outlines ambitious plans to make his nation a hub for technology and innovation.
Combining artificial intelligence with their passions
Research projects show creative ways MIT students are connecting computing to other fields.
Israeli and Palestinian architects and planners seek common ground on innovation, entrepreneurship
Visiting fellows engage with students in the School of Architecture and Planning to create startups aimed at social impact.
Making a path to ethical, socially beneficial artificial intelligence
Leaders from government, philanthropy, academia, and industry say collaboration is key to make sure artificial intelligence serves the public good.