Scene at MIT: Dancing the night away
An all-MIT dance party celebrates the community as President Reif prepares to step down.
A passion for science and music
Fieldwork campfire jam sessions and geology lessons helped inspire senior Zoe Levitt to pursue songwriting full time.
Q&A: Latifah Hamzah ’12 on creating sustainable solutions in Malaysia and beyond
Alum seeks reliable and environmentally sensitive water and sanitation solutions for the developing world.
3 Questions: Composer Elena Ruehr on turning emotion into sound
Ruehr's new work, "Requiem," honors both personal and global losses.
Singing in the brain
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.
Student-led MIT course provides an inside look at K-pop
Artists and industry professionals including AleXa join the online course, offering insights into Korean pop music.
Q&A: Dolapo Adedokun on computer technology, Ireland, and all that jazz
MIT EECS student and Mitchell Scholar hopes to play music in Dublin while working on his MS in intelligent systems.
Harmonix keeps innovating, with lasting impact
The MIT spinout has been releasing iconic video games for more than 25 years.
Scientists and musicians tackle climate change together
Discussion at MIT explores ways the music industry can help in the battle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Featured video: A musical encore for a re-imagined library
Graduate students perform Martinů’s “Piano Trio in D Minor,” originally commissioned for Hayden Library's 1950 dedication.
Adedolapo Adedokun named 2023 Mitchell Scholar
The MIT senior will pursue postgraduate studies in intelligent systems in Ireland.
Q&A: John Harbison on his new album, “Diotima”
The MIT composer endows his orchestral works with “unexpected” musical elements, while evoking aspiration, hope, and loss.
New fibers can make breath-regulating garments
“Robotic” textiles could help performers and athletes train their breathing, and potentially help patients recovering from postsurgery breathing changes.
Considering the spiderweb
After nearly a decade, an interdisciplinary collaboration to model a 3D spider web leads to many surprising results.
Making it through a pandemic senior year with curiosity and community
Miles Johnson ’21, a recent graduate in mathematics and EECS, employed a strong dorm network and personal interests including rock climbing and jazz to complete a rich MIT experience.