Empowering kids to address Covid-19 through coding
MIT App Inventor Challenge allows children to create apps that tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask
The prototype mask, which includes an N95 filter, can be easily sterilized and worn many times.
Signs of Covid-19 may be hidden in speech signals
Processing vocal recordings of infected but asymptomatic people reveals potential indicators of Covid-19.
At home with fusion research
Hundreds of miles from campus, Sreya Vangara recalibrates her approach to laboratory research and other MIT commitments.
Remote panel of “oldest old” finds virtual life amid pandemic
Moving online, AgeLab research and outreach program for individuals 85 and older reveals surprising outcomes and extends MIT’s reach.
MIT announces plans for fall 2020 semester
Extensive safety protocols will undergird the return of additional students and staff to campus.
D-Lab moves online, without compromising on impact
With the campus shut down by Covid-19, the spring D-Lab class Water, Climate Change, and Health had to adapt.
What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers?
A global team of researchers searches for insights during a weeklong virtual “datathon.”
Learning during lockdown
Whether seeking a career change or rediscovering intellectual pursuits, learners worldwide turn to MITx courses.
The MIT Press and UC Berkeley launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19
The new open access, rapid-review overlay journal aims to combat misinformation in Covid-19 research.
CSAIL robot disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank
Using UV-C light, the system can disinfect a warehouse floor in half an hour — and could one day be employed in grocery stores, schools, and other spaces.
MIT Arab SciTech Virtual IDEAthon rethinks learning during Covid-19
Online event aimed to develop high-impact ideas to improve educational outcomes in the Middle East and North Africa.
When culture clashes with Covid-19
MIT panelists examine the roles of social norms in countries’ differing responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
Helping consumers in a crisis
“Quantitative easing” program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again?