Creating connection with science communication
Sophie Hartley wants to help people learn about the importance of natural resources and land management through science writing.
Q&A: Tips for viewing the 2024 solar eclipse
Brian Mernoff of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics offers best practices to get the most out of your eclipse experience.
Visiting scholars from Ukraine kick off Global MIT At-Risk Fellows Program
Ukrainian researchers and faculty will spend a semester at MIT during the two-year pilot program.
The eyes have it
With her new book, photographer Felice Frankel hopes to make scientists and engineers better visual communicators.
Astro Portraits: Pointing the lens toward our future
Evan Kramer’s latest foray into urban astrophotography puts the focus on his fellow researchers.
How MIT helped young Roxbury photographers of the 1960s turn pro
In the late '60s, young Boston artists began polishing their craft in MIT's Roxbury Photographers Training Program, the subject of a new exhibition at the MIT Museum.
Celebrating the high-speed photography of late MIT professor Harold “Doc” Edgerton
At a recent MIT Edgerton Center event, Professor J. Kim Vandiver shared the story of his mentor, a beloved educator at the Institute.
Portraiture at the intersection of art, science, and society
Exhibit at MIT's Koch Institute attempts to make visible the luminary personalities behind major scientific and engineering advances.
A new twist on old-school animation
MIT researchers create KineCAM, an instant camera that yields images that appear to move.
The poetry of physics
Condensed-matter theory PhD candidate Makinde Ogunnaike is featured in the Poetry of Science project.
3 Questions: Maaya Prasad and Kathleen Esfahany on vision, perception, and the poetry of science
Students featured in public art exhibits in prominent locations throughout Boston.
3 Questions: Sheena Vasquez and Christian Loyo on communicating science through poetry
PhD students discuss their participation in The Poetry of Science project and the importance of bringing the arts into science communication.
Scene at MIT: Serene summer sunset on the Charles
Postdoc Tianyi Han, a condensed-matter physicist and shutterbug, captures a tranquil river view in front of the Great Dome.
Scene at MIT: In a stroke of lightning, the beauty of nature and architecture
Postdoc Michele Gabriele, who loves imaging nature at all scales, turns a rained out road trip into an epic photo op.
Felice Frankel donates image collection to the MIT Libraries
Landscape architecture photographs will be shared as a learning resource.