Students build assistive technologies at MIT’s annual ATHack
Citizens with disabilities from Greater Boston and students gathered to build prototypes of personalized assistive devices.
Contact lenses that deliver drugs directly to the eye win health care prize
Eight teams pitched novel inventions at MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition.
MIT Intelligence Quest kicks off
A star-studded lineup helps the Institute celebrate the launch of a new initiative on human and machine intelligence.
MIT Energy Conference speakers say transformation can happen fast
New technologies, systems, and business models are rapidly changing the energy landscape, experts attest.
Talking points: MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference explores data and how to share it
MIT's unique forum underscores the importance of communication in sports analytics.
Mens et Manus America panelists analyze U.S. immigration policy
Experts cite immigration as engine of U.S. success, lament human damage done by current policies, and see signs of hope.
Houston gives a Texas-sized welcome to the MIT Better World Tour
At the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, alumni and friends celebrate the creativity and strength of MIT and the city of Houston.
Q&A: Henriette Huldisch on video, art, and technology
New exhibition at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, "Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995," is part of a region-wide collaboration.
Putting the brain at the center of anesthesiology
Emery N. Brown explains how statistics and neuroscience improve anesthesiology at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting.
Violist Marcus Thompson to perform in 2017-18 MIT Sounding series
Faculty recital by Institute Professor is a chance to reflect on progress, both personal and political.
Chaos and climate: Celebrating two pioneers of modern meteorology
Trailblazing scientists Jule Charney and Edward Lorenz gave us numerical weather prediction and chaos theory, highlighting the value of basic research.
MLK luncheon: “What matters is what you’re doing”
Former NFL player Wade Davis gives keynote talk at annual event, reflects on his life as a gay black athlete.
Cornel West advocates the “examined life” on campus
In MIT talk, prominent philosopher urges self-reflection to keep academic institutions vital and fair.