MIT Open Houses since 1923: ice cream and hand-blown vacuum tubes
On April 30, MIT will host an open house for the campus community as well as Cambridge and surrounding areas. In fact, this is a continuation of a long tradition.
Department of Energy launches startup-friendly program
At MIT, Energy Secretary Chu announces ‘Next Top Energy Innovator’ program, and White House officials tout commitment to helping startups.
Energy Conference spotlights military's green energy
Student-led event featured assessments of non-fossil energy's future from leaders in industry, defense and research
You're invited to Convocation
MIT community members, alumni and friends of the Institute welcome at the MIT150 Next Century Convocation on April 10.
The past, present and future of cancer
Researchers gather to discuss the state of their field and the potential for new treatments.
What we know, and don't know, about Japan's reactors
Panel of MIT nuclear engineers aims for clarity about the state of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
‘We need to see ahead’
In Compton Lecture, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano calls for ‘a deeper partnership’ between government and scientists on national security.
Chinese property tycoon encourages entrepreneurship
During talk at MIT Sloan, Zhang Xin details how she helped bring 'color to Beijing'
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research feted
MIT celebrates the official opening of the institute's new building.
Strength in numbers
At MIT’s annual sports analytics conference, owners, coaches and statistics mavens convene to ask how numbers can help increase success.
Alum-astronaut Robert Satcher: ‘We need to get everybody on board’
Delivers keynote address at the annual Laureates and Leaders induction ceremony
A migration that shaped a nation
In MIT talk, author Isabel Wilkerson discusses how the Great Migration changed American history.
Rivest unlocks cryptography's past, looks toward future
Public-key system has worked and made Internet commerce feasible, but new systems are ready in case flaws are found.