Special events and guest speakers

Roxbury Community College Chemistry and Biotechnology Professor Kimberly Stieglitz (left) discusses her summer research at MIT with JoDe M. Lavine, Bunker Hill Community College Professor and Chairperson of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Department, during the annual Summer Scholars Poster Session on Aug. 3. Stieglitz worked in the lab of AMAX Career Development Assistant Professor in Mater...

MIT collaboration enriches community college experience

More than half of Roxbury, Bunker Hill, students with summer lab experience at MIT go on to earn a four-year degree.

January 2, 2018

Trees light up MIT campus as part of the fourth annual Tech Twinkles lighting celebration.

Campus lights bring holiday cheer

Tech Twinkles, a celebration of holiday lights on MIT’s campus, drew hundreds of students and community members to the Stratton Student Center.

December 19, 2017

At the MIT Conference for the Resilient Reconstruction of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló ’01 (left), described the devastation of recent hurricanes and discussed opportunities for collaboration on resilient rebuilding. He spoke with Robert Stoner, deputy director of the MIT Energy Initiative and director of the Tata Center for Technology and Design.

MIT conference seeks solutions for reconstruction in devastated Caribbean

Two-day workshop featuring island leaders explores ways to rebuild better, more resilient infrastructure.

December 15, 2017

“One of our tasks for 2018 is to figure out how to leverage all of this momentum and to build and maintain this very powerful network of data scientists, activists, and organizers,” said MIT mathematics graduate student Lucas Mason-Brown, who organized the recent Data for Black Lives (D4BL) conference, held at the Media Lab.

Calculating the cost of tech-fueled discrimination

Math graduate student’s Data for Black Lives conference provides numbers behind the technologies that enable exclusion.

December 13, 2017

In a panel discussion during the Dec. 7-8 climate summit at MIT, one of the liveliest discussions also featured some of the most diverse perspectives, as speakers delved into the complex issues surrounding decarbonization of the transportation sector. From left to right: Vicki Arroyo (moderator), Georgetown Climate Center; Jessika Trancik, MIT; Stephanie Pollack, Massachusetts Department of Transp...

MIT convenes researchers and policymakers for regional climate action

Two-day summit on climate leadership in northeastern North America draws almost 200 to MIT.

December 12, 2017

Governor Charlie Baker (center) and MIT President L. Rafael Reif (left) enjoy a moment at the recent “Convening for Digital Innovation and Lifelong Learning” on the MIT campus.

GE offers to interview Mass. residents who complete MITx MicroMasters in supply chain management

Gov. Charlie Baker and industry leaders are promoting the MicroMasters program and digital learning to expand access to education.

December 11, 2017

MIT Vice President for Research Maria Zuber and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems emeritus at MIT, engaged in a fireside chat at the C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, discussing technology, policy, and the importance of women's leadership in STEM fields.

A bipartisan message of clean energy progress

In the face of global challenges, leading women in energy and climate convene at the C3E 2017 Clean Energy Symposium.

December 7, 2017

Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and founder of Leanin.org.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to speak at MIT’s 2018 Commencement

Executive, author, and feminist will address the Class of 2018 on June 8.

December 7, 2017

The president of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, visited MIT on Monday, Dec. 4. From left: MIT physicist Marin Soljačić; MIT President L. Rafael Reif; Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović; and the dean of the MIT School of Science, Michael Sipser.

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, president of Croatia, visits MIT

State visit includes meeting with MIT president and award for MIT physicist Marin Soljačić.

December 5, 2017

The Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and the Nuclear Reactor Lab celebrated the 75th anniversary of CP-1’s first human-made nuclear fission chain reaction. Pieces of reactor-grade graphite, identical to that used in MIT’s graphite exponential pile, were cut to make souvenirs for the event.

On 75th anniversary of first nuclear fission reactor, MIT stages tribute to seminal experiment

MIT’s historic graphite exponential pile has been restored as a tool for education and research.

December 4, 2017

Paul Gray ’54, SM ’55, ScD ’60, a devoted leader at MIT whose lifetime career at the Institute included turns as a student, professor, dean of engineering, associate provost, chancellor, president, and MIT Corporation chair, died September 18th at his home in Concord, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 85.

MIT community gathers to honor Paul Gray

Memorial tribute celebrates former Institute president who cherished “This special place.”

December 4, 2017

MIT AIM Photonics Academy Executive Director Lionel Kimerling speaks during a meeting at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, on Nov. 14. “With the help of the state, Massachusetts can be the Silicon Valley for the growth of ultra-high performance communications systems using integrated photonics,” he said.

MIT's AIM Photonics Academy looks to expand

Recent Stonehill College meeting puts laser focus on plan to grow and enhance regional integrated photonics education and training.

November 30, 2017

MIT President L. Rafael Reif welcomes family, colleagues, friends, former students, and other associates of the late MIT Institute Professor Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus to a symposium celebrating her life and career.

Celebrating Millie

Symposium commemorates the life and career of pioneering professor and beloved mentor Mildred Dresselhaus.

November 29, 2017

At an MIT workshop on the internet of things, experts discussed massive multiple-access. From left to right: Wei Yang of Qualcomm, Wei Yu of the University of Toronto, Giuseppe Durisi of Chalmers University, and Giuseppe Caire of the Technical University of Berlin.

Gearing up for the internet of things

Workshop brings together academia and industry to explore how to prepare next-generation wireless for machine-to-machine communication.

November 22, 2017

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was the guest speaker at an MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative People and the Planet lecture.

Addressing America’s climate future

At an Environmental Solutions Initiative event, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse speaks about defending science and moving forward on climate action.