MIT accelerates efforts on path to carbon reduction goals
The “Fast Forward” climate action plan laid out ambitious commitments. Now comes the harder part: making them happen.
Q&A: Cultivating the mind-body connection
Professor Emma Teng teamed up with Lead Wellness Instructor Sarah Johnson to create an entirely new type of class at MIT.
Featured video: Thank you, MIT employees!
A tribute to the staff and faculty who have worked hard getting campus ready for this fall.
Letter regarding proposed free expression statement from MIT
President Reif writes to the MIT community about progress by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Free Expression.
MIT releases strategic action plan for belonging, achievement, and composition
New initiatives will build on the Institute’s culture of excellence while enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the MIT community.
3 Questions: Thea Keith-Lucas on ministering to the MIT community
Chaplain to the Institute and associate dean of the Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life reflects on the office’s priorities and how the community still surprises her.
John Tirman, political theorist and executive director of the MIT Center for International Studies, dies at 72
An expert on US-Iran relations and human security, Tirman was a prolific author and thoughtful colleague and friend.
Bringing lessons from cybersecurity to the fight against disinformation
Mary Ellen Zurko pioneered user-centered security in the 1990s. Now she’s using those insights to help the nation thwart influence operations.
MIT’s efforts to get out the vote make an impact
MITvote and the ALL IN initiative increased student voting in 2020 and are working to keep up the momentum for this fall's midterm elections.
3 Questions: John Durant on the new MIT Museum at Kendall Square
The MIT Museum director describes how the museum is reinventing itself for the 21st century.
Four researchers with MIT ties earn Schmidt Science Fellowships
International award supports early-career scientists and engineers as they pursue interdisciplinary works.
Donald “Bruce” Montgomery, influential electromagnet engineer, dies at 89
Longtime MIT researcher and former associate director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center contributed to fusion energy progress on campus and around the world.
MIT welcomes eight MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars for 2022-23
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars will enhance and enrich the MIT community through engagement with students and faculty.
MIT Libraries staff honored with 2022 Infinite Mile Awards
Seventeen staffers lauded for providing outstanding service, supporting their colleagues, and exemplifying the Libraries’ values.
Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT
Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.