Joe Higgins named vice president for campus services and stewardship
New position to oversee facilities, construction, planning, sustainability, and EHS.
MIT announces updates on fact-finding and reviews of external engagements
Efforts also advance to protect whistleblowers, identify charity to benefit survivors of sexual abuse.
Bryan Reimer receives human factors innovator award
MIT AgeLab research engineer directs a team that studies in-vehicle automation, robotics, AI, and the mechanics of driver attention, among other topics.
Two committees to examine MIT’s outside engagements
Chair of the faculty and provost announce committees to review practices related to gifts, as well as grants and collaborations.
MIT takes action in response to sexual misconduct survey findings
New measures on campus announced for advocacy, support, education, and accountability.
Longtime MIT Lincoln Laboratory researcher John Goodenough wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
One of three scientists recognized for developing the lithium-ion battery, Goodenough explored the physics of magnetic materials during his career at Lincoln Laboratory.
Meet the 2019-20 MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars
Six scholars and professors are spending this academic year in engagement with the MIT community.
MIT community members invited to attend campus-wide forums
Students, staff, faculty, and alumni gather to discuss the Institute’s association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Game changer: How Christopher Weaver helped to transform video games and game studies at MIT
Revolutionizing video games with physics, Weaver has also influenced MIT students with lessons on design, virtual reality, storytelling, and games for social change.
3 Questions: Why sensing, why now, what next?
Brian Anthony, co-leader of SENSE.nano, discusses sensing for augmented and virtual reality and for advanced manufacturing.
Jill Bassett appointed director of the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center
She will leverage decades of expertise in community engagement for government, policy, health, higher ed, and human services organizations.
