MITES: 40 years and over 2,200 students and counting
MIT’s flagship program for rising high school seniors welcomes its 2015 class to campus.
De-stressing lithium batteries
Modeling mechanical stress in solid-state lithium batteries yields insights into battery microstructure for MIT postdoc Giovanna Bucci.
Amy Brand named new director of the MIT Press
Executive and MIT alumna has a deep background in academic publishing and communications.
MIT team places sixth at international DARPA Robotics Challenge
CSAIL team just misses winning the grand prize after programming a 400-lb humanoid robot to lift beams, climb stairs, and drive a car.
Megan Smith: It’s mind, hand … and heart
In Commencement remarks, U.S. CTO stresses the importance of the personal, caring side of MIT.
Robotic challenger
MIT team prepares to meet 24 others in $2 million DARPA competition to develop disaster-assistance robots.
Marking 50 years at MIT
MIT Medical stalwart Maria Bachini reflects on half a century at the Institute.
How can one tree tell the story of climate change?
With help from a single red oak, five MIT Knight Science Journalism colleagues explore storytelling as a way to convey the impacts of a changing climate.
Probing graphene physics
MIT postdoc Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi charts quantum signatures of electronic transport in graphene.
Neural engineering for middle schoolers
MIT STEM Mentoring Program introduces students from Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence to an evolving field.
Soriero selected an Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year
Julie Soriero, head of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, is among 28 honored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Stoking a passion for science with tales of plasma research
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's John Nwagbaraocha discusses his love of science, plasma, and popular culture with local high school students.
Tell me about your day, MIT
White "TMAYD" wristbands are being distributed by a first-year student who wants to warm up campus interactions.