Slideshow: Community Inauguration Festival
Saturday's events — including a road race, campus quest and global barbecue — marked the end of the week of festivities around inauguration.
MIT plans to build new childcare facility
When complete next year, the new Technology Children’s Center on Vassar Street will nearly double the Institute’s on-campus childcare capacity.
Automatic building mapping could help emergency responders
A prototype sensor array that can be worn on the chest automatically maps the wearer’s environment, recognizing movement between floors.
‘We are all in this great enterprise together’
In his inaugural address, President L. Rafael Reif aims MIT on a course to shape new directions in education.
Inauguration festivities off to a stimulating start
Innovation symposium touches on a dizzying array of topics, with themes of interdisciplinary collaboration, energy and innovation for the developing world.
Inclusion and excellence go hand in hand
Think about nominating a colleague for this year's Excellence Awards.
Fujimoto, Swanson awarded the 2012 António Champalimaud Vision Award
Share honor with colleagues for pioneering work in the development of optical coherence tomography.
Preview of an inauguration
In addition to marking the beginning of L. Rafael Reif’s term as MIT’s 17th president, the festivities will celebrate the MIT community’s ethic of service.
QS ranking calls MIT the world’s top university
QS World University Rankings also give the Institute top billing in 11 of 28 academic disciplines evaluated.