Top high school researchers from across the nation meet at MIT
Talented high school researchers attending the annual AAAS/AJAS conference in Boston meet with MIT faculty.
Women of NASA Lego set blasts off
MIT staffer’s creation celebrating the history of women in the U.S. space program selected to become official Lego set.
Lemelson-MIT Program announces 42 Junior Varsity InvenTeam grants
Grants help middle and high school students develop as young inventors.
Getting their hands dirty: Students experience fieldwork in Hawaii
TREX program from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers undergraduates the opportunity to get out in the field.
MIT receives grant from Association of American Universities for undergraduate STEM education
Funds will be used to create a Dean’s Action Group to disseminate evidence-based teaching practices.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences launches post-baccalaureate program
Research Scholars Program in Brain and Cognitive Sciences brings talented students to the department.
Adding hands-on practice to science and engineering classes
A new advising seminar incorporates making and other types of hands-on learning to enhance first-year required courses.
LEGO Foundation endows Media Lab fellowships in honor of Seymour Papert
New graduate student fellowship program announced at Media Lab event celebrating the life and work of Seymour Papert.
What can we learn from lottery spending?
“City Digits: Local Lotto” teaches Brooklyn high school students how to work with data by analyzing lottery spending patterns.
Student product ideas range from lifesaving to just plain fun
Finale of mechanical engineering class unveils wide variety of ingenious new product concepts.
Harder, better, faster, stronger
The MIT Formula SAE team takes a great leap forward to build their 2017 race car.
Enhancing education from pre-K to MIT and beyond
Two new initiatives take an in-depth look at learning.
Solid-state learning
First-year students get a spirited introduction to materials science and chemistry from Professor Jeffrey Grossman.
Teaching Hong Kong students to embrace computational thinking
Powered by MIT expertise and regional universities, CoolThink@JC will offer training to primary teachers and students at 32 schools.
MIT-Chile collaboration stresses hands-on projects and teamwork in STEM education
MIT alumni and the MIT-Chile Program are bringing unique learning opportunities to Chilean high school students in a partnership with two major Santiago universities.