The art and science of mapmaking with wood
Graduate student Phillip Daniel turns maps into laser-cut works of art.
Falling in love with numbers at MIT
Sheela Devadas '15, winner of the 2015 Alice T. Schafer Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, fell in love with the subject at MIT — while still in high school.
Collaboration 101
MacVicar Day examines MIT’s unique partnership with Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Gizmo Garden blooms in Maine
The MIT Edgerton Center’s K-12 electronics curriculum was the basis for a creative technology-education workshop in rural Maine this winter.
Building community for EECS postdocs
Postdoctoral scholars in electrical engineering and computer science gain new perspectives as Postdoc6 comes full cycle.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam students participate in White House Science Fair
High-school students from two Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams showcased their invention projects for President Obama at the 2015 White House Science Fair.
Teaching programming to preschoolers
System that lets children program a robot using stickers embodies new theories about programming languages.
Materials Processing Center marks 35 years
Service to faculty, collaboration with industry are hallmarks of campus-based Materials Processing Center at MIT.
Q&A series with MIT's Knight Science Journalism Fellows for 2014-15
Nine seasoned journalists reflect on "MIT-style" teamwork, new media, and advice for students interested in science journalism.
In science and engineering program, lessons about life
SEED Academy’s Life Mastery course at MIT helps local high school students develop critical skills.
Bridging the gap
MIT Class of 2018 president Colin Webb brings the MIT community together through collaboration and conversation.
Can an LED-filled “robot garden” make coding more accessible?
CSAIL’s 100-plus blooming, crawling, swimming bots teach basic programming concepts.
Freshman "chemistry clicker" champions named
Interactive clicker competitions pit student recitation teams against one another, turning learning into a semester-long game.
Making more than pretty pictures
Felice Frankel uses strong visual vocabulary to eliminate ambiguity and sell ideas.