Student life

MindHandHeart Innovation Fund winners, Spring 2018

MindHandHeart announces 12 new Innovation Fund winners

The seventh round of MindHandHeart Innovation Fund projects have been selected to bring creative wellness and mental health programming to campus.

June 29, 2018

Members of The Standard gather for a photo before a workshop.

Setting The Standard for excellence

A new program sponsored by the Office of Minority Education and supported by offices across campus is working to advance the success of men of color at MIT.

June 18, 2018

MIT takes a break with the Day of Play

Annual event allows the MIT community to come together and unwind, have fun, and celebrate the hard work of the previous months.

June 11, 2018

“The Logs has been the utmost formative experience of my college education,” says MIT senior Shaun Datta, at center performing with his fellow MIT Logarhythms. “We try to leave the rest of our thoughts and distractions at the door, so we can be very focused, and to give us a reprieve from the other things we’re working on.”

Quantum physics student leaving MIT on a high note

Math and physics major Shaun Datta wraps up four years of pushing himself beyond his comfort zone by singing a cappella with the MIT Logarhythms.

June 5, 2018

Graduate student Dextina Booker (center) discusses her group's ideas at a mock trade show held as part of the Desiging the First Year at MIT class.

Tackling the ultimate problem set: The first year at MIT

How would you change the first-year experience? Students have proposed inventive ways to improve the first year. And MIT is listening.

June 5, 2018

When PhD student Tiziana Smith isn’t at her computer refining or running her models, she can be found organizing activities and initiatives to help her fellow graduate students find mentors and become leaders themselves.

How many people can China feed?

Graduate student Tiziana Smith studies links between water availability and crop yields in the world’s most populous country.

May 30, 2018

MIT senior Izzy Lloyd’s time at MIT has included product design, music, and launching the far-reaching “TMAYD” campaign.

Featured video: Engineering joy

Graduating senior Izzy Lloyd tells us about her day — and the story of a rich, multifaceted career at MIT.

May 30, 2018

Drop Day: After months of planning and safety checks, a donated, irreparable piano is prepared for dropping off of the MIT Baker House roof.

Just drop it: Baker House Piano Drop

In a tradition that started nearly 50 years ago, Baker House residents drop a donated, nonworking, and irreparable piano off the roof to mark “Drop Day.”

May 24, 2018

“I care about people, and that drives how I spend my academic and non-academic time,” says Tchelet Segev. “It’s really important to me to do what I can to support those around me.”

A passion for service

Tchelet Segev, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, is making a better world at MIT and beyond through leadership and service.

May 21, 2018

In January, Flux and the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team went on a road-testing trip in Georgia.

Powered by the sun

Flux, built by the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, was recently unveiled at Johnson Rink in preparation for its participation in the American Solar Challenge.

May 16, 2018