MIT startups inspire with impressive presentations at Demo Day 2026
The event featured ventures solving problems in manufacturing, cybersecurity, health care spending, and more.
How MIT student communities help develop lifelong skills and connections
Members of the Institute’s fraternities, sororities, and independent living groups translate their MIT experiences into cherished memories, friendships, and lessons about leadership and service.
Student spotlight: Nathaniel Morgan
The senior from Atlanta is majoring in AI and decision making, serves as a leader in several campus groups, and has a soft spot for car improvement projects.
Student spotlight: Isabel Duran
The junior, an electrical engineering with computing major, stays busy with many student activities, from giving MIT tours to helping lead her sorority to collaborating with the nonprofit Engineers Without Borders.
Building foundations that last
Assistant Professor Iwnetim Abate creates space for ambitious research and sustainable growth for his graduate students.
Ila Kumar: Innovating with communities
The PhD student works to give young people an active role in shaping digital technologies that can support their own well-being.
Translating economic growth into better lives
Graduate student Lyonel Tanganco investigates how to improve public policy interventions and address challenges in nutrition, climate, and development.
At MIT convocation, a warm welcome for the Class of 2030
The Institute is “so glad and so grateful” to have this year’s new undergraduates aboard, President Kornbluth said at the annual greeting ceremony.
How an MIT graduate student helped a team of young scientists test their experiment at CERN
Physics PhD student Manu Srivastava helped high school students in India develop a test that could contribute to one of the world’s largest neutrino experiments.
How MIT Sandbox has turned student ideas into $8.7 billion in global impact
Through a decade of non-dilutive funding, hands-on mentorship, and a safe space to fail fast, the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program has helped students translate curiosity into real-world impact.
Gage Coon: An Earth scientist exploring the power of microbes
The PhD student’s research on how microorganisms digest compounds in their environment could enable advances in wastewater treatment.
MIT student leaders: Q&A with McCormick Hall co-president Sydney Baller
The rising senior loves her dorm and its community and wants to serve as a bridge to its next residents as the building heads into renovations.
The game’s the thing
MIT senior Kayode Dada has a passion for designing games, and a penchant for building community.
Tackling rare genetic disorders with patient-focused science
Shannon Knight, a brain and cognitive sciences PhD candidate and McGovern Institute researcher, focuses on developing a novel gene therapy.
On the hunt for dark matter
From Broadway to MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, PhD student Jessica Fry doesn’t do anything halfway. Now she’s hunting for the universe’s most elusive particle.