MIT D-Lab students design global energy solutions through collaboration
Each year, two longstanding D-Lab courses make their mark on students and communities around the world.
Shaping the future through systems thinking
Ananda Santos Figueiredo, a senior in climate system science and engineering, is charting her own course of impact.
A magnetic pull toward materials
MIT senior Maria Aguiar loves everything about materials science — but has a soft spot for garnet thin films, the focus of her undergraduate research.
Fueling social impact: PKG IDEAS Challenge invests in bold student-led social enterprises
Over nearly a quarter century, the program has invested $1.3 million in 300 ventures in 60 countries for a transformative legacy in social innovation.
MIT students turn vision to reality
The ASA Impact Fund finances unique and impactful projects in Africa.
A day in the life of MIT MBA student David Brown
The former US Army Helicopter pilot co-founded Helix Carbon to erase the carbon footprint of tough-to-decarbonize industries.
Class pairs students with military officers to build mission-critical solutions
MIT course 15.362/6.9160 (Engineering Innovation: Global Security Systems) gives students an inside look at military problems and empowers them to build prototypes.
Drug injection device wins MIT $100K Competition
CoFlo Medical’s low-cost device could administer advanced biologic treatments more quickly to people with cancers, autoimmune diseases, and more.
Student spotlight: Aria Eppinger ’24
The multitalented member of the varsity swim team graduated with her undergraduate degree in computer science and molecular biology in 2024 and will complete her MEng this month.
Twenty-one exceptional students receive 2025 MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards
Graduates from top undergraduate supply chain programs across the US receive tuition fellowships and conditional acceptance to the MIT Supply Chain Management master’s program.
Studying work, life, and economics
Economics doctoral student Tishara Garg takes a novel approach to answering ambitious questions about big-push industrial policy and development.
At the Venice Biennale, design through flexible thinking
The renowned architecture exhibition, curated this year by MIT’s Carlo Ratti, puts an emphasis on adaptive intelligence.
Merging design and computer science in creative ways
MAD Fellow Alexander Htet Kyaw connects humans, machines, and the physical world using AI and augmented reality.
The chemistry of creativity
Senior Madison Wang blends science, history, and art to probe how the world works and the tools we use to explore and understand it.
Martina Solano Soto wants to solve the mysteries of the universe, and MIT Open Learning is part of her plan
The 17-year-old student from Spain uses MIT resources to deepen her understanding of math and physics.