Two from MIT recognized as outstanding engineering leaders
Grad students Kristen Railey and Alexander Feldstein were named to the Aviation Week Network’s “20 Twenties” for 2017.
MIT offers admissions decisions to the Class of 2021
MIT admits 1,438 students from 50 states and 62 countries; admissions video carries on four-year tradition.
Commercial space: Can we privatize our way to the stars?
Annual conference explores the rise and distant future of the private space industry.
Atlas Service Center opens in E17
Housed in a newly designed space, the center brings together an array of services for the MIT community, now in a single location.
Iodine may protect batteries
MIT, Carnegie Mellon researchers explore “self-healing” batteries with new metal-halide solid electrolyte material.
Featured video: Random acts of kindness
For RAK Week, community members dole out free hugs, snacks, and other kind acts.
Electrons go superballistic
Newly discovered phenomenon accelerates electrons as they enter a viscous state.
Eastgate, Warehouse graduate communities seek new heads of house
Faculty are invited to learn more at an informational reception on March 8.
3Q: Leora Cooper on the legacy of her grandmother, Mildred Dresselhaus
After Dresselhaus’ recent passing, GE invited PhD candidate Leora Cooper to walk the red carpet at the 2017 Academy Awards in her grandmother's stead.
3Q: Suzy Nelson on protections for transgender students at MIT
The Institute’s nondiscrimination policies will continue to offer vital protections for MIT’s transgender community, says the vice president and dean for student life.
From football to physics
Zachary Hulcher, Marshall Scholar and offensive lineman, will study high-energy physics in the U.K.
MIT senior Lilly Chin wins “Jeopardy!” College Championship
Chin takes the $100,000 grand prize, surpassing 14 on-air contestants and thousands of applicants from colleges around the U.S.
Virtual-reality system for the elderly wins health care prize
Eight student teams pitched novel inventions at MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition.
Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2017 poster winners
Annual poster session showcases recent work on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.