A class with the feel of a startup
Engineering systems design and development course embodies the spirit of National Engineers Week.
![“[W]hen I came here for CPW [Campus Preview Weekend], I realized that these people were really passionate about what they were doing, and that they were doing really cool things. It’s nerdy, but it’s my kind of nerdy,” senior Hermoon Worku says.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201702/MIT-HermoonWorku-A1.jpg?itok=296Nh4HY)
Future physician-advocate
Senior Hermoon Worku is pursuing a career dedicated to surgery, advocacy, and teaching.
Strength in numbers
PhD student Dean Knox studies social networks and how individuals use them to access government goods and services.
Getting their hands dirty: Students experience fieldwork in Hawaii
TREX program from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers undergraduates the opportunity to get out in the field.
“Discrimination affects us all”
Celebration of MLK features NASA mission manager Aprille Joy Ericsson ’86.
Plants for the people
A new event series is bringing greenery to campus in partnership with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Matthew Cavuto: Getting a leg up on engineering
MIT senior will use Marshall Scholarship to work on devices that enhance mobility for the disabled.
Featured video: "I grew up in Damascus"
Driven to help others, an international MIT student is making a positive mark on the world.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences launches post-baccalaureate program
Research Scholars Program in Brain and Cognitive Sciences brings talented students to the department.
For refugee camps, a waterless toilet to improve health and safety
As camps swell, change:WATER Labs aims to bring toilets into individual homes.
Research assistants at energy’s cutting edge
MIT graduate students in energy fields gain skills and advance knowledge while helping to move toward a low-carbon future.
Adding hands-on practice to science and engineering classes
A new advising seminar incorporates making and other types of hands-on learning to enhance first-year required courses.
Featured video: MIT Hyperloop
MIT is one of 30 student teams testing high-speed concept pods as part of a SpaceX Hyperloop competition.
Academic All-Americans
MIT is second in the nation in Academic All-American accolades, which recognize scholarship and athletic excellence.