Joy Buolamwini wins national contest for her work fighting bias in machine learning
Media Lab graduate student selected from over 7,300 entrants, awarded $50,000 scholarship in contest inspired by the film "Hidden Figures."
![“The whole goal of my life is to fix all the people problems. I sincerely think that the biggest problems we have are how we deal with each other, and how we treat each other. [We need to be] promoting empathy and understanding, and technology is an enormous power to influence that in a good way,” senior Garrett Parrish says.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201701/A1-MIT-Garrett-Parrish-02.jpg?itok=Dny0_GHc)
Creating “big, beautiful things”
Senior Garrett Parrish combines art and technology, with dramatic effects.
Taking a break and making connections
MIT Senior Jahnavi Kalpathy shares her story of taking a leave of absence.
Interstellate: Celebrating the the beauty of neuroscience
Caitlin Vander Weele, a graduate student in brain and cognitive sciences, launches a collaborative neuro-art pictorial magazine.
How engineering students are seeking to solve major food and water security problems
Students with a common passion for food and water security share their research at the MIT Water and Food Security Symposium.
At least 30 from MIT named to 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni honored in "the most definitive gathering of today’s leading young change-makers and innovators."
Rethinking how we get around
Paul Kishimoto, a PhD student in IDSS, probes the future of transportation in China.
MIT team takes second place on nationally televised "Ninja Warrior" championships
Missing the crown by a fraction of a second, students prove MIT can be just as successful in an obstacle course as they are in a lab.
Featured video: Touring MIT's nuclear facilities
Two graduate students provide an inside look at MIT's network of nuclear facilities and labs that mimic the footprint of a national lab.
Martin York named U.S. Air Force Cadet of the Year
Graduate student in AeroAstro recognized for exemplary military performance, academics, and physical fitness.
Alumni and entrepreneurs team up to guide young startups
Innovation@ONE business pitch competition features startups and ideas out of Course 1.
Bots, bit flips, and catching the bus
Engineering undergrads showcase their research after one semester of yearlong SuperUROP projects.
Financial aid gains to offset tuition increase for 2017-18
Tuition and fees increase of 3 percent is the smallest percentage rise since 1970.
