MIT and Harvard release working papers on open online courses
Research findings challenge common misconceptions, offer surprising insights about how students engage with MOOCs.
MITx course injects science into the global warming debate
12.340x focuses on teaching students academic rigor, not rhetoric.
Seeing beauty in a materials science world
Marshall Scholar Colleen Loynachan tackles materials science problems with a photographer’s perspective.
Sports Shorts for Jan. 13: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Women’s Basketball upsets undefeated Wheaton; Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field finish first at Bates Invitational
Introducing high school students to laser spectroscopy
Jill Sewell shepherds the Lambda Project in Professor Keith A. Nelson's lab.
Faces of UROP
A series of video profiles of students, produced by filmmaker Jean Dunoyer ’87, provides a unique window on the UROP experience.
Away for the holidays? Before you go, set your auto-replies
If you're on vacation for the holidays and new year, make sure to set your auto-replies for your email and MITvoip phone, which can be done at work or home.
Getting a move on in math
Marshall Scholar Kirin Sinha is motivating young women to pursue math through dance.
MIT admits 612 accomplished and diverse students through early action
New maker portfolios enhance optional application supplements.
Sports Shorts for Dec. 16: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Bingham Named All-American; Women’s Volleyball Earns Two Academic All-America Honors
Water, water everywhere: But is there enough to drink?
At MIT, experts address the challenges of supplying clean, safe water to a growing world population.
Former MIT president Charles M. Vest dies at 72
As the Institute’s leader from 1990 to 2004, he sparked a period of dynamism.