Understanding reality through algorithms
Neuroscience PhD student Fernanda De La Torre uses complex algorithms to investigate philosophical questions about perception and reality.
MIT welcomes the 2022 incoming graduate students
Graduate Student Council introduces new grad students to MIT with information, community, and interactive activities.
Through mentorship, a deeper understanding of brain cancer metabolism grows
As an MSRP-Bio student in the Vander Heiden lab, Alejandra Rosario helped to reveal how cancer cells maintain access to materials they need to grow.
A “golden era” to study the brain
“We can’t think of the brain only as neurons,” says PhD student Mitch Murdock, who explores the cellular basis of Alzheimer’s disease.
A musician-turned-anthropologist studies venture capitalism in China
Whether learning about new music or a new culture, PhD student Jamie Wong takes a similar approach: Seek out the experts, then “try to play along and keep up.”
Ethics in action
In MIT’s Experiential Ethics summer course, students grapple with real-world ethical decision making, often while interning in the very fields they’re studying.
MIT cognitive scientists win Ig Nobel for shedding light on legalese
Edward Gibson and Eric Martinez are among this year's winners of the satiric prize, for explaining what makes legal documents so difficult to comprehend.
Startups showcase progress at Demo Day event
This year's delta v cohort includes startups with missions to help women, advocate for at-risk patients, and match customers with custom cosplay creators.
Jung Jae Kwon: Questioning the nuclear umbrella
Dissatisfied with security guarantees from the US, America’s junior allies want greater control over their own defenses.
Modeling the social mind
PhD student Setayesh Radkani studies the psychological and neural mechanisms at work when humans learn from and influence each other.
MIT Spokes cycles across the country to teach STEM classes
Sore legs, 10 flat tires, and hot temperatures did not deter these MIT students and recent graduates.
New endowment fund will power student innovation at MIT Sandbox
A $1 million gift from Dan and Judy Gilbert creates a permanent funding source and supports expansion of entrepreneurship programs.
MIT students contribute to success of historic fusion experiment
Students are part of large team that achieved fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory.
Forging political alliances through supply chains
International firms sharing production networks lobby together to secure favorable trade conditions.
Letter regarding proposed free expression statement from MIT
President Reif writes to the MIT community about progress by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Free Expression.