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Students
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MIT Sandbox’s first acquired startup gives back
Augmented-reality startup Escher Reality, which recently sold to Niantic, gives back to the program that helped it launch.
February 21, 2018 -
MIT launches SafeRide OnDemand shuttle pilot program
Door-to-door late-night ride service was developed in response to student requests.
February 16, 2018 -
MIT Hillel receives Outstanding Campus Award
Fresh off their previous award the year prior, MIT Hillel continues to be recognized for excellent work and increased student engagement.
February 15, 2018 -
Sealing the cracks in public education
MIT senior Yazmin Guzman wants to change the educational landscape to provide opportunities to all K-12 students.
February 14, 2018 -
A microbial approach to agriculture
A new special subject, Agricultural Microbial Ecology, takes students to Israel.
February 14, 2018 -
A hybrid term takes shape
Devised and led by two MIT seniors, the x-terms pilot meshes academics with internships in the greater Boston area.
February 13, 2018 -
In fieldwork program, students take the lead
TREX program from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering takes students to Hawaii to conduct environmental research.
February 12, 2018 -
MIT class reveals, explores Institute’s connections to slavery
Findings show founder William Barton Rogers possessed enslaved persons before coming to MIT; research, community dialogue to ensue.
February 12, 2018 -
MLK luncheon: “What matters is what you’re doing”
Former NFL player Wade Davis gives keynote talk at annual event, reflects on his life as a gay black athlete.
February 9, 2018 -
Applying philosophy for a better democracy
In Justin Khoo’s new class, students explore how language affects censorship, dissent, truth, and propaganda.
February 9, 2018 -
Work continues toward a more diverse, inclusive MIT
Many of the changes recommended by black students in 2015 have been implemented; departmental discussions are ongoing.
February 7, 2018 -
Decoding human cognition
MIT senior and Marshall Scholar Liang Zhou wants to elucidate the neural basis for our thoughts and intuitions.
February 1, 2018 -
MISTI Global Startup Labs celebrates 18 years
Over 200 MIT students have mentored peers in creating tech startups across the world.
February 1, 2018 -
Out of the lab and onto the page
Blog writing workshop for graduate students offers practical tips, helping them create a window into real life at MIT.
January 29, 2018 -
Graduate Student Council launches inclusion initiative
Student representatives called "conduits" are discussing best practices and planning ways to implement diversity and inclusion programs campus-wide.
January 29, 2018 -
Coding, thinking, sharing, building
More than 130 MIT juniors and seniors dig deeply into research in the Advanced Undergraduate Research Program (SuperUROP).
January 26, 2018 -
Prototypes for the new space age
The Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative shares results and next steps from its first zero gravity research mission.
January 26, 2018 -
Contest seeks writing about bicultural experiences
The Isabelle de Courtivron Writing Prize is seeking student writing submissions about immigrant, diaspora, bicultural, bilingual, and/or mixed-race experiences.
January 22, 2018 -
Students share their passions outside the classroom
#ThisisMIT video contest gives students a chance to indulge their creativity and submit short videos showcasing the magic of MIT.
January 18, 2018 -
Making preventive medicine more accessible
MIT senior Anjali Misra is drawn to health care problems that don’t have easy answers.
January 17, 2018