Laser-focused: Four MIT students foster new insights into inertial confinement fusion
Undergraduate research opportunities in the Plasma Science and Fusion Center’s High-Energy-Density Physics division support multiple fusion collaborations.
Listening to immigrant and indigenous Pacific Islander voices
As a community activist and scholar, PhD candidate Kevin Lee has a lot on his plate. But “when things matter so deeply in your bones, the energy just comes,” he says.
Addressing shared challenges for MIT this fall
In his latest letter, President L. Rafael Reif highlights three areas of "crucial work" for the MIT community.
A fall semester welcome to undergraduates
“We will find great meaning and satisfaction in having endured this historic test together,” President Reif told new and returning students.
Bringing MIT magic to first-years everywhere
With creativity and hard work, the Institute is striving to provide the best possible experience for the Class of 2024.
Covid-19 testing ramps up as MIT enters next phase of campus reopening
Over 8,000 tests were performed last week by MIT Medical.
Economist Antoine Levy is all over the map
The PhD student is fascinated by local variations in economic activity, and how they drive national policies.
For student researchers, no pause for the pandemic
Undergraduates Aljazzy Alahmadi, Andrea Garcia, and Quynh Nguyen are sustaining the nuclear science and engineering research mission from around the world.
A SHARP process for populating campus this fall
Student leaders, faculty, and staff contributed to process, values, and decisions.
Meet Lauryn Kortman: Juggling fusion magnets and LED batons
Rising MIT sophomore finds satisfaction designing for the laboratory and the playing field.
MIT shares reopening plans with Cambridge City Council
Representatives detail plans to monitor and manage Covid-19 cases as students prepare to return to campus.
Building empathy and sharing wisdom on MIT’s Day of Dialogue
With more than 1,000 participants, daylong event encourages anti-racism conversations in the MIT community.
MIT Energy Conference goes virtual
Annual student-run energy conference pivots to successful online event with short notice in response to the coronavirus.
When the chemical industry met modern architecture
PhD student Jessica Varner traces the way synthetic building materials have transformed our environment.