Taking an MIT approach to a return to campus
Data-informed efforts are contributing to the Institute’s ramp-up strategy.
MIT Logarhythms host a virtual concert and release a sneak peek of their new EP
Student singers offer a night of good music and high-energy performances online.
MIT’s first online Commencement, as seen through social media
Though the MIT community was spread around the world due to Covid-19, graduates and their families celebrated magic moments through social posts.
Town halls let students “Solve for Fall”
Student representatives, heads of house, and other MIT leaders came together to answer students’ questions and discuss a safe, gradual return to campus life.
In online vigil, MIT community shares grief, anger, and hope
“If you say you care about the injustice in this nation and in this world, you have a role to play,” said Associate Dean DiOnetta Jones Crayton.
Lighting the way to better battery technology
Doctoral candidate Supratim Das wants the world to know how to make longer-lasting batteries that charge mobile phones and electric cars.
Rapidly engineering ventilators for the Covid-19 pandemic
Erwin Franz's experiences with MIT System Design and Management had a major effect on his work with the rapid response team at Philips Respironics.
With touches of technical wizardry, MIT holds its first online Commencement
The online ceremony featured virtual reality, crowdsourced music, a surprise visit from space, and more.
Professor Esther Duflo's salute to the advanced degree recipients
"Pick your issue [to address], and go for it with all your heart, all your mind, and all your knowledge," Duflo told graduates.
President L. Rafael Reif's charge to the class of 2020
"Find your calling! Solve the unsolvable! Invent the future! Take the high road," Reif urged graduates. "And you will continue to make your family, including your MIT family, proud."
William McRaven's Commencement address
"To save the world, you will have to be men and women of great integrity," McRaven told graduates.
Meet the MIT bilinguals: Dual materials science and music major Talia Khan
Fulbright Fellowship recipient encourages more musicologists and scientists to do interdisciplinary work with one another.