MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 115 students from the Class of 2020
Remarkably large cohort of graduating seniors honored for excellence in the liberal arts.
MIT begins testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19 on campus
The pilot project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can provide early signals about the spread of the virus.
A champion of renewable energy
MIT senior Darya Guettler advocates for climate action and broader deployment of zero-carbon energy sources.
Saving Iñupiaq
Linguistics graduate student Annauk Olin is helping her Alaska Native community preserve their language and navigate the severe impact of climate change.
How MIT’s rocket, electric car, and solar vehicle teams have adjusted to the pandemic
When Covid-19 forced Edgerton Center student teams off campus, the engineers found their problem-solving skills put to the test.
MIT undergraduates pursue research opportunities through the pandemic
Working remotely this summer, students worked to better understand human intelligence and to advance machine learning applications.
Demo Day shows MIT entrepreneurs’ resilience
Amid new challenges, this year’s delta v program taught participants the same essential lessons about entrepreneurship.
Student leaders and PKG Center team up to encourage civic engagement this November
Bolstered by campus partnerships and TurboVote, the student-led group MITvote is working to increase voter turnout.
Action learning in the virtual world
MIT students collaborate online with Hong Kong peers and industry partners to build fintech solutions.
MIT Media Lab charts a course for the future
The high-profile research lab is retaining its unique form of creativity while building trust and inclusion.
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.