Students

Yazmin Guzman named 2019 Gates Cambridge Scholar

DUSP student will pursue an advanced degree in educational policy at Cambridge University.

February 28, 2019

The winning students and their coach from Jonas Clarke Middle School's Team One pose with their medals and trophy.

National competition veterans pay it forward at regional science contest

More than 100 middle school students compete at the fourth Northeast Regional Science Bowl, hosted by students at MIT and sponsored by the School of Science.

February 28, 2019

Sang-won Leigh PhD '18, left, works with second-year student Ethan Nevidomsky, an electrical engineering and computer science major, on ArtMatr’s oil-based printing system during the Computing Connections Challenges.

Student challenges kick off celebration of MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing

“We see an incredible future where the College of Computing channels the collaborative potential of disciplines,” says grad student Matthew Claudel.

February 25, 2019

Umbulizer founders Shaheer Piracha and Harvard Medical School student Sanchay Gupta (holding the check, from l-r) pose with the judges after winning the Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition. Umbulizer’s other founders not pictured include MIT alumni Moiz Imam ’18 and Abdurrahman Akkas ’18, MIT mechanical engineering student Wasay Anwer, Boston University student Rohan Jadeja, and F...

Low-cost ventilator wins Sloan health care prize

Device was one of eight inventions pitched at this year’s MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition.

February 25, 2019

Committed to service and science

When senior Julia Ginder isn’t investigating the mystery of her own allergies, she’s volunteering to help young people reach their goals.

February 24, 2019

Attendees of the 2018 Rising Stars in Chemical Engineering Workshop

Helping women in chemical engineering navigate academic careers

Inaugural Rising Stars in Chemical Engineering workshop seeks to increase the number of women who pursue faculty positions.

February 22, 2019

PhD student Josh Moss works in the Parsons Laboratory, where he focuses on organic chemical reactions in the atmosphere that contribute significantly to smog formation.

3 Questions: Josh Moss on tackling urban pollution

PhD student Josh Moss uses computer modeling and physical experiments to examine the key transformations that emissions undergo in the atmosphere.

February 22, 2019

The Sidney-Pacific Executive Council and brunch chairs welcome President Reif and Dean Staton in the Sidney-Pacific lobby.

Serving up brunch for the MIT graduate community

President L. Rafael Reif and Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education Blanche Staton help Sidney-Pacific students cook and serve Sunday brunch.

February 19, 2019

“Having representation from women, especially black women, in the [nuclear science and engineering] department was a huge factor in me wanting to come back,” says PhD candidate Raspberry Simpson.

From summer research program to PhD dissertation

Graduate student Raspberry Simpson’s scientific journey approaches fruition.

February 15, 2019

Rahsaan Hall, director of racial justice at the Massachusetts ACLU, delivered the keynote address at the annual MIT Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon.

MLK Luncheon: America’s bank of justice is overdrawn but not bankrupt

Rahsaan Hall of the ACLU’s Massachusetts branch delivers keynote at annual MIT event.

February 15, 2019

Members of the MIT Bhangra dance team pose for a picture after a performance.

Dance brings a community together

MIT Bhangra hosts Independent Activities Period workshops to spread the bhangra lifestyle.

February 14, 2019

“The Burchard Scholars are a thrilling group of MIT students,” says Margery Resnick, professor of literature and director of the Burchard Scholars program. “They are energized by ideas and consistently willing to express points of view that challenge commonly held ideas.”

Thirty-six MIT students selected as 2019 Burchard Scholars

In a dinner-seminar program of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, students expand intellectual horizons and leadership skills.

February 13, 2019

Assistant Professor M. Amah Edoh is the 2019 chair of the Isabelle de Courtivron Writing Prize committee.

Q&A: M. Amah Edoh on the Isabelle de Courtivron Writing Prize

The award honors writing related to immigrant, diaspora, bicultural, bilingual, and/or mixed-race experiences.

February 12, 2019

MIT spring exchange students gather by Imperial College London's iconic Queen's Tower: (l-r) Lily Bailey, Michael Hiebert, Dain Kim, Sara Wilson.

A semester studying abroad at Imperial College London

Students say they're enthusiastic about the new MIT-Imperial Academic Exchange pilot program.

February 11, 2019

MIT graduate students Atmaja Sinha and Rakesh Thykandi speak with executives from trucking companies about their work to reduce transportation costs for consumer good companies during the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network Research Expo 2019.

Strategic thinking on a global scale

Graduate students from around the world showcase research projects at MIT.