Featured video: Solving a Rubik's Cube in record time
A robot developed by MIT students Ben Katz and Jared Di Carlo can solve a Rubik’s Cube in a record-breaking 0.38 seconds.
Lending mind, hand, and heart
Senior Isabella Pecorari is building supportive communities at MIT and beyond.
From coolants to a carbon-constrained world
An early calling for clean energy propels undergraduate Ka-Yen Yau’s research on the next generation of nuclear technology.
Students build assistive technologies at MIT’s annual ATHack
Citizens with disabilities from Greater Boston and students gathered to build prototypes of personalized assistive devices.
Contact lenses that deliver drugs directly to the eye win health care prize
Eight teams pitched novel inventions at MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition.
Outstanding MIT students of French explore "Paris et la rue"
In the January Scholars in France program, students discover behind-the-scenes Paris and the city's storied streets.
Human factors engineering class tackles design for aging
MIT students learn human-centered design skills in a course offered during the 2018 Independent Activities Period.
Bringing meaningful technologies to market
MIT senior and Rhodes Scholar Matthew Chun wants to promote innovation that enhances quality of life in developing countries.
Jani Adcock and Drew Bent named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Seniors will join class of 49 scholars in new fellowship program.
Event explores initial findings from “MIT and Slavery” class
Students bring the Institute into national conversation about universities and the institution of slavery in the United States.
MIT students take back Putnam competition honors
MIT has now been ranked first in four of the last five years, with a team taking first place and students claiming five of the six prestigious Putnam Fellowships.
MIT expands partnership with Imperial College London
Collaborative academic and research exchange programs continue to grow.
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Exploring his depth of field
Photographer, poet, and PhD student in biological engineering Corban Swain pursues diverse interests with a keen eye.
Undergraduate financial aid boosted for 2018-19
Financial aid increase of 9.6 percent to offset 3.9 percent rise in tuition and fees.