MIT Science Policy Initiative members visit Capitol Hill to support funding for research and development
Meet with representatives of 34 congressional offices to urge reversal of budget cuts.
Modern-day inventor
MIT senior Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help people with disabilities and improve everyday technology.
The What, Who and How of DUE: Concourse
The Concourse freshman learning community is a 'school within a school'
MIT senior Holden Lee wins Gates Scholarship
Lee will pursue graduate studies in mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar Day
Participants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'
Terrascope: Not the typical first semester class
Course requires undergrads to work in teams to present solutions to a complex problem with an interdisciplinary approach
Burchard Scholars named for 2013
Honorees chosen for demonstrating outstanding abilities and academic excellence in humanities, arts or social sciences, as well as in science and engineering
Helping students master data
An undergraduate econometrics class gets students to think critically about their own research.
Four professors named 2013 MacVicar Fellows
Griffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.
Better buildings, better lives
Whether working on clean water for a Ugandan village or studying concrete reinforced with natural fibers, MIT senior Marisa Simmons is a civil engineer looking out for the world.
SHASS announces expanded Kelly Essay Prize for undergraduates
All forms of nonfiction prose now eligible for the $800 prize
Undergraduate tuition and fees to rise 3.4 percent next year
Increase to be offset by financial aid expenditures, which will grow to a record $97.6 million.
Important lessons learned outside the classroom
MIT senior Jean Sack describes her experience with the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Exploring the brain, and the world
Brain and cognitive sciences major Joy Ekuta researches, learns and teaches her way around the globe.