Department snapshot: Mechanical Engineering
More MechE students choose to design their own education.
Cambridge-MIT Exchange funding extended
BP funding allows program to expand to 21 students annually from 15 currently.
Where in the world did MIT undergraduates go?
In 2011-12, more than 700 took part in opportunities across the globe.
Celebrating 10 years of Simmons Hall
Past and current “Sims” join together for a three-day long celebration.
Department snapshot: Aeronautics and Astronautics
AeroAstro takes off in new directions — prompting a 50 percent spike in new undergraduate enrollments.
Area Directors support students and the House Teams
New area directors expand the support resources for students in residence halls.
A brain beyond borders
MIT senior Victoria Okuneye traveled to Mexico and Jamaica to pursue her passions for neuroscience and global service.
Oscillating microscopic beads could be key to biolab on a chip
MIT team finds way to manipulate and measure magnetic particles without contact, potentially enabling multiple medical tests on a tiny device.
Fish, first-year students and a Friday night out
MIT first-year students take a trip to the New England Aquarium during their final orientation week event.
U.S. News ranks MIT sixth overall among U.S. universities
Institute’s undergraduate engineering program is again ranked No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
Weapon-wielding marine microbes may protect populations from foes
In some populations, natural antibiotics are produced by a few individuals whose closest relatives carry genes conferring resistance.