Thinking like economists
From funky markets in airfares and hot dogs to the effects of alcohol taxes on drunk-driving fatalities, MIT undergraduates try their hand at economics research.
Four professors named MacVicar fellows
Sanyal, Schuh, Verghese and Winston honored for undergraduate teaching excellence
Financial aid budget will rise more sharply than tuition next year
Undergraduate financial aid up 5 percent; tuition, 3.9 percent
Alum-astronaut Robert Satcher: ‘We need to get everybody on board’
Delivers keynote address at the annual Laureates and Leaders induction ceremony
Students get a sneak peek at Maseeh Hall
Open house offers prospective residents the chance to check out MIT's newest undergraduate dormitory.
Search for a new dining vendor underway
Students and housemasters helping to evaluate companies that seek to operate the new House Dining system.
Announcing the Palitz Fellowship
A new undergraduate travel fellowship for the study of Dutch art and culture in The Hague, Netherlands.
My 'four weeks' view of the U.S. achievement gap
Freshman Anna Ho mentors students while working with a Teach for America teacher in the Four Weeks for America Challenge.
Chris Boyce wins Gates scholarship
MIT senior co-founded company focused on creating stretchable, bendable electronics and solar panels.
MISTI sends more than 50 students abroad over IAP
Take on real-world challenges in places such as Mexico, Germany and France
Today at Maseeh Hall: Coffee with the construction crew
Institute Chaplain Robert Randolph invites construction workers to breakfast and coffee
What's happening with Maseeh Hall
Check out regular updates on the progress to open Maseeh Hall for fall 2011.