The many-body dynamics of cold atoms and cross-country running
Senior Olivia Rosenstein balances cross-country competitions with research in quantum gasses and early-universe radio wave signals.
Researching extreme environments
PhD candidate Emma Bullock studies the local and global impacts of changing mineral levels in Arctic groundwater.
Advancing technology for aquaculture
MIT Sea Grant students apply machine learning to support local aquaculture hatcheries.
New major crosses disciplines to address climate change
Combining engineering, earth system science, and the social sciences, Course 1-12 prepares students to develop climate solutions.
Knight Science Journalism Program launches HBCU Science Journalism Fellowship
The fellowship will incubate early-career science journalists, providing them with a year of skill-building freelance experience and dedicated mentorship.
Growing our donated organ supply
Graduate student Hammaad Adam is working to increase the supply of organs available for transplants, saving lives and improving health equity.
MIT-Mexico Program fosters cross-border collaboration
For two decades, MIT-Mexico has funded student internships and teaching, as well as faculty research collaborations.
MIT community members gather on campus to witness 93 percent totality
Hundreds of observers took advantage of great weather to view the 2024 partial eclipse.
Drinking from a firehose — on stage
For more than 50 years, the MIT Music Theater Guild has put on epic performances that involve students from every part of campus.
Designing solutions to ensure equity in health care
MIT senior Daisy Wang interweaves biological engineering and women’s and gender studies as a way to address social problems.
Programming functional fabrics
PhD student Lavender Tessmer applies computation to create textiles that behave in novel ways.
Student spotlight: Victory Yinka-Banjo
The junior, who is majoring in computer science and molecular biology, wants to “make it a norm to lift others as I continue to climb.”
Q&A: How refusal can be an act of design
Doctoral student and recent MAD Design Fellow Jonathan Zong SM ’20 discusses a proposed framework to map how individuals can say “no” to technology misuses.
Students explore career opportunities in semiconductors
Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Women’s Leadership Initiative provides inspiration and guidance to MIT students.
For MIT students, there is much to learn from crafting a chair
In class 4.500 (Design Computation), Professor Larry Sass teaches the thoughtful and experimental process of design through the familiar idea of a chair, while exploring “foundational technologies.”