Three at MIT named 2018 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
MIT president and two engineering faculty recognized for contributions with tangible impacts on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.
Josh Tenenbaum named Innovator of the Year by R&D Magazine
Professor honored for work on the nature and origins of intelligence in the human mind and applying that knowledge to build human-like intelligence in machines.
Hashim Sarkis named curator of 2020 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition
Dean of MIT's School of Architecture and Planning will curate the global showcase for architectural work.
African entrepreneurs visit MIT for leadership boot camp
The Legatum Center joined Zambezi entrepreneurs with MIT faculty, students, and stakeholders for a leadership forum around African prosperity.
Alumni team tops Collegiate Inventors Competition
Mechanical engineering alumni of 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) win with Rhino, a product that makes brick repointing faster, safer, and more accurate.
More than 30 from MIT named to Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
Forbes calls its 2019 30 Under 30 honorees “a collection of bold risk-takers who are putting a new twist on the old tools of the trade.”
Two from MIT named Schwarzman Scholars for 2020
Pablo Ducru and Michael Shum ’17, MEng ’18 will study at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars
Radha Mastandrea, Katie O’Nell, Anna Sappington, Kyle Swanson, and Crystal Winston will begin graduate studies in the UK next fall.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory wins 10 R&D 100 Awards
Technologies ranging from a hurricane-evacuation decision platform to algorithms that compare DNA samples honored as some of the world's best inventions of 2018.
Tarana Burke, BethAnn McLaughlin, and Sherry Marts win 2018 Media Lab Disobedience Award
Three leaders of the #MeToo and #MeTooSTEM movements are recognized.
Three MIT faculty elected 2018 AAAS Fellows
Jacqueline Hewitt, Kristala Prather, and John Lienhard are among those recognized for their efforts to advance science.
Sixteen grad students named to the Siebel Scholars class of 2019
MIT students from the fields of bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy science receive the prestigious awards.
Sarah Tress wins 2019 Rhodes Scholarship
Mechanical engineering major is among 32 winners nationwide.
Times Higher Education ranks MIT No.1 in business and economics, No.2 in arts and humanities
Worldwide honors for 2019 span three MIT schools.
Baglietto, Saxe, and Shoulders ensure grad students thrive
For three Committed to Caring honorees, mentorship is demonstrated through generosity and making connections.