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2019 Collier Medal recipient Arman Rezaee (second from right), MIT PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, receives his award from Captain Craig Martin (left), MIT Police Chief John DiFava (second from left), and President L. Rafael Reif.

Exceptional individuals receive 2019 MIT Excellence Awards and Collier Medal

Honors recognize extraordinary dedication to MIT’s goals, values, mission, and community.

March 25, 2019

Audrey Pillsbury is a senior chemistry major and the creator of a musical about life as a second-generation Asian-American.

The chemist and the stage

Senior chemistry major, athlete, and artist Audrey Pillsbury creates a musical about life as a second-generation Asian-American.

March 22, 2019

“At its core, the most important city planning questions are: Are we taking the time to observe and listen to the challenges communities are facing? Are we willing to be a bridge and make connections in spaces where we have power to? And how do we create platforms for people’s voices to be heard without being translators?” says Dasjon Jordan, a second-year master’s student in the Departmen...

Locally grown

Graduate student Dasjon Jordan brings neighborhood roots to urban planning.

March 21, 2019

MIT's Panhellenic Association accepts their awards at the 2019 Northeast Greek Leadership Association Conference in Hartford, Connecticut.

Sorority leaders recognized for creating leadership, support, service, and scholarship opportunities

MIT’s Panhellenic Association wins three awards, Delta Phi Epsilon receives honorable mention at the Northeast Greek Leadership Association Conference.

March 19, 2019

“One.MIT,” a new art installation at MIT.nano, displays a 6-inch silicon wafer depicting an image of MIT’s Great Dome. The image was formed by etching the names of the more than 270,000 people associated with the Institute from 1861 to spring 2018.

“One.MIT” creates a monument — at the smallest scale

MIT.nano etches more than 270,000 names from the MIT community on a 6-inch wafer.

March 18, 2019

Jordan Benjamin uses a rotating water tank to demonstrate the bridge between observation and theory underlying weather and climate phenomena.

Taking the world by storm

Jordan Benjamin, a double major in physics and atmospheric science, studies the weather inside and out of the classroom.

March 9, 2019

Mark Silis named vice president for information systems and technology

Formerly associate vice president, Silis has been a member of MIT Information Systems and Technology for 15 years.

March 5, 2019

Alex Amouyel announces the 2019 Solve Global Challenges on stage in Kresge Auditorium at the Hello World, Hello MIT event.

Solve launches 2019 global challenges

Anyone can submit tech-based solution applications until July 1.

March 4, 2019

The winning students and their coach from Jonas Clarke Middle School's Team One pose with their medals and trophy.

National competition veterans pay it forward at regional science contest

More than 100 middle school students compete at the fourth Northeast Regional Science Bowl, hosted by students at MIT and sponsored by the School of Science.

February 28, 2019