Thirteen from MIT win 2023 Fulbright fellowships
The Fulbright US Student Program funds opportunities for research, graduate study, and teaching abroad.
Third annual MIT Research Slam showcase highlights PhD and postdoc communication skills
The 2023 competition featured three-minute talks on cutting-edge research from across MIT in an engaging, live competition.
The measuring tape heard round the world
Professor Emerita Nancy Hopkins and journalist Kate Zernike discuss the past, present, and future of women at MIT and beyond.
Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Encouraging a scientific habit of the mind
Abdullahi Tsanni wants to broaden understanding and expand coverage of science research in Africa.
Games with frontiers
MIT scholar Mikael Jakobsson’s new book examines the not-so-subtle worldview contained in many prominent board games.
Minds wide open
Alan Lightman’s new book asks how a sense of transcendence can exist in brains made of atoms, molecules, and neurons.
“MIT Illuminations,” a colorful installation and introduction to creative computation, is now open in Kendall Square
Located in the new MIT Welcome Center in Building E38, the installation expresses the dynamic, vibrant culture of MIT through the medium of programmable light.
Why 1968 still matters
Professor Heather Hendershot’s new book about that year’s Democratic National Convention explores how anger at the media became part of our culture wars.
“This is the type of life that I want”
Poet, student advocate, and math/physics double-major Catherine Ji is living boldly at MIT.
3 Questions: Sulafa Zidani on tech, culture, and a critical transnational perspective
The media scholar speaks on her research and her experience at MIT.
Simulating discrimination in virtual reality
The role-playing game “On the Plane” simulates xenophobia to foster greater understanding and reflection via virtual experiences.
Using game engines and “twins” to co-create stories of climate futures
Inaugural WORLDING workshops matched world-class climate story teams with relevant labs and researchers across MIT.
Video on the record
MIT’s inaugural Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice conference explores video’s role in the struggle over truth and civil liberties.
Tech in translation
Paul Roquet examines Japan’s position at the leading edge of global trends in personal technology.