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MIT Driverless and TU Delft pose with their race car, DUT18, at Formula Student Germany 2019. The joint team placed third overall.

Racing into the future of autonomous driving

After a third-place finish at last year's Formula Student Germany, MIT Driverless team aims to compete in the $1.5 million Indy Autonomous Challenge.

July 14, 2020

2020 Research Slam participants, hosts, and judges: (left to right, top to bottom) Joe McGonegal, Vivian Siegel, Holden Thorp, Bob Prior, Ari Daniel PhD ’08, Hanna Starobinets ’09, Suzanne Epstein PhD '79, Amy Norovich '08, Helen Hou '10, Maya Jay '18, Lori Huberman '07, Juhyun Oh '09, Alissandra Hillis '18, and Allegra Hawkins '14.

Third annual Science Slam becomes first virtual Research Slam

Nine biology alumni had just three minutes and one slide to awe the audience and judges.

May 12, 2020

Over 100 middle schoolers from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts came to the MIT campus to compete in the fifth annual Northeast Regional Middle School Science Bowl.

Not your average science classroom

MIT student volunteers host fifth annual Northeast Regional Middle School Science Bowl for over 100 middle schoolers.

March 4, 2020

MIT students set records at this year’s Putnam Competition: (left to right) Shengtong Zhang, Yuan Yao, Kevin Sun, Daniel Zhu, Qi Qi, and Dain Kim. Not pictured: Ashwin Sah.

MIT students dominate annual Putnam Mathematical Competition

Participating MIT students make history by taking all top five spots — the first time this has happened for any school.

March 3, 2020

Carolina Ortega, a third-year mathematics student at MIT, talks with students as part of a MISTI-Africa program to connect MIT mathletes with their Ghanaian counterparts.

It all adds up

MIT students train teams in Ghana and Uganda for the International Mathematical Olympiad through MISTI-Africa.

February 26, 2020

A proactive climate resilience system co-developed by MIT and BRAC was included among the top 100 entries in the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition.

MIT-powered climate resilience solution among top 100 proposals for MacArthur $100 million grant

High-scoring 100&Change applications featured in Bold Solutions Network.

February 25, 2020

In 2020, the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge will transition into Solve, powering its Economic Prosperity Challenge to drive increased resources and global awareness to the inclusive innovators who are creating an equitable future of work for all.

MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge drives a more equitable economy

Global tournament for entrepreneurs will transition into Solve in 2020.

December 23, 2019

Students gather in the Stata Center to hear the 2019 MIT EnergyHack challenges. Participants had 36 hours to come up with a solution to the challenge they were assigned with their team members before presenting to company representatives, fellow hackers, and judges.

Hacking into a sustainable energy future

The 2019 MIT EnergyHack presented opportunities for students and companies to collaborate and solve problems facing the energy sector today.

December 11, 2019

2.009 course instructor David Wallace welcomes a capacity crowd to students’ final presentations.

2.009 lights up the stage

Student projects presented at the annual MIT event range from beekeeping safety to custom cosmetics.

December 11, 2019

Star City, a concept for a human city on Mars, won first place at the Mars Colony Prize Design contest. The design, led by MIT PhD student George Lordos and his brother Alexandros, features five villages constructed around a crater rim.

Interdisciplinary team takes top prize in Mars colony design competition

MIT PhD student George Lordos and his brother Alexandros led the project; goal of the Mars Society competition was to establish a colony on Mars for 1,000 residents.

November 25, 2019

The fourth annual Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) featured four grand prize winners. Here members of all the winning organizations pose with IIC organizers.

Inclusive Innovation Challenge recognizes startups improving the future of work

Competition awards entrepreneurs from around the world working to ensure technological progress brings greater prosperity.

November 22, 2019

Organizers of the inaugural MIT Science Bowl Invitational held Nov. 16

Pop-up pop quiz bowl

More than 100 high school students compete at the inaugural MIT Science Bowl Invitational, hosted by students and sponsored by the School of Science.

November 22, 2019

Winners of the 11th Math Prize for Girls, including first-prize winner 8th grader Jessica Wan, stand with Arun Algappan, founder of Advantage Testing (far left) and MIT Professor Gigliola Staffilani (far right)

At MIT, 268 take part in world's largest math competition for girls

Now in its 11th year, the Math Prize for Girls has been hosted by MIT nine times.

October 21, 2019

Members of the winning team, ecoTrio, from this year’s MADMEC competition. From left to right are Margaret Lee, Sara Sheffels, and Ty Christoff-Tempesta.

MADMEC teams address plastic waste problem with materials science

Finalists presented an alternative to nondegradable plastics, and an additive to help plastics decompose.

October 17, 2019

Hyperloop II holding their Innovation Award at the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.

Overcoming obstacles with an electric hovercraft

MIT team places first among U.S. universities at 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.

August 28, 2019

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