MIT team places second in 2019 NASA BIG Idea Challenge
Multilevel Mars greenhouse could provide food to sustain astronauts for several years.
Solution for remotely monitoring oil wells wins MIT $100K
MIT startup Acoustic Wells earned the grand prize at the annual entrepreneurship competition.
Robots shoot for the moon in MIT’s annual 2.007 competition
Robotic sweepers, flappers, and telescoping arms face off for a shot at coveted engineering prize.
Mobile solution for farmers and plan for global shrimp marketplace win agribusiness prize
Seven finalist teams pitched their business ideas at the Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize competition.
MIT Motorsports unveils their 2019 electric race car
No longer the MIT Pantone 201 red, the 551-pound vehicle is now black.
IDEAS challenge showcases social ventures at MIT
Ten student teams receive $100,000 in combined awards to pursue their impact-driven projects.
Department of Biology hosts second annual Science Slam
Eight biology contestants get one slide and three minutes to explain their research and impress their listeners.
Grad students win Urban Land Institute challenge
Their winning 2019 Hines Student Competition entry readies an urban space for the future while preserving the past.
The power of play
Video game developer NCSOFT joins with MIT.nano to apply the language of gaming to technology research and education.
Using machine learning to improve subseasonal climate forecasting
Professor of biology Ernest Fraenkel and visiting scientist Judah Cohen win the Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecast Rodeo competition.
MIT students take 2nd place in annual Putnam Mathematical Competition
Student competitors earn two Putnam Fellowships, an Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize, and 11 of 15 top spots.
Low-cost ventilator wins Sloan health care prize
Device was one of eight inventions pitched at this year’s MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition.
Q&A: M. Amah Edoh on the Isabelle de Courtivron Writing Prize
The award honors writing related to immigrant, diaspora, bicultural, bilingual, and/or mixed-race experiences.
Pitching transformative design
Undergraduates put their ideas on the line in a competition showcasing novel, consequential applications of nuclear science and engineering.
J-PAL North America calls for proposals from education leaders
MIT research center aims to support leaders in rigorously evaluating promising uses of education technology and innovative educational practices.