Teresa Gao named 2024 Mitchell Scholar
The MIT senior will pursue postgraduate studies in computer science in Ireland.
Celebrating diversity in student cultural and linguistic backgrounds at MIT
Some 70 students enjoy "Heritage Meets Heritage" event.
Building resilience for the next supply chain disruption
James Rice discusses supply chain resilience and how organizations can prepare for the next big problem.
Machinery of the state
Associate Professor Mai Hassan documents bureaucratic systems in Eastern Africa set up for coercion, as well as roadblocks to democratic government.
MIT wins world finals of the 45th International Collegiate Programming Contest
Students reflect on their top performance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which ended a 44-year drought for MIT.
3 Questions: Robert Stoner unpacks US climate and infrastructure laws
MIT Energy Initiative deputy director takes stock of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, and their potential impacts on the energy transition.
Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises
MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.
“Ballet des Porcelaines” at MIT
A contemporary reinterpretation of an 18th century ballet reveals the fragility of orientalist fantasies.
Urbanization: No fast lane to transformation
Associate Professor Noah Nathan is generating a body of scholarship on the political impacts of urbanization throughout the global South.
A whole new world of learning via MIT OpenCourseWare videos
“I get the chance to not only watch the future happen, but I can actually be a part of it and create it,” says Ugandan entrepreneur Emmanuel Kasigazi.
Video on the record
MIT’s inaugural Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice conference explores video’s role in the struggle over truth and civil liberties.
Unlocking the mysteries of how neurons learn
PhD candidate Raúl Mojica Soto-Albors seeks to understand the rules of plasticity that underlie neuronal behavior.
MIT student club Engineers Without Borders works with local village in Tanzania
Skills learned in the classroom are applied toward health and sanitation projects.
Tackling social issues through engineering and theater
Senior Susan Su finds inspiration in both makerspaces and performance spaces.
Where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stands
MIT panelists see progress for Ukraine, but perils ahead and little chance of a quick resolution.