Jelena Vučković delivers 2021 Dresselhaus Lecture on inverse-designed photonics
Electrical engineer and Stanford University professor discusses how computer software can support advanced designs and new functionalities.
MIT Libraries digitizes materials from Mary Rowe
Papers from MIT’s former ombudsperson provide an important resource on the beginning of the organizational ombuds profession.
Documentary short, “The Uprising,” showcases women in science who pressed for equal rights at MIT in the 1990s
Film examines the history and international impact of the 1999 Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT, through interviews with Nancy Hopkins and other leading scientists.
Saving the radome
Student-led efforts preserve iconic campus landmark for future generations of education and research.
How MIT OpenCourseWare became an educational resource to millions around the world
Celebrating 20 remarkable years, MIT OCW looks to the future, informed by learning needs underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Scene at MIT: Ruth Anderson, pioneer of mathematics and computing
A brief history of one member of MIT’s famed Radiation Laboratory.
Exploring generations of influence between South Asia and MIT
Oral history project allows MIT students to dig deep into the longstanding connection between the Institute and South Asia.
Scene at MIT: A Black computing pioneer takes his place in technology history
A brief history of a 1950s photo featuring Joseph Thompson, one of the original operators of MIT’s groundbreaking Whirlwind computer.
In praise of IAP
For 50 years, Independent Activities Period has provided MIT community members with a respite from the firehose.
How chess plays out at MIT
For decades, experts at the Institute have been shaping the future of the game.
Evelyn Hu delivers 2020 Dresselhaus Lecture on leveraging defects at the nanoscale
Physicist and Harvard University professor discusses silicon vacancies, reflects on inspiration from Mildred Dresselhaus.
Professor Emerita Judith Jarvis Thomson, highly influential philosopher, dies at 91
Longtime MIT moral philosopher was a transformational figure and “the atomic ice-breaker for women in philosophy.”
Mary Frances Wagley, dedicated educator and the first woman to join the MIT Corporation, dies at 93
One of few female students in the 1940s, Wagley was also the Alumni Association’s first female president.
MIT celebrates Women's Entrepreneurship Month
Innovation and entrepreneurship organizations campus-wide celebrate MIT's female entrepreneurs in November.
Sheila Widnall: A lifetime exploring the unknown
During 64 years at MIT, the Institute Professor Emerita has been a trailblazer in aerospace and the U.S. military, and a changemaker for women in STEM.