This nonprofit is proving that creating good jobs is good business
The Good Jobs Institute, founded by MIT Sloan’s Zeynep Ton, helps companies improve frontline jobs and company performance.
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2023
MIT Koch Institute researchers Daniel Anderson and Ana Jaklenec, plus 11 MIT alumni, are honored for inventions that have made a tangible impact on society.
MIT in the media: 2023 in review
MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.
MIT’s tiny technologies go to Washington
Cancer nanomedicine was on display at the 2023 White House Demo Day.
AI meets climate: MIT Energy and Climate Hack 2023
The Energy and Climate Hack presented opportunities for students and companies to collaborate and develop innovative solutions.
2.009 gets “Wild!”
Six teams of mechanical engineering students pitched “wild” products during the annual capstone course prototype launch event.
LIFT Program helps Cambridge youth become tomorrow’s changemakers
The Lemelson-MIT/MBK Cambridge program equips local residents with entrepreneurship skills to invent mental health solutions.
Three MIT students selected as inaugural MIT-Pillar AI Collective Fellows
The graduate students will aim to commercialize innovations in AI, machine learning, and data science.
Building a better indoor herb garden
Randall Briggs ’09, SM ’18 created the GardenByte indoor herb garden to grow crops three times faster than they would outdoors.
Unlocking the secrets of natural materials
Professor Benedetto Marelli develops silk-based technologies with uses “from lab to fork,” including helping crops grow and preserving perishable foods.
Students pitch transformative ideas in generative AI at MIT Ignite competition
Twelve teams of students and postdocs across the MIT community presented innovative startup ideas with potential for real-world impact.
Gitanjali Rao honored at White House “Girls Leading Change” celebration
First-year MIT student and former Time “Kid of the Year” honored for promoting science and innovation among youth and inspiring them with several inventions.
MIT Bootcamps enables aspiring innovators to find solutions that improve the patient experience
Driven by deeply personal experiences, three entrepreneurs find inspiration from MIT to empower patients and change their lives.
An e-commerce marketplace to spur growth in Latin America
Pacifiko, founded by Jorge Schippers MBA ’13, is expanding access to affordable products in Latin America, starting with Guatemala and Costa Rica.
MIT D-Lab works to empower artisanal women miners in Colombia
Through a project launched in 2020, MIT D-Lab is working with women to help them build a labor movement focused on reducing gender-based violence and environmental degradation.