“Zoom out”: Kealoha Wong ’99 calls on MIT graduates to consider their lives within the enormity of the universe
Hawaii's first poet laureate spoke at an on-campus celebration for the classes of 2020 and 2021.
Linguistics luminaries Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle honored
A Stata Center wing and celebratory event mark their achievements and the next generation of linguistics research at MIT.
“The world needs your smarts, your skills,” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tells MIT’s Class of 2022
Head of the World Trade Organization urges graduates to embrace opportunities to serve others.
Chancellor Melissa Nobles' address to MIT seniors
“Never forget that you are often stronger and more resilient than you think you are,” Nobles told the undergraduate Class of 2022.
President L. Rafael Reif’s charge to the Class of 2022
“As you strive to hack the world, please try to heal the world, too,” Reif told graduates.
Congressional seminar introduces MIT faculty to 30 Washington staffers
Security Studies Program offers knowledge on national security issues.
Lama Willa Baker challenges MIT audience to look beyond technology to solve the climate crises
In annual T.T. and W.F. Chao Distinguished Buddhist Lecture Series, Baker takes up “Environment, Ethics and Embodiment: Buddhist Approaches to Climate Change.”
President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson of Iceland visits MIT
Delegation meets campus leaders, with an eye toward AI applications and the Icelandic language.
21st annual MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge supports students leading social innovation
IDEAS awards more than $50,000 in grants across six student-led teams to develop projects addressing social and environmental challenges.
Solve at MIT 2022: Demystifying world issues one connection at a time
Hundreds of social impact leaders from around the world convene to discuss the world’s most imminent problems and how to ethically solve them.
MIT community stands together against hate
Faculty, staff, and students come together in solidarity, to acknowledge the victims of the Buffalo, New York, mass shooting.
Can artificial intelligence overcome the challenges of the health care system?
MIT and Mass General Brigham researchers and physicians connect in person to bring AI into mainstream health care.
Student robot competition honors the legacy of the late beloved professor, Woodie Flowers
In person for the first time in three years, the 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing I) Robot Competition celebrated its founder.
Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition
Nona Desalination is developing a compact water-desalination device that requires less electricity than a cell phone charger.
When dueling narratives deepen a divide
At the latest Starr Forum, John Tirman and his collaborators describe the cultural framework that has worsened US-Iran relations.