Special events and guest speakers

Solve launches new challenges on climate, education, and health care

MIT’s open innovation platform for tackling global problems seeks solutions from near and far.

January 4, 2017

At Innovation@ONE, the Most Inventive Business Idea was presented to Jingjie Yeo (left) of Accuro Pressure Silk; the Business Pitch Champion was awarded to Justin Chen (center) of Motus View; and the Best Early Stage Idea was awarded to Paige Midstokke (right) of Safe Tap.

Alumni and entrepreneurs team up to guide young startups

Innovation@ONE business pitch competition features startups and ideas out of Course 1.

December 29, 2016

Guests arrive at the International Commerce Center in Hong Kong's Kowloon City for the third in a series of regional events in support of the MIT Campaign for a Better World.

MIT’s Campaign for a Better World tour arrives in Hong Kong

High-energy event celebrates the Institute’s vibrant international community.

December 22, 2016

"Hidden Figures" author and producer Margot Lee Shetterly fields a question at the MIT pre-release screening of the film based on her book. MIT Museum Director of Collections Deborah Douglas (left) and Institute Professor Sheila Widnall were also on the post-screening discussion panel.

"Hidden Figures" screening, discussion addresses the history of black women at NASA

Author and executive producer Margot Lee Shetterly explores inspiration for the film; MIT guest speakers provide additional historical context.

December 22, 2016

Keynote speaker George Hawkins, CEO and general manager of DC Water, presents at the fifth annual MIT Water Summit, hosted by the MIT Water Club.

Students, academics, and entrepreneurs join forces to tackle the future of water utilities

Fifth annual MIT Water Summit brings together interdisciplinary panelists to give multiple perspectives on major issues surrounding the water sector.

December 21, 2016

The 1960s were “a heady time for the nation,” recalled civil rights activist Janet Moses, left, at a luncheon celebrating “Activism in the Era of MLK.” Topper Carew, middle, a filmmaker originally from Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood and a principal investigator at MIT’s Media Lab, was also on the panel led by Institute Community and Equity Officer Edmund Bertschinger, right.

Pick an issue and dive in!

Veterans of civil rights movement urge students to join ongoing battle against injustice.

December 15, 2016

Featured video: Tech Twinkles

Student-led project lights up campus during the holiday season.

December 14, 2016

Participants in the first Rising Stars in Physics Workshop at MIT

Young women in physics explore faculty careers in inaugural MIT workshop

Rising Stars event features research presentations, panel discussions on academic life.

December 14, 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook to deliver MIT’s 2017 Commencement address

Head of world’s largest publicly traded corporation will address the Class of 2017 on June 9.

December 8, 2016

J-PAL North America Executive Director Quentin Palfrey

Experts gather at MIT to urge more innovation in health care delivery

Two-day conference explores opportunities for research, innovation, and evidence-informed policymaking to address a range of national health care challenges.

December 7, 2016

MAX, a fledgling Nigerian startup, is trying to solve the problem of so-called “last-mile delivery” in cities where many people don’t have an address. Company co-founder Adetayo Bamiduro MBA ’15 will tell MAX’s story to a London audience at an upcoming MIT conference on entrepreneurship and finance in the developing world.

In London, extending MIT’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

Five events build connections between industry, startups, governments, faculty members, and financiers.

December 5, 2016

Community forum gives insight into how The Engine will run

MIT leadership answers questions about the mission and features of the new accelerator.

December 2, 2016

Maker mentor Alisha Schor, second from left, teaches students on the use of equipment in the MIT MakerWorkshop.

A community of making

Academics from around the country gather to discuss makerspaces.

December 1, 2016

Left to right: Yashu Kauffman, director of assessment and evaluation for AIM Photonics Academy at MIT; Brian Anthony, director of MIT’s master of engineering in manufacturing program; and Abraham Michelen, Advanced Technological Education Council member and professor at Hudson Valley Community College, lead a roundtable discussion on roadmap competency needs in integrated photonics manufacturing...

Commercializing integrated photonics

AIM Photonics fall meeting attendees tackle plans for making computer chips with integrated optical devices and developing a regional workforce.

November 30, 2016

Architect's rendering of the Wiesner Student Art Gallery renovation

Wiesner Gallery relaunched

Inaugural exhibition in the newly renovated space features work from 20 MIT Arts Scholars.