Student life

Alejandro Cabrales and Evan Kramer stand on a rooftop with the SpinAp space telescope hardware testbed between them. A purple/blue night sky can be seen in the background. To the right, a tall building is seen with an orange countdown clock illuminated toward the top with a number in the 300 billions appearing.

Astro Portraits: Pointing the lens toward our future

Evan Kramer’s latest foray into urban astrophotography puts the focus on his fellow researchers.

July 11, 2023

3 Questions: Diep Luu on MIT’s new Undergraduate Advising Center

As the inaugural director, Luu envisions the center as a resource that will complement faculty advising and support the “whole student” during their entire undergraduate career.

June 13, 2023

In the middle of a Taekwondo tournament, an athlete in blue, on left, does a dramatic high kick at a competitor in red

At MIT, taekwondo captures students’ minds, hands, and hearts

MIT Sport Taekwondo has become one of the most popular club sports at MIT because of its tight-knit team and ability to help students clear their heads.

June 13, 2023

Five individuals pose together on a balcony with MIT campus buildings in the background. Three wear red stoles around their shoulders.

First MIT Latinx graduation celebration held

One hundred forty graduate and undergraduate students receive red stoles.

June 7, 2023

Five women stand together, posing for the camera in a crowded room

Evolution through example and action

Forty-one women were selected as 2023 MIT Graduate Women of Excellence, organized by the MIT Office of Graduate Education.

June 6, 2023

Cindy Heredia poses and smiles at the camera, sitting on her teams’ white, blue, and red driverless race car at the Indy Autonomous Challenge

Driven to driverless

Cindy Alejandra Heredia’s journey from Laredo, Texas, took her to leading the MIT autonomous vehicle team and to an MBA from MIT Sloan.

May 31, 2023

Kelsey Merrill sits in an office with the Vote-a-Saurus inflatable dinosaur in the background.

Kelsey Merrill ’22 named to 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

The current MEng student is one of 175 students nationwide honored for nonpartisan democratic engagement work.

May 25, 2023

Ananya Gurumurthy leaning on an open piano and smiling

Using data to write songs for progress

Senior Ananya Gurumurthy adds her musical talents to her math and computer science studies to advocate using data for social change.

May 21, 2023

Three examples of people posing with a virtual Tim the BeaVR outside an MIT building. In the first, Tim appears giant-sized; in the second, human-sized; and in the third, palm-sized

Say hello to Tim the BeaVR

MIT student creates Tim the Beaver in virtual reality using the MIT.nano Immersion Lab.

May 18, 2023

About 6 red-sail boats on the dock, with one couple getting ready to push off.

There’s something for everyone at the “front porch of campus”

The MIT Sailing Pavilion, the oldest collegiate organization of its kind, offers community members a chance to sail for free — or just enjoy the good vibes.

May 5, 2023