“No one can work in civil engineering alone”
For senior Mikayla Britsch, civil and environmental engineering is a vocation that requires both technical and people skills.
The many-body dynamics of cold atoms and cross-country running
Senior Olivia Rosenstein balances cross-country competitions with research in quantum gasses and early-universe radio wave signals.
Advancing technology for aquaculture
MIT Sea Grant students apply machine learning to support local aquaculture hatcheries.
New major crosses disciplines to address climate change
Combining engineering, earth system science, and the social sciences, Course 1-12 prepares students to develop climate solutions.
Designing solutions to ensure equity in health care
MIT senior Daisy Wang interweaves biological engineering and women’s and gender studies as a way to address social problems.
Student spotlight: Victory Yinka-Banjo
The junior, who is majoring in computer science and molecular biology, wants to “make it a norm to lift others as I continue to climb.”
Students explore career opportunities in semiconductors
Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Women’s Leadership Initiative provides inspiration and guidance to MIT students.
For MIT students, there is much to learn from crafting a chair
In class 4.500 (Design Computation), Professor Larry Sass teaches the thoughtful and experimental process of design through the familiar idea of a chair, while exploring “foundational technologies.”
MIT announces financial aid and tuition rates for the 2024–25 academic year
Financial aid increased, more than offsetting a 3.75 percent increase in tuition.
Forging her own path
By blending mechanical engineering, creative writing, and history studies, senior Amber Velez is discovering new ways of addressing climate change.
3 Questions: Progress on updating MIT’s undergraduate curriculum
Professors Adam Martin and Joel Volman explain the genesis, scope, and objectives of the recently launched Task Force on the MIT Undergraduate Academic Program.
Envisioning a time when people age without fear of dementia
Moved by the human devastation and scientific conundrum of Alzheimer’s, William Li seeks to work on therapies for the disease.
Boosting student engagement and workforce development in microelectronics
Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub funding will expand the reach of the Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program for first- and second-year college students.
Nicole McGaa: Ensuring safe travels in space
The MIT senior seeks to make spaceflight easier and safer for the human body.
Four-peat: MIT students take first place in the 84th Putnam Math Competition
MIT undergraduates win top five spots for the fourth year in a row and capture the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize.