Empowering future innovators through a social impact lens
The IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge helps students hone their entrepreneurship skills to create viable ventures for public good.
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“UnrulyArt” creates joy and engagement, regardless of ability
Researchers and staff from MIT, including from the Simons Center for the Social Brain, collaborated with schoolchildren with special needs to create art, have fun, and learn from each other.
Eric Evans receives Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
The award recognizes his contributions as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory and as vice chair and chair of the Defense Science Board.
Unique professional development course prepares students for future careers
The Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) helps second-year MIT students looking to build career readiness skills.
Faces of MIT: Reimi Hicks
The MITES associate director of recruitment and admissions plays a key role in introducing middle and high school students to the world of STEM.
The MIT Bike Lab: A place for community, hands-on learning
The all-volunteer student-run bike shop, founded by graduate student Bianca Champenois, provides repair and maintenance services, emphasizes hands-on learning, and promotes sustainable transportation.
Studies in empathy and analytics
Senior James Simon wants to effect change in two ways: by quantifying societal issues and working directly with disadvantaged communities.
Alison Badgett named director of the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center
With decades of experience in the nonprofit sector, she will lead the center as MIT boosts social impact experiential learning opportunities.
Study demonstrates efficacy of MIT-led Brave Behind Bars program
Programming course for incarcerated people boosts digital literacy and self-efficacy, highlighting potential for reduced recidivism.
Nicole McGaa: Ensuring safe travels in space
The MIT senior seeks to make spaceflight easier and safer for the human body.
The science and art of complex systems
Senior and physics major Gosha Geogdzhayev devotes himself to climate modeling and writing poetry.
MIT students win Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sustainability award
Anna Kwon and Nicole Doering are the first undergraduate students to receive Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards.
MIT Women’s League fosters connections and community around campus
Through volunteer work and other activities, the Women’s League has played an impactful role at MIT for more than a century.
Five high schoolers awarded MIT OMEGA scholarships for intergenerational efforts
MIT AgeLab annual awards go to high school students who lead or develop intergenerational programs, bringing together younger and older people in their communities.
The power of knowledge
Senior Joshua Kuffour has set a goal of taking classes in as many departments as he can before he graduates. “It's taught me about valuing different ways of thinking,” he says.