3 Questions: Maaya Prasad and Kathleen Esfahany on vision, perception, and the poetry of science
Students featured in public art exhibits in prominent locations throughout Boston.
Women’s Technology Program 2021: The sweet sound of success
Now in its 19th year, the WTP brings high school students with little STEM experience to Cambridge for an immersive, four-week exploration of all things engineering.
MIT welcomes Virginia Rometty as its next visiting innovation fellow
Former head of IBM will focus on advancing women in STEM and entrepreneurship, and bolstering ethics and responsibility in a digital age.
At Mass STEM Week kickoff, MIT RAISE announces Day of AI
Artificial intelligence is top-of-mind as Governor Baker, President Reif encourage students to “see yourself in STEM.”
Documentary short, “The Uprising,” showcases women in science who pressed for equal rights at MIT in the 1990s
Film examines the history and international impact of the 1999 Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT, through interviews with Nancy Hopkins and other leading scientists.
Thriving Stars: An initiative to improve gender representation in electrical engineering and computer science
MIT EECS unveils a new effort to encourage and support women on their journey to — and through — graduate study in computing and information technologies.
3 Questions: Sheena Vasquez and Christian Loyo on communicating science through poetry
PhD students discuss their participation in The Poetry of Science project and the importance of bringing the arts into science communication.
MIT mathematicians awarded 2022 New Frontiers Prize
Instructor Yilin Wang and alumna Hong Wang PhD ’19 are honored by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
Professor Emeritus Paul Schimmel donates $50 million to support MIT life sciences enterprise
Schimmel Family Program for Life Sciences will benefit graduate students and research.
Aziza Almanakly, Belinda Li receive Clare Boothe Luce Graduate Fellowship for Women
Rigorous selection process for the prestigious fellowship took into account students’ outstanding track record of scientific achievement and inquiry, as well as contributions to the STEM community.
Maria Zuber on MIT’s Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Postdocs who feel safe taking risks benefit MIT’s research community, says MIT’s vice president for research.
Amy Watterson: Model engineer
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center mechanical engineer embraces her role in modeling fusion magnets and in promoting engineering to young women.
Study highlights long road toward gender parity in the geosciences
Researchers find improvement in relative retention of women but predict decades of sustained effort are required to achieve gender parity.
Arlene Fiore appointed first Stone Professor in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Fiore brings a breadth of expertise in climate science, atmospheric chemistry, and air pollution to MIT.
The power of two
Graduate student Ellen Zhong helped biologists and mathematicians reach across departmental lines to address a longstanding problem in electron microscopy.