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The annual conference creates a venue for scientific dialogue through technical programming, as well as personal and professional development for students and early/mid-career professionals.
Graduate Fellowships Overview – September 2026
Why are fellowships great? What is the application process? What are the types of resources available?
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Five easy reads for getting back into reading
I used to read a lot. I was never one of those people casually finishing hundreds of books a year, but reading was a regular part of my life. I always had a book with me, I read before bed, and I could spend hours in a bookstore deciding what to pick next. Then grad […]
Finding routine in a faraway place
You can’t walk across the Harbour Bridge in Auckland unless you’re also planning to jump off it – attached to a bungy cord, of course. Standing at the edge of the bridge myself, “caveman brain” did not fully grasp the concept of extreme sports. I sought comfort against the groundrush I was feeling by thinking […]
What to expect when you’re expecting… to start graduate school in the fall!
As a non-engineering student at MIT (yes, we do exist!), I wasn’t sure what to expect when embarking on my Masters of City Planning degree last fall. I’ve always considered myself a bit of a nerd. I don’t like to procrastinate, and I’m quick to follow up with professors after class or in office hours. […]
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National Student Parent Month: Kathryn Urban
National Student Parent Month: Kathryn Urban Celebrating MIT’s graduate student parents Happy National Student Parent Month! This month, the Office of Graduate Education is featuring one graduate student parent per week, highlighting their academic work and parenting journey at MIT. Stay tuned for more student parent features! Kathryn UrbanFamily: 9-month-old daughter, Ruth, and husband, David.Degree […]
How architects turned a hulking brick box into MIT’s newest academic hub
It started with a vision: Move MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) into the Metropolitan Storage Warehouse, an unoccupied, fortress-like brick building on MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After all, SA+P needed more space and new facilities. And here, visible from its old offices across the street, was an unused building the size of […]
Faculty receive promotions in the School of Architecture and Planning for 2026
The MIT School of Architecture and Planning recognized 11 faculty members with promotions for their significant contributions to the school, effective July 1, 2026. Four faculty promotions are in the Department of Architecture, three are in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), and four are in the program in Media Arts and Sciences. […]
