Upcoming Events
OGE Grad Thriving Lunch @ Food Trucks
Walkway in front of Stratton Student Center (W20) from 11:30 am-2 pm.
Featuring Bibim Box and Zenniken’s Waffles! Enjoy lunch with your fellow graduate students. Registration is required. There will be timed entry between 11:30 am-1:30 pm.
Graduate Fellowships Overview – October 2026
Why are fellowships great? What is the application process? What are the types of resources available?
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To survive the winter, embrace the winter
I am from a hot and humid part of India. When I got into MIT, I was elated, but then the reality of the decision hit me. Could I survive the Boston winters? My first winter was brutal. I had prepared for the cold by investing in a good coat and warm boots, but nothing […]
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 […]
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The next generation’s guide to the new space economy
On the first day of class 16.445J/STS.468J (Entrepreneurship in Aerospace and Mobility Systems), David Mindell, MIT professor of aeronautics and astronautics (AeroAstro) and the Frances and David Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, asked his students to take a look at an image of a textbook. The cover featured a bright and […]
Documenting the tech worker movement
Despite the “dot-com crash” in 2000, the tech industry remained an attractive career destination for many who believed technology represented the future. The digital age — defined by global connectivity and computers — had firmly taken hold, and over time, the tech industry emerged as a dominant force in the labor market. High-paying jobs for […]
Computational tools for society’s most complex challenges
As far back as she can remember, Cathy Wu ’12, MNG ’13 wanted to find ways to solve problems to improve people’s lives. Her parents were Taiwanese immigrants, and her father had a long commute to his job, which took him away from the family. On a tight budget, the rest of the family often […]
