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2026 SWE: Society of Women Engineers
WE26 is poised to be the premier global conference for women in the fields of engineering and technology. It aims to unite a wide array of female engineers, those aspiring to join the field, and supporters from around the world. The conference will feature sessions designed to inspire, showcase technological innovations, and provide valuable networking […]
2026 SACNAS: Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
The SACNAS Annual Conference is a gathering which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM.
2026 SHPE: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers National Convention
The SHPE National Convention takes place from October 28–31, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the largest annual gathering for Hispanic STEM students and professionals, featuring career fairs, professional development workshops, technical challenges, and networking galas.
2026 Xavier University of Louisiana Annual Graduate & Professional School Fair
MIT is attending the 2026 Graduate & Professional Schools Fair at Xavier University of Louisiana! Hear about the MIT Summer Research Program, graduate programs, and fee waivers!
2026 University of Central Florida, Graduate & Professional School Fair
MIT will be present during the Graduate Fair on Monday, October 12 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Hear about the MIT Summer Research Program, graduate programs, and fee waivers!
2026 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus Connections
MIT is attending the Meyerhoff’s 2026 Campus Connections at UMBC! Hear about the MIT Summer Research Program, graduate programs, and fee waivers!
2026 Howard University Visit
Join us for an informational to learn about the opportunities for prospective students at MIT. Hear about the MIT Summer Research Program, graduate programs, and fee waivers!
2026 Pathways to the PhD – NYC
Are you curious about pursuing a PhD in STEM? MIT and Cientifico Latino want to help you explore your path. This one-day symposium is designed to support college students, recent graduates, and postgraduate students in exploring and preparing for STEM PhD programs.
2026 California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education
The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education is a one-day conference offering workshops, networking, and exposure to opportunities in graduate education. The event is free and open to all college students in California, including those that may face access barriers, who are open to graduate school in their future.
2026 MIT Virtual Graduate Fair
This will be an opportunity for prospective students to meet with representatives from our 46 academic graduate programs, learn about summer research opportunities at MIT or explore life at MIT and the Boston/Cambridge Area. Tap into the Mind + Hand of MIT and find out what makes us uniquely us!
NOBCChE: National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
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.
2026 Ivy Plus Puerto Rico
The Ivy Plus Group includes representatives from top US research universities that work together to recruit undergraduate students for master’s and doctoral programs. The Ivy Plus Group has visited Puerto Rico annually for the past 20 years, visiting several campuses and meeting with students to discuss the MA, MS, PhD and MD/PhD application process, funding […]
Featured video: An “MIT story” about an iconic professor
A new short film spotlights the life and career of MIT Institute Professor and School of Engineering Dean Paula Hammond ’84, PhD ’93. The documentary, “Full Circle: Paula Hammond at MIT,” traces Hammond’s path from childhood in Detroit, Michigan, to her arrival at MIT at 16 years old, to her evolution into a pioneering researcher […]
GradThriving
GradThriving is designed to foster the holistic well-being and academic success of MIT graduate students. Our mission is to create an environment where students not only survive, but thrive in their academic and personal lives. This unit brings together: Straightforward access to what you needOne unit makes it simpler to connect with the services you need. […]
Met Warehouse opens as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning
It is a transformation for the ages: The Metropolitan Storage Warehouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is opening as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning, after a makeover turning the century-old storage facility into a light-infused center for teaching, research, and public engagement. The massive structure is a unique addition to daily life at […]
How to design a space habitat that supports its residents’ mental health
In extreme environments, habitats are built for survival. Submarines, Antarctic bases, and postdisaster dwellings are designed to prioritize health and safety. This is especially the case for habitats in space, where room is at a minimum, contact with Earth is remote, and hazards are numerous. But as humans plan for longer journeys to the moon […]
3 Questions: MIT Sloan launches Evening MBA
The MIT Sloan School of Management is launching an Evening MBA program designed for high-performing individuals who want to earn an MBA while continuing to work. Beginning with its first cohort in August 2027, the 22-month program will offer the same academic rigor, admissions standards, and world-class faculty as MIT Sloan’s existing MBA programs, providing a […]
On the hunt for dark matter
Physicists across the globe are on a quest for a particle that makes up nearly 85 percent of all matter in the universe, yet no one has ever directly detected it. Jessica Fry, a fifth-year physics PhD candidate in the Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS), is one such hunter. Fry grew up in the San Francisco […]
With a feel for physics, AI models simulate a wider range of real-world scenarios
Artificial intelligence models are jacks of many trades, including writing, generating images, and creating 3D models. But they aren’t as helpful when it comes to testing robots or designs for vehicles in diverse environments, since they don’t understand physics as well as they do pixels or text. To build an AI system that can reliably […]
Akirah Bradley-Armstrong named vice chancellor for student life
MIT has appointed Akirah Bradley-Armstrong as vice chancellor for student life, effective Oct. 19, 2026. The appointment, following a national search, was announced yesterday in a letter sent to the MIT community from Chancellor Melissa Nobles, to whom Bradley-Armstrong will report. Bradley-Armstrong will succeed Vice Chancellor for Student Life Suzy M. Nelson, who transformed student life […]
These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly
Imagine a bottle of hazardous chemicals sitting on a laboratory shelf that changes its appearance to alert scientists that its lid is not properly secured, potentially preventing a dangerous spill. A new 3D-printing system created by MIT researchers enables users to produce interactive objects like this chemical bottle, which change their appearance when they are […]
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 […]
Connecting students with the future of microelectronics
The 2026 Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program (NMIP), organized by the MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories, brought together 30 exceptional students from leading universities across the Northeast for an immersive week exploring the rapidly evolving world of semiconductor technology and microelectronics. Held July 13-17, the externship provided undergraduate students with an opportunity to experience the complete microelectronics […]
Using reason, again and again
You probably think you are rational. Day to day, you try to “make the best possible use of the information available to you,” as MIT philosopher Brian Hedden PhD ’12 writes in his 2015 book, “Reasons without Persons.” If you think you are rational because of how you plan for the future, and change your […]
Building energy security through more sustainable batteries
For Hugh Smith, the challenge of building an energy-secure future isn’t about creating the world’s “best” battery. It’s about designing the right battery for the right job. As a fifth-year PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Smith studies sodium-ion batteries, an emerging alternative to the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from […]
Connecting research to policy on Capitol Hill
This spring, 25 MIT students and postdocs traveled to Washington to meet with congressional staffers and advocate for sustained federal investment in scientific research. With recent cuts to National Science Foundation programs and continued uncertainty surrounding the federal research budget, these conversations were especially timely. Over the course of just two days, participants met with […]
MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission
MIT researchers are set to contribute to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, with 15 collaborative projects among those selected for funding under Genesis Phase I, DOE announced Wednesday. The Genesis Mission, a national initiative, intends to build “the world’s most powerful integrated science discovery platform” by incentivizing cross-sector collaborations that leverage AI, supercomputing, quantum […]
Looking beyond research
In Professor Anna-Christina Eilers’ research group, mentorship happens through small, meaningful gestures: thoughtful feedback on a draft, a check-in after a rough week, and a readiness to help when things get tough. For her students, these everyday moments have become a defining feature of her approach. An observational astrophysicist, Eilers studies how the universe evolved […]
Working to automate nuclear plant operations
For nuclear to be considered as a viable clean energy source, it has to be competitively priced and economical to produce. Lauren Fortier, a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), is helping the cause by developing remote operation protocols for autonomous control of nuclear plants. After an undergraduate degree […]
Anna Christina-Eilers
In Professor Anna-Christina Eilers’ research group, mentorship happens through small, meaningful gestures: thoughtful feedback on a draft, a check-in after a rough week, and a readiness to help when things get tough. For her students, these everyday moments have become a defining feature of her approach. An observational astrophysicist, Eilers studies how the universe evolved […]
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. […]
Alyssa K. Volivar
Monday: RemoteTuesday: RemoteWednesday: RemoteThursday: RemoteFriday: Remote I can help MIT staff and faculty with questions or concerns around Slate and internal system processes. I’m super excited to join the MIT community and to learn more about the amazing work everyone is doing, and how I can best support that! A fun fact about me: I read a lot and […]
Diana Grass: Listening to the body’s language
Growing up in Colombia, Diana Grass had a simple response whenever someone told her something was impossible. “I’ll figure it out.” It’s a phrase that she still lives by today as PhD candidate in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (HST), as she develops soft bioelectronic devices to study the physiological signals through […]
A better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping
Engineers often use vision-language models to produce new designs, such as for airplane or automobile components. To simulate how those components will perform in realistic situations, they’ll use tried-and-true computer-aided design (CAD) software to generate 3D models of those designs, which they can put through virtual crash or durability tests. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere […]
3 Questions: Neural transparency and the future of AI design
Millions of people are now designing their own personalized artificial intelligence companions, yet most have little idea how those creations will actually behave. In a new paper, MIT Media Lab Assistant Professor Pat Pataranutaporn and his graduate student researchers Anthony Baez and Sheer Karny introduce “neural transparency,” a tool that lets everyday users glimpse inside […]
