At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AI
Legal scholar Martha Minow delivered this fall’s Compton Lecture at MIT on Thursday, examining the civic foundations of democracy — and describing how artificial intelligence is undermining it, but could…Making room to explore
At MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Professor Fan Wang tackles innovative research every day. Her work centers on a fundamental question in neuroscience: How does the brain interact with…For students with their sights set on space medicine, a new community takes flight
Since its launch two years ago, MIT’s Doctors Without Gravity club has already amassed more than 100 student members. The club was co-founded by graduate students Anna Wadhwa and Nicole…MIT student team CERBERUZ wins NASA LunaRecycle Centennial Challenge, turning lunar trash into tools
Establishing a human presence on the moon will require state-of-the-art spacecraft, spacesuits, life-support systems, and some of the most sophisticated technology humans have ever built. It will also require figuring…Suzy Nelson transformed student life at MIT
Suzy M. Nelson, MIT vice chancellor for student life since 2016, will retire from the Institute this month. Nelson leaves MIT with a strong, coordinated Division of Student Life (DSL)…MIT remembers Thomas Rose, a brilliant researcher and generous colleague
More than 100 people filled the MIT Chapel on Sept. 24 to pay tribute to Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, the MIT archaeometallurgist who died last month following a bicycle crash in…Economists Robert Hall PhD ’67 and Michael Woodford PhD ’83 share Nobel Prize
Robert E. Hall PhD ’67 and Michael Woodford PhD ’83, scholars who both earned their doctorates at MIT, have been awarded the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in…A look back on National Student Parent Month 2026
A look back on National Student Parent Month 2026 Celebrating MIT’s graduate student parents This past September, the Office of Graduate Education celebrated National Student by highlighting four graduate students…New tool lets users repair AI-generated 3D models, then fabricate them just the way they want
“What you see is what you get” is a guiding principle for many software engineers — create programs where the content you’re editing looks the same as the final product. But…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…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…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…
Student-friendly”Leaf peeping”
Looking to get outside during the October three-day weekend? Haven’t had your fill of fall foliage? Here are some suggestions for touching grass — or leaves, as the case may…Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in archaeometallurgy, dies at 37
MIT Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in ancient metallurgy, passed away on Sept. 2 due to injuries sustained during a bicycle accident in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The incident, currently under…MIT startups inspire with impressive presentations at Demo Day 2026
The annual “Demo Day” event at MIT, which marks the end of the delta v startup accelerator, fell on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this year, giving…Poitras Center to fuel early careers of 50 young scientists dedicated to psychiatric disorders research
Patricia and James Poitras ’63, longtime MIT supporters, have launched a fellowship program for graduate students and postdocs studying major mental illness, expanding their MIT philanthropy to directly support early-career…MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in spring 2026
Each year, faculty and researchers across the MIT School of Engineering are recognized with prestigious awards for their contributions to research, technology, society, and education. To celebrate these achievements, the…Meet the 2026 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
In 2026, five faculty were granted tenure in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Volha Charnysh is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science. She…Finding purpose through research
Most mornings this summer, Marina Milea arrived at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research building ready to juggle several experiments at once. While one set of samples incubated, she…Faces of MIT: Jay Wilcoxson
Jay Wilcoxson, counsel in the MIT Office of General Counsel (OGC), does not shy away from a crisis. In fact, he enjoys navigating uncertainty to steer a conflict toward an outcome that is…Walter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate
Walter Torous, senior lecturer in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) and the MIT Sloan School of Management, and director of the Master of Science in Real Estate Development…
National Student Parent Month: Gefen Baranes
National Student Parent Month: Gefen Baranes 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…Scattering neutrinos to probe the fundamental laws of the universe
Many people who are successful in STEM fields were lucky to have someone who turned them on to a topic and encouraged their interest. For Faith Reyes, that person was…MIT welcomes David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91 as its next Innovation Fellow
David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91, a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, will serve as the next MIT Innovation Fellow during the 2026-27 academic year. Working with the MIT Schwarzman…
National Student Parent Month: Magreth Kakoko
National Student Parent Month: Magreth Kakoko 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…Featured video: Behind the lens at Lincoln Laboratory
“The minute you think, ‘I’ve done everything I can possibly do for Lincoln Lab,’ next thing you know, you’re belly crawling through a mock rubble pile,” says Niki Fandel. Through…Podcast: SHASS’s special sauce
Following World War II, the MIT faculty convened a committee to assess the Institute’s principles of education and their relevance “in a new era emerging from social upheaval and the…
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…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…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…Student Spotlight: Isabel Duran
This interview is part of a series of short interviews from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Each spotlight features a student answering their choice of questions…3 Questions: The essential role of international engagement
Vice Provost for International Activities Duane Boning oversees MIT’s international policies and engagements. Here he discusses why international engagement remains vital to MIT’s mission of advancing knowledge, educating students, and innovating to…
National Student Parent Month: Nicholas Maurer
One graduate student family treasures the community they found alongside other MIT student parents Nicholas MaurerFamily: Children Elaine (5) and Zachary (3), and wife Andrea.Degree program: PhD in Data, Systems,…A new kind of aircraft departs an MIT classroom and arrives at an Ohio factory
A former MIT class project is becoming an $850 million effort to manufacture a new kind of aircraft in Ohio. Electra began as an idea for a hybrid plane that…Gage Coon: An Earth scientist exploring the power of microbes
Growing up in Waverly, Tennessee, Gage Coon spent much of his childhood outside. His family had everything from chickens to horses and even an emu named Big Bird. Coon and…