MIT in the media: 2021 in review
From Institute-wide efforts to address the climate crisis to responding to Covid-19, members of the MIT community made headlines this year for their innovative work in a variety of areas. Faculty,...
View ArticleAdvancing public understanding of sea-level rise
Museum exhibits can be a unique way to communicate science concepts and information. Recently, MIT faculty have served as sounding boards for curators at the Museum of Science, Boston, a close neighbor...
View ArticleProgress toward a sustainable campus food system
As part of MIT’s updated climate action plan, known as “Fast Forward,” Institute leadership committed to establishing a set of quantitative goals in 2022 related to food, water, and waste systems that...
View ArticleFrom bench to biotech
Kendall Square has been called the most innovative square mile in the United States, in part due to the high density of biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies in the MIT-adjacent neighborhood of...
View ArticleHistoric entrepreneurship course shows no signs of slowing down
In a process that has taken place for more than 60 years at MIT, this week a group of students gathered to practice entrepreneurship at a whirlwind pace designed to mimic the steep learning curve...
View ArticleA new era in MIT community philanthropy and service
After decades of close collaboration and partnership, the MIT Community Service Fund (CSF) and Community Giving at MIT have officially joined forces under the CSF banner to continue their pursuit of...
View ArticleKickback Series: A Black at MIT Sloan experience
At the MIT Sloan School of Management, Lena Hairadin, a second-year MBA candidate and co-president of the MIT Sloan Black Business Students Association (BBSA), took an avid interest in uncovering...
View ArticleWith new industry, a new era for cities
Kista Science City, just north of Stockholm, is Sweden’s version of Silicon Valley. Anchored by a few big firms and a university, it has become northern Europe’s main high-tech center, with housing...
View ArticleMIT Schwarzman College of Computing unveils Break Through Tech AI
Aimed at driving diversity and inclusion in artificial intelligence, the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing is launching Break Through Tech AI, a new program to bridge the talent gap for...
View ArticleA community approach to improving the health of the planet
Earlier this month, MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) hosted a Health of the Planet Showcase. The event was the culmination of a four-year long community initiative to focus on what...
View ArticleInaugural Day of AI brings new digital literacy to classrooms worldwide
The first annual Day of AI on Friday, May 13 introduced artificial intelligence literacy to classrooms all over the world. An initiative of MIT Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education...
View ArticleYour friendly neighborhood architect
Justin Brazier didn’t always know that his path in life would take him right back home.Brazier grew up with two brothers in a tight-knit family in Randolph, Massachusetts, two cities south of Boston....
View ArticleThe hub of the local robotics industry
The MIT spinout Ori attracted a lot of attention when it unveiled its shapeshifting furniture prototypes in 2014. But after the founders left MIT, they faced a number of daunting challenges. Where...
View Article3 Questions: John Durant on the new MIT Museum at Kendall Square
To the outside world, much of what goes on at MIT can seem mysterious. But the MIT Museum, whose new location is in the heart of Kendall Square, wants to change that. With a specially designed space by...
View Article3Q: How MIT is working to reduce carbon emissions on our campus
Fast Forward: MIT’s Climate Action Plan for the Decade, launched in May 2021, charges MIT to eliminate its direct carbon emissions by 2050. Setting an interim goal of net zero emissions by 2026 is an...
View ArticleMIT accelerates efforts on path to carbon reduction goals
Under its “Fast Forward” climate action plan, which was announced in May 2021, MIT has set a goal of eliminating direct emissions from its campus by 2050. An important near-term milestone will be...
View ArticleEmpowering Cambridge youth through data activism
For over 40 years, the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP, or the Mayor’s Program) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been providing teenagers with their first work experience, but 2022...
View Article“Whoever you are, this is your place.” Reimagined MIT Museum encourages...
MIT’s research and innovation has been described as magic by many. But that magic can sometimes seem obscure and intimidating to outsiders.Now the MIT Museum, which opens to the public on Oct. 2, is...
View ArticleStudying floods to better predict their dangers
“My job is basically flooding Cambridge,” says Katerina “Katya” Boukin, a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering at MIT and the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub’s resident expert on...
View ArticleDoubling down on sustainability innovation in Kendall Square
From its new headquarters in Cambridge’s Kendall Square, The Engine is investing in a number of “tough tech” startups seeking to transform the world’s energy systems. A few blocks away, the startup...
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