The art of being FLI
The MIT First Generation/Low Income Program provides undergraduates with community, resources, and support as they navigate MIT.
3 Questions: Implementing the MIT Graduate Student Union’s collective bargaining agreement
Ian Waitz describes the three-year contract that will change and enhance MIT’s graduate student policies and procedures.
This nonprofit is proving that creating good jobs is good business
The Good Jobs Institute, founded by MIT Sloan’s Zeynep Ton, helps companies improve frontline jobs and company performance.
A new way to swiftly eliminate micropollutants from water
MIT chemical engineers create a zwitterionic hydrogel system for single-step water treatment with minimal environmental footprint.
Does “food as medicine” make a big dent in diabetes?
Study of rigorous trial shows mixed results, suggests need to keep examining how nutrition can combat a pervasive disease.
MIT’s top research stories of 2023
A cheaper water desalination device, a wearable ultrasound scanner, and a new kind of supercapacitor were some of MIT News’ most popular articles.
MIT community in 2023: A year in review
Top Institute stories dealt with a presidential inauguration, international accolades for faculty and students, “Dialogues Across Difference,” new and refreshed community spaces, and more.
MIT in the media: 2023 in review
MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.
MIT Generative AI Week fosters dialogue across disciplines
During the last week of November, MIT hosted symposia and events aimed at examining the implications and possibilities of generative AI.
Two from MIT named 2024 Marshall Scholars
Anushree Chaudhuri and Rupert Li will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
From MIT to Singapore and back: Delivering knowledge and advancing careers in finance
Hong Ru MFin ’10, PhD ’15 returns to MIT Sloan to teach the next generation of master of finance students.
Accelerated climate action needed to sharply reduce current risks to life and life-support systems
2023 Global Change Outlook from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifies benefits of policies that cap global warming at 1.5 C.
Scholarship keeps John F. Kennedy’s legacy alive at MIT
In the 60 years since President Kennedy’s death, a scholarship in his name has sent generations of British students to study tuition-free at MIT and Harvard University.
Students pitch transformative ideas in generative AI at MIT Ignite competition
Twelve teams of students and postdocs across the MIT community presented innovative startup ideas with potential for real-world impact.
MIT Bootcamps enables aspiring innovators to find solutions that improve the patient experience
Driven by deeply personal experiences, three entrepreneurs find inspiration from MIT to empower patients and change their lives.