Providing hands-on photonics education across Massachusetts

Photonics — the science of guiding and manipulating light — enables applications ranging from telecommunications, artificial…

MIT’s FutureMakers programs help kids get their minds around — and hands on — AI

As she was looking for a camp last summer, Yabesra Ewnetu, who’d just finished eighth grade,…

Dan Huttenlocher ponders our human future in an age of artificial intelligence

What does it mean to be human in an age where artificial intelligence agents make decisions…

Historic entrepreneurship course shows no signs of slowing down

In a process that has taken place for more than 60 years at MIT, this week…

Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter: Inspiring futures in STEM

Each July, when Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter welcomes a new group of high school seniors to MIT Lincoln…

Richard Cohen: Pioneering biomedical research and education at MIT for half a century

Richard J. Cohen, the Whitaker Professor in Biomedical Engineering in the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering…

With “Hello!” as its theme, 2.009 returns to the stage

On Monday night, Kresge Auditorium was lit up in the colors of the rainbow as a…

Cynthia Breazeal named senior associate dean for open learning

Cynthia Breazeal has joined MIT Open Learning as senior associate dean, beginning in the Fall 2021…

MIT Sloan and Bayer team up to cultivate digital intrapreneurship capability

In addition to offering a diverse roster of non-degree open-enrollment courses for individuals, MIT Sloan Executive…

Bridging the gap between education and employment: Community college and beyond

The pandemic underscored an urgent need: The best-educated workers are prospering, but too many others are…