Six MIT students selected as spring 2024 MIT-Pillar AI Collective Fellows

The MIT-Pillar AI Collective has announced six fellows for the spring 2024 semester. With support from…

Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87 to deliver MIT’s 2024 Commencement address

Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87, an inventor and parallel entrepreneur with a penchant for bold ideas, will…

New MIT.nano equipment to accelerate innovation in “tough tech” sectors

A new set of advanced nanofabrication equipment will make MIT.nano one of the world’s most advanced…

MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces finalists for second competition

The MIT Faculty Founder Initiative has announced 12 finalists for the 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition.…

Generating the policy of tomorrow

As first-year students in the Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program within the MIT Institute…

Faculty, staff, students to evaluate ways to decarbonize MIT’s campus

With a goal to decarbonize the MIT campus by 2050, the Institute must look at “new…

Cobalt-free batteries could power cars of the future

Many electric vehicles are powered by batteries that contain cobalt — a metal that carries high…

Stratospheric safety standards: How aviation could steer regulation of AI in health

What is the likelihood of dying in a plane crash? According to a 2022 report released…

Expanding the conversation about aging

Many issues facing older adults intersect with other social inequalities, but experts often fail to keep…

Turning history of science into a comic adventure

The Covid-19 pandemic taught us how complex the science and management of infectious disease can be,…