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The power of “and” in energy and climate entrepreneurship

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MIT News 2d ago higher-ed
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A supportive ecosystem is a cornerstone in entrepreneurship, according to Georgina Campbell Flatter, the CEO of Greentown Labs. “If we really want to be driving the most transformational technologies to scale at a speed in which we need…
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MIT scientists build the world’s largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems, and open it to everyone

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MIT News 2d ago higher-ed
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Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) arrive with a booklet of their best, most original problems. Those booklets get shared among delegations, then quietly disappear. No one had ever…
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Faces of MIT: Gabi Hott Soares

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MIT News 2d ago General
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Gabi Hott Soares, associate director of student organizations and programming for the Student Organizations, Leadership, and Engagement Office (SOLE) in the Division of Student Life (DSL), empowers and equips students to lead and serve not…
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Three from MIT named 2026 Goldwater Scholars

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MIT News 3d ago higher-ed
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Three MIT rising seniors have been selected to receive a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, including Deeksha Kumaresh in the School of Engineering and Anna Liu and Charlotte Myersin the School of Science. An estimated 5,000 college…
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Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds

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MIT News 5d ago research
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The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted directly below a free-falling droplet. Would you still be similarly soothed? In…
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New study bridges the worlds of classical and quantum physics

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MIT News 5d ago research
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When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it will land. But if you were to squeeze that same ball down to the size of an atom or…
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PSFC showcases technologies applicable to both fusion and geothermal energy during representative’s visit

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MIT News 5d ago research
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The MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) showcased its high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology, essential for fusion energy and increasingly relevant to superhot geothermal applications, to Representative Jake…
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Tackling the housing shortage with robotic microfactories

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MIT News 5d ago General
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A national housing shortage is straining finances and communities across the United States. In Massachusetts, at least 222,000 homes will have to be built in the next 10 years to meet the population's needs. At the same time, there are…
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How to expand the US economy

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MIT News 5d ago higher-ed
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It’s an essential insight about our world: Innovation drives economic growth. For the U.S. to thrive, it must keep innovating. But how, and in what areas? A new book co-authored by MIT faculty members focuses on six key areas where…
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Managing traffic in space

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MIT News 7d ago higher-ed
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Chances are, you’ve already used a satellite today. Satellites make it possible for us to stream our favorite shows, call and text a friend, check weather and navigation apps, and make an online purchase. Satellites also monitor the…
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Why bother with plausible deniability?

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MIT News 9d ago research
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Picture this scenario in a business: An employee, Brad, disclosed some information that wound up in the hands of a competitor. He may not have meant to, but he did, and a few people at the firm know this. So, at the next company meeting,…
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Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners

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MIT News 9d ago higher-ed
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MIT Associate Professor Jacob Andreas of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science [EECS] and MIT Associate Professor Brett McGuire of the Department of Chemistry have been selected as the winners of the 2026 Harold E.…
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Bringing AI-driven protein-design tools to biologists everywhere

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MIT News 10d ago higher-ed
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Artificial intelligence is already proving it can accelerate drug development and improve our understanding of disease. But to turn AI into novel treatments we need to get the latest, most powerful models into the hands of scientists. The…
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With navigating nematodes, scientists map out how brains implement behaviors

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MIT News 10d ago higher-ed
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Animal behavior reflects a complex interplay between an animal’s brain and its sensory surroundings. Only rarely have scientists been able to discern how actions emerge from this interaction. A new open-access study in Nature Neuroscience…
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Understanding community effects of Asian immigrants’ US housing purchases

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MIT News 10d ago higher-ed
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Asian immigrants are both the fastest-growing and highest-earning immigrant ethnic group in the United States, facts that have caught the attention of many economists interested in how these groups — whether investors or residents — impact…
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MIT study reveals a new role for cell membranes

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MIT News 11d ago higher-ed
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Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment. However, evidence has recently emerged suggesting that these membranes do more than simply provide protection —…
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Waves hit different on other planets

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MIT News 11d ago higher-ed
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On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn’s largest moon Titan, a similar mild wind would kick up 10-foot-tall waves. This otherworldly behavior is one prediction from a new wave model…
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Geothermal energy turns red hot

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MIT News 11d ago higher-ed
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Drill deep and drill differently. That’s what’s needed to exploit the nearly bottomless promise of geothermal energy in the United States and around the globe, according to participants at the 2026 Spring Symposium, titled “Next-generation…
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Multitasking quantum sensors can measure several properties at once

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MIT News 12d ago higher-ed
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A special class of sensors leverages quantum properties to measure tiny signals at levels that would be impossible using classical sensors alone. Such quantum sensors are currently being used to study the inner workings of cells and the…
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Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI

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MIT News 13d ago higher-ed
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The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) was founded in 1950 in response to “a new era emerging from social upheaval and the disasters of war,” as outlined in the 1949 Lewis Committee Report . The report’s findings…
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Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI

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MIT News Education 12d ago edtech
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The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) was founded in 1950 in response to “a new era emerging from social upheaval and the disasters of war,” as outlined in the 1949 Lewis Committee Report . The report’s findings…
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Flying at the edge of the stratosphere

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MIT News Education 12d ago higher-ed
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All the ingredients to leave the first layer of the atmosphere were laying on a picnic table. T-minus 30 minutes before launch from the New York Catskills, students in MIT's reborn 16.00 (Introduction to Aerospace Engineering) course tore…
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Jazz in the key of life

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MIT News 15d ago research
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It is not hard to find glowing reviews of saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a creative jazz artist whose compositions incorporate musical elements from his native Puerto Rico. For instance, The Jazz Times called “Jibaro,” Zenón’s breakthrough 2005…
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Professor Emeritus Jack Dennis, pioneering developer of dataflow models of computation, dies at 94

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MIT News 16d ago higher-ed
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Jack Dennis, an influential MIT professor emeritus of computer science and engineering, died on March 14 at age 94. The original leader of the Computation Structures Group within the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence…
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The flawed fundamentals of failing banks

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MIT News 18d ago higher-ed
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Bank runs are dramatic: Picture Depression-era footage of customers lined up, trying to get their deposits back. Or recall Lehmann Brothers emptying out in 2008 or Silicon Valley Bank collapsing in 2023. But what causes these runs in the…
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Learning with audiobooks

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MIT News Education 17d ago research
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Millions of students nationwide use text-supplemented audiobooks, learning tools that are thought to help those who struggle with reading keep up in the classroom. A new study from scientists at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research…
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MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27

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MIT News 20d ago higher-ed
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U.S. News and World Report has again placed MIT’s graduate program in engineering at the top of its annual rankings, released today. The Institute has held the No. 1 spot since 1990, when the magazine first ranked such programs. The MIT…
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MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27

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MIT News Education 20d ago higher-ed
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U.S. News and World Report has again placed MIT’s graduate program in engineering at the top of its annual rankings, released today. The Institute has held the No. 1 spot since 1990, when the magazine first ranked such programs. The MIT…
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Toward cheaper, cleaner hydrogen production

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MIT News 24d ago higher-ed
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Hydrogen sits at the center of some of the world’s most important industrial processes, but its production still comes with a heavy environmental cost. Today, most hydrogen is produced through high-emissions processes like steam methane…
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Lincoln Laboratory laser communications terminal launches on historic Artemis II moon mission

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MIT News 25d ago General
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In 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon’s surface — a momentous engineering and science feat marked by his iconic words: "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Now, NASA is making history…
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Evaluating the ethics of autonomous systems

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MIT News 25d ago research
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Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to help optimize decision-making in high-stakes settings. For instance, an autonomous system can identify a power distribution strategy that minimizes costs while keeping voltages stable.…
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Two physicists and a curious host walk into a studio…

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MIT News 26d ago research
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This March on The Curiosity Desk , GBH’s daily science show with host Edgar B. Herwick III, MIT scientists dropped by to address the questions: “How close are we to observing the dark universe?” ( Thursday, March 12 episode ) and “Is Earth…
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Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton

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MIT News 27d ago higher-ed
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We are what we eat. And in the ocean, most life-forms source their food from phytoplankton. These microscopic, plant-like algae are the primary food source for krill, sea snails, some small fish, and jellyfish, which in turn feed larger…
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MIT researchers use AI to uncover atomic defects in materials

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MIT News 27d ago higher-ed
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In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful new properties. Today, atomic-scale defects are carefully introduced during the manufacturing process of products…
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3 Questions: Communicating about climate, in audio and beyond

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MIT News Education 34d ago higher-ed
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Since her first journalism fellowship covering energy and the environment at the NPR station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Madison Goldberg has been drawn to science communication and audio storytelling. Now, after reporting on topics from…
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Preserving Keres

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MIT News Education 38d ago higher-ed
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Growing up in the village of Kewa — located between Santa Fe and Albuquerque in New Mexico — William Pacheco , a member of the Santo Domingo Pueblo, learned the value of his language, its history, and the traditions it carries. “We speak…
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Financial Times ranks MIT Sloan No. 1 in 2026 Global MBA Ranking

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MIT News Education 44d ago international
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The Financial Times has placed MIT Sloan School of Management at the top of its recently released 2026 Global MBA Ranking . It is the school’s first time gaining the No. 1 spot in the list. In its announcement of the rankings , the…
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Discovering the joy of future-forward electrical engineering

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MIT News Education 45d ago higher-ed
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“It’s a real validation of all the work behind the scenes,” says Karl Berggren, faculty head of electrical engineering within the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). He’s looking at the numbers of new…
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3 Questions: Fortifying our planetary defenses

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MIT News Education 46d ago higher-ed
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When people think of asteroids, they tend to picture rare, civilization-ending impacts like those depicted in movies such as “Armageddon.” In reality, the asteroids most likely to affect modern society are much smaller. While…
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2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

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MIT News Education 46d ago edtech
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Two outstanding MIT educators have been named MacVicar Faculty Fellows: professor of mechanical engineering Amos Winter and professor of electrical engineering and computer science Nickolai Zeldovich. For more than 30 years, the MacVicar…
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MIT undergraduates help US high schoolers tackle calculus

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MIT News Education 48d ago General
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This year in a rural school district in southeastern Montana, one high school student is taking calculus. For many people, calculus is daunting enough, even when teachers are used to offering it and peers are around to help. Studying it…
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MIT undergraduates help US high schoolers tackle calculus

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MIT News Education 48d ago higher-ed
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This year in a rural school district in southeastern Montana, one high school student is taking calculus. For many people, calculus is daunting enough, even when teachers are used to offering it and peers are around to help. Studying it…
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Personal tech, social media, and the “decline of humanity”

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MIT News Education 51d ago wellbeing
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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt presented a forceful analysis of the damage smartphones and social media are doing to our cognition, our civic fabric, and our children’s wellbeing, while calling for renewed action to ward off their…
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For one learner, online MIT courses are “like getting a Ferrari for the price of an electric scooter”

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MIT News Education 52d ago curriculum
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As a professional mechanical engineer, Badri Ratnam was inspired when MIT started offering massive open online courses (MOOCs) in engineering and science in 2012. He wondered if he was up to the challenge of solving problem sets and…
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Engineering confidence to navigate uncertainty

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MIT News Education 55d ago higher-ed
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Flying on Mars — or any other world — is an extraordinary challenge. An autonomous spacecraft, operating millions of miles from pilots or engineers who could intervene on Earth, must be able to navigate unfamiliar and changing…
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Les Perelman, expert in writing assessment and champion of writing education, dies at 77

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MIT News Education 55d ago curriculum
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Leslie “Les” Perelman, an influential figure in college writing assessment; a champion of writing instruction across all subject matters for over three decades at MIT; and a former MIT associate dean for undergraduate education, died on…
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Turning curiosity about engineering into careers

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MIT News Education 58d ago higher-ed
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It’s not every day that aspiring teenage engineers can see firsthand how planes are built. But a collaboration between nonprofit Engineering Tomorrow , aerospace firm Boeing , and alumni of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO)…
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How MIT OpenCourseWare is fueling one learner’s passion for education

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MIT News Education 67d ago higher-ed
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Training for a clerical military role in France, Gustavo Barboza felt a spark he couldn’t ignore. He remembered his love of learning, which once guided him through two college semesters of mechanical engineering courses in his native…
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Bringing the stage to the classroom

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MIT News Education 73d ago curriculum
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In class 21T.100 (Theater Arts Production), students are invited to join MIT Theater Arts faculty and staff in the development of a fully-staged production for an audience. Participants collaborate as performers, designers, writers,…
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T. Alan Hatton receives Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education

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MIT News Education 80d ago edtech
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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced T. Alan Hatton, MIT’s Ralph Landau Professor of Chemical Engineering Practice, Post-Tenure, as the recipient of the 2026 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and…
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Brian Hedden named co-associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing

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MIT News Education 81d ago higher-ed
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Brian Hedden PhD ’12 has been appointed co-associate dean of the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) at MIT, a cross-cutting initiative in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, effective Jan. 16. Hedden is a…
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The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

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MIT News Education 86d ago edtech
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To what extent can an artificial system be rational? A new MIT course, 6.S044/24.S00 (AI and Rationality), doesn’t seek to answer this question. Instead, it challenges students to explore this and other philosophical problems through the…
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“MIT Open Learning has opened doors I never imagined possible”

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MIT News Education 87d ago research
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Through the MITx MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy, Munip Utama strengthened the skills he was already applying in his work with Baitul Enza, a nonprofit helping students in need via policy-shaping research and…
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Keeril Makan named vice provost for the arts

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MIT News Education 88d ago higher-ed
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Keeril Makan has been appointed vice provost for the arts at MIT, effective Feb. 1. In this role, Makan, who is the Michael (1949) and Sonja Koerner Music Composition Professor at MIT, will provide leadership and strategic direction for…
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Welcome to the “most wicked” apprentice program on campus

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MIT News Education 89d ago higher-ed
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The Pappalardo Apprentice program pushes the boundaries of the traditional lab experience, inviting a selected group of juniors and seniors to advance their fabrication skills while also providing mentor training and peer-to-peer mentoring…
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Expanding educational access in Massachusetts prisons

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MIT News Education 89d ago higher-ed
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Collaborators from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts came together in December for a daylong summit of the Massachusetts Prison Education Consortium ( MPEC ), hosted by the Educational Justice Institute ( TEJI ) at MIT. Held at…
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Demystifying college for enlisted veterans and service members

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MIT News Education 99d ago higher-ed
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“I went into the military right after high school, mostly because I didn’t really see the value of academics,” says Air Force veteran and MIT sophomore Justin Cole. His perspective on education shifted, however, after he experienced…
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How an online MIT course in supply chain management sparked a new career

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MIT News Education 101d ago higher-ed
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As a college student, Kevin Power never considered working in supply chain management; in fact, he didn’t know it was an option. He earned an undergraduate degree in manufacturing engineering while working full time at an oil refinery,…
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The “delicious joy” of creating and recreating music

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MIT News Education 103d ago research
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As a graduate student, Leslie Tilley spent years studying and practicing the music of Bali, Indonesia, including a traditional technique in which two Balinese drummers play intricately interlocking rhythms while simultaneously improvising.…
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MIT in the media: 2025 in review

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MIT News Education 125d ago edtech
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“At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-Earth creativity,” noted Chronicle , during a campus visit this year for an episode of the program. In 2025, MIT researchers made headlines across print publications,…
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Teen builds an award-winning virtual reality prototype thanks to free MIT courses

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MIT News Education 130d ago edtech
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When Freesia Gaul discovered MIT Open Learning’s OpenCourseWare at just 14 years old, it opened up a world of learning far beyond what her classrooms could offer. Her parents had started a skiing company, and the seasonal work meant that…
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MIT takes manufacturing education across the country

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MIT News Education 138d ago higher-ed
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MIT has long bolstered U.S. manufacturing by developing key innovations and production technologies, and training entrepreneurs. This fall, the Institute introduced a new tool for U.S. manufacturing: an education program for workers, held…
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Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience

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MIT News Education 145d ago research
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More than 600 undergraduate students crowded into the Stratton Student Center on Oct. 28, for MIT’s first-ever Institute-wide Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) mixer. “At MIT, we believe in the transformative power of…
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Turning a childhood interest into a career path with MIT Open Learning resources

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MIT News Education 146d ago higher-ed
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Hinata Yamahara was 10 years old, on a family trip to Osaka, Japan, when he started riding the train alone. Those train rides sparked an interest in something he didn't have words for at the time — how cities are built, and how people…
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Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy

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MIT News Education 158d ago curriculum
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Ernest Opoku knew he wanted to become a scientist when he was a little boy. But his school in Dadease, a small town in Ghana, offered no elective science courses — so Opoku created one for himself. Even though they had neither a dedicated…
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Four from MIT named 2026 Rhodes Scholars

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MIT News Education 162d ago higher-ed
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Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall, Sofia Lara, and Sophia Wang ’24 have been selected as 2026 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford in the U.K. next fall. Hall, Lara, and Wang, are U.S.…
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Leading quantum at an inflection point

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MIT News Education 167d ago edtech
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Danna Freedman is seeking the early adopters. She is the faculty director of the nascent MIT Quantum Initiative, or QMIT. In this new role, Freedman is giving shape to an ambitious, Institute-wide effort to apply quantum breakthroughs to…
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Study: Identifying kids who need help learning to read isn’t as easy as A, B, C

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MIT News Education 179d ago research
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In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten — a process that is meant to identify students who may need extra help learning to read. However, a new study by MIT researchers suggests that these…
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