Recent News
Paula Hammond named dean of the School of Engineering
A chemical engineer who now serves as executive vice provost, Hammond will succeed Anantha Chandrakasan.
Countdown to IAP 2026!
Every year, IAP provides MIT students, faculty, staff, and alums with a unique opportunity to organize and participate in a wide variety of activities, including how-to sessions, forums, athletic endeavors, lecture series, films, tours, recitals, and contests. IAP 2026 begins on Monday, January 5, and ends on Friday, January 30.
Save the Date for CPW
This year’s Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) is April 16-19, 2026. Members of the community are welcome to get involved as we welcome roughly 1.000 admitted students to experience the magic of MIT!
The Future of PKG
The PKG Center for Social Impact (formerly the PKG Public Service Center) has finalized its strategic plan for 2025-28. See what’s in store for its ongoing evolution.
Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience
The Institute will commit up to $1 million in new funding to increase supply of UROPs.
MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway
AquaCulture Shock program, in collaboration with MIT-Scandinavia MISTI, offers international internships for AI and autonomy in aquaculture
Exploring how AI will shape the future of work
For PhD student Benjamin Manning, the future of work means grasping AI’s role on our behalf while transforming and accelerating social scientific discovery.
Josh Randolph: Taking care of others as an EMT and ROTC leader
“I always wanted to be in public service, serve my community, and serve my country,” says the MIT mechanical engineering major.
Q&A: On the ethics of catastrophe
Jack Carson, an MIT second-year undergraduate and EECS major, is the recent winner of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics.
Four from MIT named 2026 Rhodes Scholars
Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall, Sofia Lara, and Sophia Wang ’24 will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.