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Built to fly
MIT senior, master’s candidate, and airman Brian Robinson lives and works at the intersection of aviation, politics, and technology.
Important Update about Student Travel
Guidance on what faculty and instructors should know about requirements and resources to help students traveling internationally this summer for research, internships, field work, and more.
Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI
As the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences marks 75 years, Dean Agustín Rayo reflects on how AI is reshaping higher education and why SHASS disciplines continue to be central to MIT’s mission.
Flying at the edge of the stratosphere
MIT students see the Earth’s curvature in reborn AeroAstro intro course
Bridging space research and policy
PhD student Carissma McGee studies exoplanets and examines intellectual property frameworks for space collaborations.
MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27
MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27
Urban planning students engage with communities through the Freedom Summer Fellowship
“You can’t teach planning today without grappling with how policy actually unfolds within communities,” says Professor Phillip Thompson.
Be part of Commencement!
Staff support is crucial to the success of MIT Commencement. Vice Chancellor Dave Darmofal encourages all GUE employees to volunteer in whatever capacity they can, to ensure that our graduates and their guests enjoy these special days.
Building the blocks of life
Computational biologist Sergei Kotelnikov is working to develop new methods in protein modeling as part of the School of Science Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Leading with rigor, kindness, and care
“We cannot be effective scientists if we are unhappy or unhealthy outside of the lab,” says “Committed to Caring” honoree Sara Prescott.