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2.009 mechanical engineering students embrace “cycles”

2.009 mechanical engineering students embrace “cycles”

Six MIT student teams pitched products during the annual capstone course prototype launch event.

Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27

Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27

The program recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students.

Sean Luk: Addressing the urgent need for better immunotherapy

Sean Luk: Addressing the urgent need for better immunotherapy

The MIT senior helps design proteins that spur the immune system to fight cancer and other diseases.

Using design to interpret the past and envision the future

Using design to interpret the past and envision the future

MIT graduate student C Jacob Payne reimagines historic architecture and invents new possibilities at the intersection of AI and design.

The Evolution of TSR²

The Evolution of TSR²

The Talented Scholars’ Resource Room, or TSR², is a free academic support and tutoring program open to all MIT undergraduates. TSR² provides individualized academic support for STEM General Institute Requirements (GIRs) and other introductory-level courses. Our tutors, academically advanced undergraduate and graduate students, offer one-on-one tutoring across a variety of subjects. In addition to scheduled […]

“Wait, we have the tech skills to build that”

“Wait, we have the tech skills to build that”

From robotics to apps like “NerdXing,” senior Julianna Schneider is building technologies to solve problems in her community.

Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 to deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address

Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 to deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address

An electrical engineer by training, Su is the chair and CEO of the semiconductor company AMD.

A day in the life of MIT PhD student Alex Busch

A day in the life of MIT PhD student Alex Busch

With an interest in trade unions and employer associations shaping the labor market, Busch is exploring how employee voices and economic democracy affect the future of work.

PKG Center and the MIT Club of Princeton collaborate on food insecurity hackathon

PKG Center and the MIT Club of Princeton collaborate on food insecurity hackathon

The PKG Center is commemorating 25 years of the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge with regional student-alumni hackathons for social impact.

Resurrecting an MIT “learning by doing” tradition: NEET scholars install solar-powered charging station

Resurrecting an MIT “learning by doing” tradition: NEET scholars install solar-powered charging station

The project was designed and built with novel “bio-composite” materials developed by the student team.