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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.

MIT’s Science Policy Initiative holds 15th annual Executive Visit Days

MIT’s Science Policy Initiative holds 15th annual Executive Visit Days

Students and postdocs traveled to Washington to learn about federal science and technology policymaking.

Paula Hammond named dean of the School of Engineering

Paula Hammond named dean of the School of Engineering

A chemical engineer who now serves as executive vice provost, Hammond will succeed Anantha Chandrakasan.

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

Professors Rohit Karnik and Nathan Wilmers are honored as “Committed to Caring.”

Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience

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

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

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

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

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.