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.
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.
Farewells and New Beginnings at the Experimental Study Group
Spring semester 2026 has been a time of transition at the Experimental Study Group (ESG). Graham Ramsay, long-time Associate Director at ESG, retired in January of 2026. After 25 years at ESG and 40 years total at MIT, Graham has embarked upon new adventures abroad. We wish him happy travels and know that he will […]
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.
MIT hackathon tackles real-world challenges in Ukraine
Build for Ukraine 2.0 united students, researchers, and Ukrainian collaborators to prototype solutions shaped by wartime conditions.
Seeing sounds
Mariano Salcedo ’25, a master’s student in the new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program, is designing an AI to visualize and express music and other sounds.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2026
The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.