Major Moments: How Faculty, Peers, and Alumni Guide MIT’s First-Year Students
The Office of the First Year (OFY), which oversees Major Exploration programming, created a three-pronged approach (aptly named “the Trident”), to provide opportunities for students to connect with upper-level students,…
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…
Another One for the Books: CPW 2026
That's a wrap! Once again, Campus Preview Weekend was a resounding success, thanks to the efforts of so many from the MIT community. With nearly 700 registered events over 3.14…
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.
Enduring passions for medicine, journalism, and triathlons
As an aspiring physician-scientist and editor-in-chief of The Tech, MIT senior Alex Tang has found inspiration in the lives of patients and others in his community.
Advancing international trade research and finding community
Sojun Park, a postdoc at the Center for International Studies, has learned much from his research on intellectual property as well as his interactions with students and mentors at MIT.