Updates

Final Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training
The report assesses how instructors and students are currently using generative AI, identifies innovations it allows and challenges it presents in teaching and assessment, and proposes an AI use policy.
Four departments selected for undergraduate education innovation grants
The awards will seed novel projects in chemical engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, global languages, and chemistry.
The game’s the thing
MIT senior Kayode Dada has a passion for designing games, and a penchant for building community.
Flipping the script on biology education, and scaling it up
Using a modular kit, the MIT Edgerton Center is bringing a hands-on biology curriculum to Massachusetts’ second-largest school district.
A Day in the Life of the Undergraduate Advising Center
The bustling space on the Infinite Corridor is a “room full of opportunities” for students throughout their academic journey.
Tackling rare genetic disorders with patient-focused science
Shannon Knight, a brain and cognitive sciences PhD candidate and McGovern Institute researcher, focuses on developing a novel gene therapy.
Met Warehouse opens as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning
In a feat of adaptive reuse, a massive, century-old brick storage facility has been turned into a contemporary hub for collaboration and creative work.
Old Ironsides Battalion Fall 2026 Update
Fall 2026 has been full of activity, as we welcomed a large number of new students, as well as returning members of the Battalion.
3 Questions: MIT Sloan launches Evening MBA
Dean Richard Locke discusses a new program that expands access for working professionals while deepening connections to Greater Boston’s innovation economy.
On the hunt for dark matter
From Broadway to MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, PhD student Jessica Fry doesn’t do anything halfway. Now she’s hunting for the universe’s most elusive particle.