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Engineering confidence to navigate uncertainty
In 16.85 Autonomy Capstone (Design and Testing of Autonomous Vehicles), AeroAstro students build software that allows autonomous flight vehicles to navigate unknown environments.
Vice Chancellor for Student Life to Retire
Chancellor Melissa Nobles has announced that Suzy Nelson, vice chancellor for student life, will retire next fall after a decade of service to MIT.
Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy
Strahinja Janjusevic brings an international perspective and US Naval Academy education to his graduate research in the MIT Technology and Policy Program.
Bridging science and society in the emerging bioeconomy
In STS.059 (The Bioeconomy and Society), students explore the social and political factors at work in the biology, biotech, and biological engineering sectors.
Exploring the promise of regenerative aquaculture at an Arkansas fish farm
Through research with MIT D-Lab, MIT engineering student Kiyoko “Kik” Hayano worked with Keo Fish Farms to build a model for regenerative water systems.
Bringing the stage to the classroom
21T.100 (Theater Arts Production) gathers MIT students, faculty, staff, and other professionals to produce feature-length performances.
Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 in arts and humanities, business and economics, and social sciences for 2026
Top worldwide honors span disciplines across three MIT schools for the second year in a row.
Search Commences for Faculty Director of UAC
Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education Dave Darmofal has announced a search for the inaugural faculty director of the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC). The faculty director will chart the…
Counter Intelligence
Architecture students bring new forms of human-machine interaction into the kitchen.
Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship
The MIT senior will pursue a master’s degree at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall.