Collaboration
CourseRoad, Dormbase win 2012 iCampus Student Prizes
May 23, 2012
CourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-up
Entrepreneurial students dive into product design and development
May 14, 2012
Joint MIT-RISD course yields concepts from iPad-friendly backpacks to waste-free sugar.
Studying school quality, to fight inequality
May 9, 2012
New MIT center examines education and its lifelong effects.
Also labeled: Economics, Education, teaching, academics, Inequality, K-12 education, Research, Schools, Students
First light from a super-Earth spotted
May 8, 2012
Detection reveals a searing planet.
Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells
May 7, 2012
New method offers automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain.
Also labeled: Brain and cognitive sciences, McGovern Institute, Media Lab, Neuroscience, Research, Robots
MIT and Harvard launch a ‘revolution in education’
May 2, 2012
Online edX courses will open both universities’ classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, EdX, Faculty, Harvard, MITx, Online learning, Students, Global education, MIT presidency, Provost
MIT and Harvard announce edX
May 2, 2012
Joint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, EdX, Faculty, Global education, MITx, Non-profit, Online learning, Students, Harvard, MIT presidency, Provost
What is edX?
May 2, 2012
Answering common questions about MIT and Harvard’s new partnership in online education.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, EdX, Faculty, Global education, Harvard, MITx, Online learning, Students
DOE, MITEI announce a women in clean energy program for the U.S.
April 26, 2012
Announced at the Third Clean Energy Ministerial in London today.
MIT launches student-produced educational video initiative
April 25, 2012
Original short videos, in collaboration with Khan Academy, aim to fuel K-12 students’ interest in engineering and science.








