Education, teaching, academics

Fundamentals of Biology now available in OCW Scholar formatCourse is the last of seven OCW has published this year specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.

Ekaterina Paramonova: A nuclear networkerUndergraduate on a unique career track that intriguingly combines nuclear engineering and diplomacy.

In The World: Helping Brazilians turn waste into productsInternational summit fosters ways of producing everything from food to flooring, using discarded materials.

Salvucci honored by Eno Center for TransportationCivil and Environmental Engineering lecturer, research associate honored for lifetime achievements

Graves named Engineering Systems Division interim directorSloan, ESD and mechanical engineering professor succeeds Sussman.

‘This is my freshman year, too’President L. Rafael Reif welcomes Class of 2016 at annual Freshman Convocation.

Clifford appointed to Belluschi LectureshipYoung practitioner/scholar researches past methods of making.

Lincoln Lab debuts new program for young engineers on the RISE

ChemLab Boot Camp: MIT OpenCourseWare launches reality seriesA new series of videos to be published this fall follows 14 MIT freshmen through their introduction to hands-on science.

CEE's Humbyrd wins School of Engineering teaching and mentoring awardAward recognizes and encourages extraordinary teaching and mentoring by a graduate student in the school.

Introduction to Psychology now available in MIT OpenCourseWare’s innovative OCW Scholar formatCourse is the sixth of seven courses MIT OCW will publish this year specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.

UC Berkeley joins edXUC Berkeley joins Harvard and MIT not-for-profit online-learning collaborative; edX broadens free course offerings into public health, computer science and solid-state chemistry; opens registration

Lessons learned from MITx’s prototype courseAs the team behind MIT’s ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.

Daniel Casey: Exploring a ‘little star’ on Earth

STAR team recognized for impact on STEM education in Massachusetts high schools

Glen Urban, former MIT Sloan dean, retires to focus on research; leaves behind $1 million giftEstablishes a PhD marketing fellowship at the school

Engineering CommencementInnovations and traditions evolve with the history of MIT graduation.

Fusion program moves beyond plasma, toward practical powerplant issues

ARTEMiS brings art to teaching of science and engineering conceptsART for Engineering, Mathematics, and Science an initiative launched last summer through MIT’s Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT).

Frank Stanton Chair in Nuclear Security Policy Studies established in Department of Political ScienceEndowed chair established with a gift of $5 million from the Stanton Foundation

CourseRoad, Dormbase win 2012 iCampus Student PrizesCourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-up

Josh Shifrinson: decline of power playMilitary strategy for a declining United States in a complex world

Reinventing planned citiesRethinking '50s era ‘new towns’

Results of the 2012 Senior SurveyStudents value learning over grade point average

TIMtalks spotlight students who have turned failure into successEvent gives students an opportunity to discuss failure, achievement, MIT culture.