Education, teaching, academics
Mind and hand: A fencer takes on MIT Sloan’s MSMS Program
November 15, 2012
From the water to Washington
November 15, 2012
MIT senior Noam Angrist works to reform education and health care through youth mentorship and economics.
Also labeled: Economics, Mathematics, Research, Student life, Students, Undergraduate, Volunteering, outreach, public service, Athletics
Michael Short spans classroom, forge, reactor
November 13, 2012
Also labeled: Design, Energy, Materials science, Nuclear science and engineering, Research, Staff, Students, Alumni/ae, Fission, Nuclear power and reactors
Bringing the world to innovation
November 8, 2012
With up to $25 million in new USAID funding, MIT’s D-Lab will gain greater ability to help people in the developing world find their own solutions.
CSAIL team honored for printable robot
November 8, 2012
MIT welcomes six new MLK visiting professors and scholars
November 6, 2012
Appointments also extended for five current MLK visitors.
‘The Listening Room’ shares MIT music with the world
November 2, 2012
Web-based collection showcases the Institute’s longstanding engagement with music.
MIT OpenCourseWare to launch improved site design
November 1, 2012
New features help visitors to better discover and access MIT course materials.
Fear of failure
November 1, 2012
Recent Legatum Center workshop discusses fear, and examines ways to overcome it in entrepreneurial pursuits.
OEIT's role in fostering open education: an interview with Vijay Kumar
October 31, 2012
The director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology discusses OEIT's role.
MIT sailing receives trio of ICSA All-Academic Team honors
October 31, 2012
Peterson named National Scholar-Athlete by National Football Foundation
October 30, 2012
MIT football co-captain is one of 15 honorees from across all divisions of college football selected for the award.
Department snapshot: Civil and Environmental Engineering
October 25, 2012
From bacteria to bridges, CEE researchers tackle natural and built environments.
Understanding Light
October 24, 2012
Sixth-graders in Cambridge attend workshops at the Edgerton Center and the MIT Museum.
F. Daniel Hidalgo: it’s electric
October 24, 2012
The influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world
MIT Game Lab explores the potential of games and play
October 23, 2012
New laboratory opens its doors with a symposium, a festival and seven new games.
A good sport
October 22, 2012
Sarah Miller MBA ’13 leads the way on logistics, operations for annual Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams selected from national pool of student applicants
October 17, 2012
16 high school teams awarded up to $10,000 in grants to bring invention ideas to life.
Department snapshot: Mechanical Engineering
October 17, 2012
More MechE students choose to design their own education.
Christopher Warshaw: Mapping a Democracy
October 16, 2012
Also labeled: Environment, Faculty, Policy, Political science, Politics, Research, Taxes, Voting and elections
Cambridge-MIT Exchange funding extended
October 12, 2012
BP funding allows program to expand to 21 students annually from 15 currently.
Three Washington, D.C. biology teachers create online video lessons for MIT BLOSSOMS Program
October 12, 2012
MIT students to visit Belgium on study-trip
October 5, 2012
Also labeled: Independent Activities Period, Global, Literature, languages and writing, Student life, Students, Arts, Visual arts
MIT OpenCourseWare marks 10th anniversary of pilot site launch
October 5, 2012
The first materials from 32 courses were published in a pilot site launched 10 years ago last month.
Also labeled: Educational Innovation and Technology, Faculty, History of MIT, Online learning, OpenCourseWare, Staff
MIT ranks fifth in latest Times Higher Education rankings
October 5, 2012
Institute places No. 1 in discipline rankings for social sciences, life sciences.
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