History of MIT

Human touchIn many quarters, reaction to L. Rafael Reif’s election as MIT president focuses on his personal qualities.

Prepared remarks of President-elect L. Rafael Reif to the MIT community

‘This is a dream I never dared to imagine’President-elect L. Rafael Reif greets the MIT community — and the world — as the Institute’s next leader.

L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT’s 17th presidentAs provost since 2005, the president-elect has inspired innovation and played a critical role in the financial stewardship of the Institute.

Students hail selection of L. Rafael Reif as MIT’s 17th presidentMembers of Student Advisory Committee cite president-elect’s ‘strong leadership and a willingness to engage students’ as provost.

The elusive capacity of networksCalculating the total capacity of a data network is a notoriously difficult problem, but information theorists are beginning to make some headway.

Disruptive innovation — in educationFor Anant Agarwal, MITx, the Institute’s new online-learning initiative, isn’t just a means of democratizing education. It’s a way to reinvent it.

Donations from Community Giving at MIT advance work of nonprofits and volunteers

Video: The Paradiso SynthesizerMedia Lab associate professor’s massive modular synthesizer now on exhibit in the MIT Museum.

Louis S. Osborne PhD ’50, longtime MIT physicist, dies at 88Developed many of the experimental techniques that are now standard practice in high-energy physics

Looking to the futureSusan Hockfield's letter to the community

MIT Libraries receive papers of distinguished linguist, philosopher and activist Noam ChomskySignificant collection spans a long and distinguished career dating to 1955.

MIT and the Civil WarPresident Susan Hockfield speaks on the struggle for America’s future — then and now.

Real-time speech communication on packet networks named an IEEE MilestoneMIT Lincoln Laboratory's role in this seminal R&D effort is honored

Participants give kudos to online registration pilotThe paper-based process underwent a sea change this fall.

Classes and academic research help launch companiesA variety of course offerings are devoted to spurring new ventures.

Outside the classroom, students create future businessesMembers of MIT’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ say it abounds in resources to help the would-be business founder.

New dorm on the blockInstitute welcomes recently renovated Maseeh Hall to the neighborhood with community event.

MIT 2030 website launchedWill communicate process for ongoing campus development, renovation and renewal, and provide vehicle for sharing ideas

Wind, war and weathermenHow a Swedish bon vivant let MIT introduce modern meteorology to America — just in time to help the Allies win World War II.

Preparing the groundsFriday's 145th Commencement exercises will celebrate MIT tradition.

From Globe and Gates to Google and Guardian: Nods to MIT's 150thSpecial Boston Globe magazine on MIT at 150 published Sunday; search-engine giant and U.K. newspaper post pieces about the Institute's impact

A competition full of hacksAnnual 2.007 finale pits robots against MIT history.

Flying piano soloBaker House celebrates MIT150 open house with its annual Piano Drop.

Thousands spend Saturday at MIT‘Under the Dome’ showcases discovery and innovation; first open house in decades.

Putting ‘Technology’ on the mapNext Century Convocation celebrates the history, achievements and people of MIT’s first century and a half.

The Archivist of the United States to speak at ConvocationDavid Ferriero, event’s keynote speaker, discusses shelf serendipity, archiving in the digital age and MIT’s historic connections.

The Howard Dining Hall to open in SeptemberAnonymous donor names state-of-the-art dining facility

The People Behind the Awards: James N. MurphyA look at some of MIT's most influential figures and the Institute awards that honor them

New report details status of women in science and engineering at MITFollow-up to previous reports shows improvement, but that still more can be done.