Special events and guest speakers

Funding clean-energy solutionsMIT’s Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.

MIT Women’s Chorale celebrates 80th anniversaryA free concert marking the anniversary to be held in Cambridge.

IDEAS awards offer a ‘launching point’ for venturesSocial entrepreneurs take home thousands of dollars from the IDEAS Global Challenge to help launch startups, develop inventions.

'From Obsolescence to Sustainability'Exhibit on 'A Century of Architectural Change' runs through August 16 at the Wolk Gallery

Lawrence Bacow speaks on challenges facing higher educationFormer MIT chancellor examines rising costs, digital learning in Charles L. Miller Lecture

The case for optimism about a renewable energy futureResearcher Eric Martinot presents findings of two-year project at campus event

At MIT, Gov. Deval Patrick highlights clean-energy achievementsEarth Day talk details Massachusetts’ accomplishments since the governor’s MIT speech five years ago, and outlines new goals.

A guide to spring exhibits and eventsInformation about exhibits related to MIT's School of Architecture + Planning

Inventor-composer Trimpin inspires MIT studentsIn campus visit, the German-born artist and builder mentored students as they developed musical devices

Standing tributesMIT students, faculty and staff showed up by the thousands to pay their respects to Officer Sean Collier.

‘He was truly one of us’Thousands of law enforcement officials join the MIT community in honoring fallen officer Sean Collier.

Invocation: Memorial Service for Sean CollierAs prepared for delivery by Chaplain to the Institute Robert Randolph

Address by MIT Police Chief John DiFava at the memorial service for Officer Sean Collier

Canine comfort comes to MITTherapy dogs give students a smile, respite from troubling events

Classes canceled on Wednesday, April 24Letter from chancellor, provost and faculty chair sent to MIT community.

Information on Wednesday memorial service for Officer Sean CollierMIT cancels Wednesday classes; adjacent roads and many parking facilities to close; security will be tight, with no backpacks permitted.

A stand of supportAs the MIT community reunited on campus this week, touching stories and reminiscences emerged.

Reif: Honoring Officer Sean CollierMIT President writes to community on commemorations for fallen officer.

MIT announces plans to commemorate Patrol Officer Sean CollierInstitute to host a Wednesday memorial service for law enforcement and MIT community; new Collier Medal to celebrate fallen officer’s values.

China and Japan remain miles apart on uninhabited islesAt MIT event, diplomats and scholars reinforce high stakes, lack of progress on Asian territorial dispute.

Commerce’s call to actionIn MIT talk, head of U.S. Chamber of Commerce outlines business-oriented policy agenda.

Non-stop music stretches sonic possibilitiesCAST Marathon Concert features five hours of genre-bending new music

Shedding light on the search for dark matterPhysicists and astronaut discuss cosmic ray detector’s findings of possible signs of dark matter.

Sweet successJohnny Earle, founder of Johnny Cupcakes, offers startup advice to MIT Sloan students

3Q: Jeffrey Ravel on the French past and our futureWith MIT hosting a global French history conference, a look at the international growth of — and changes in — the field.

Four MIT researchers attend White House announcement of brain initiativeObama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.

Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar DayParticipants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'