Special events and guest speakers
3 Questions: The Institute Chaplain on religion at MIT
September 21, 2011
How does a community such as MIT balance scientific inquiry and faith?
Also labeled: Religion, Student life
New seminar explores computational sustainability
September 20, 2011
Also labeled: Computer science and technology, Sustainability
Science school for judges
September 20, 2011
MIT and the Broad Institute open their doors to the judicial community for a workshop at the intersection of science and the law.
American made?
September 16, 2011
MIT forum examines the role of manufacturing in rebuilding the economy.
Former mining CEO: China growth will continue, Africa the ‘next battle for natural resources’
September 15, 2011
Agnelli speaks at Sloan as part of Dean’s Innovative Leader Series
MIT pauses to recall 9/11
September 12, 2011
Freshmen start the year with a splash
September 12, 2011
Incoming first-year students swim over to the New England Aquarium for a night of fun.
Living in the digital ecosystem
July 20, 2011
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman talks data mash-ups, entrepreneurship and how his site keeps people honest.
President Hockfield stresses innovation in speech to U.S. governors
July 15, 2011
‘Lasting economic growth emerges from the most advanced science, mathematics and technology,’ she says.
Also labeled: Collaboration, Education, teaching, academics, Government, Industry, Manufacturing, MIT presidency, Policy, Research, Students
A national push for energy innovation
June 15, 2011
At MIT, former Michigan governor touts new bipartisan initiatives to make the U.S. the world’s clean-energy champ.
Making MIT’s (750-pound) sesquicentennial cake
June 9, 2011
See the five-day process that started at Montilio's bakery in Brockton ended with the MIT150 sesquicentennial cake — all 750 pounds of it — being devoured at Toast to Tech.
Reunion giving tops $60 million
June 7, 2011
Tech Reunions 2011 brought a record number of participants to campus, drawn in part by the sesquicentennial celebrations. Reunion giving hit a new record.
‘To MIT — 150 more!’
June 6, 2011
Toast to Tech brings together the Institute community to cap its 150th anniversary celebrations in style.
President Hockfield's charge to the graduates
June 3, 2011
'Our Great Dome travels with you, no matter where you stand on the face of the Earth.'
Ursula M. Burns's Commencement address
June 3, 2011
'The world needs you as perhaps never before ... we need the spirit of exploration and the thirst for knowledge.'
Also labeled: Commencement, Education, teaching, academics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Students, Undergraduate
‘Set your sights on changing the world’
June 3, 2011
At MIT’s 145th Commencement, Xerox chair Ursula Burns urges graduates to live so that they leave behind more than they take away.
Also labeled: Commencement, Community, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, MIT presidency, Staff, Students, Undergraduate, MIT150
Slideshow: Doctoral hooding ceremony
June 2, 2011
New PhD, ScD recipients honored at annual ceremony.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Commencement, Graduate, postdoctoral, MIT Administration, MIT presidency, Students
Lincoln Laboratory turns 60
May 25, 2011
Recognition Day honors laboratory's contributions to the nation
Tomorrow's MIT students
May 23, 2011
High schoolers visit MIT as part of Fidelity, Teach for America program
From Globe and Gates to Google and Guardian: Nods to MIT's 150th
May 13, 2011
Special Boston Globe magazine on MIT at 150 published Sunday; search-engine giant and U.K. newspaper post pieces about the Institute's impact
Open for business
May 13, 2011
MIT Sloan School of Management officially dedicates new building, with an eye toward campus-wide collaboration and bringing innovations to society.
Also labeled: Business and management, Campus buildings and architecture
MIT's campus all lit up
May 9, 2011
Thousands descend on campus for FAST Light, the finale of the Festival of Art + Science + Technology.
Also labeled: Architecture, Arts, Campus buildings and architecture, Faculty, FAST festival, MIT150, Staff, Students
Of minds and machines
May 9, 2011
Final installment of MIT’s 150th anniversary symposia explores intelligence — both human and artificial.
Volunteer at Commencement 2011
May 4, 2011
Online registration now open; guest services volunteers are vital to the event's success.
A new revolution
May 3, 2011
Egyptian Facebook activists visit MIT, representing a new non-violent movement in the Middle East.
Also labeled: Activism, Center for International Studies, Egypt, Revolution, Social sciences, Students
Flying piano solo
May 3, 2011
Baker House celebrates MIT150 open house with its annual Piano Drop.
Thousands spend Saturday at MIT
April 30, 2011
‘Under the Dome’ showcases discovery and innovation; first open house in decades.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Community, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, History of MIT, MIT150, Research, Staff, Students
Exploring exploration
April 29, 2011
From deep space to deep sea, two-day symposium examined MIT’s impacts and innovations.

























