Undergraduate
The What, Who and How of DUE: The Teaching and Learning Laboratory
May 31, 2013
How TLL helps advance educational innovation at MIT
Diving into nuclear policy
May 29, 2013
Whether he’s in a Navy submarine or in Washington, you’ll find MIT senior Cameron McCord at the intersection of nuclear engineering, policy and service.
Also labeled: Global, Nuclear power and reactors, Nuclear science and engineering, Public service, Research, Student life, Students, Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER), Energy, Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups (FSILGs), Navy, Physics, Profile, ROTC, Russia, Security studies and military, Sports, Fukushima, Skolkovo, Skoltech
Engineering course ‘demystifies’ entrepreneurship
May 28, 2013
‘The Founder’s Journey’ serves as an introduction to entrepreneurship for undergraduates.
NSE grad student wins Heller Entrepreneurship Grant
May 21, 2013
Sam Shaner recognized for contributing to spirit of entrepreneurship at the Institute
A caring mind
May 17, 2013
Red blood cells, dengue fever and greenhouses have been on MIT senior Paula Trepman’s mind as she tackles problems in global health care.
MIT Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator announces 2013 student teams
May 16, 2013
Startup accelerator includes eight MIT student teams as well as teams from six international universities.
Also labeled: Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Awards, honors and fellowships, Collaboration, Deshpande Center, Electrical engineering and electronics, Entrepreneurship, Global, Graduate, postdoctoral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Mechanical engineering, Media Lab, Skoltech, Startups, Student life, Students
Bexley residents, student leaders respond to dormitory closing due to structural problems
May 15, 2013
Chancellor, dean for student life send letters in response.
Also labeled: Campus buildings and architecture, Chancellor, Residential life, Student life, Students
First ‘SuperUROPs’ cap off inaugural year
May 13, 2013
EECS program immerses undergraduates in advanced research projects.
Also labeled: Advanced Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (SuperUROP), Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Students, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Alumni/ae, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Research
MIT conference showcases undergraduate research
May 13, 2013
EECScon 2013 marks MIT’s first research conference geared toward engineering undergraduates
In 2.007, slow and steady wins the race
May 10, 2013
Final tournament of robots in mechanical engineering class features wide variety of designs and strategies.
Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Mechanical design, Mechanical engineering, Robotics, Robots, Students
Mission Southwest: Mines, water and rocks
May 1, 2013
Undergrads in Terrascope Mission 2016 course visit mines and water facilities in the American Southwest.
‘The place I needed to be’
April 26, 2013
An early passion for mechanical engineering drew first‑generation student Madeline Salazar to MIT.
MIT's Green Building pays tribute to the week's events
April 21, 2013
Campus's tallest building turned into tribute made of lights.
‘He loved us, and we loved him’
April 19, 2013
MIT community recalls fallen officer Sean Collier, who made a big impression in 15 months at MIT.
Video: A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop
April 17, 2013
Also labeled: Campus services, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, Hobby Shop, Staff, Student life, Students, Video
MIT Science Policy Initiative members visit Capitol Hill to support funding for research and development
April 17, 2013
Meet with representatives of 34 congressional offices to urge reversal of budget cuts.
Modern-day inventor
April 12, 2013
MIT senior Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help people with disabilities and improve everyday technology.
The What, Who and How of DUE: Concourse
April 9, 2013
The Concourse freshman learning community is a 'school within a school'
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Inside DUE, Student life, Students, Education, teaching, academics, Learning
MIT senior Holden Lee wins Gates Scholarship
April 8, 2013
Lee will pursue graduate studies in mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar Day
March 22, 2013
Participants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Education, teaching, academics, Electrical engineering and electronics, Engineering Systems, Faculty, Foreign languages and literatures, History, Internet, MacVicar fellows, Massive open online courses (MOOCs), Mechanical engineering, Online learning, Special events and guest speakers
Terrascope: Not the typical first semester class
March 21, 2013
Course requires undergrads to work in teams to present solutions to a complex problem with an interdisciplinary approach
Burchard Scholars named for 2013
March 20, 2013
Honorees chosen for demonstrating outstanding abilities and academic excellence in humanities, arts or social sciences, as well as in science and engineering
Helping students master data
March 18, 2013
An undergraduate econometrics class gets students to think critically about their own research.
Four professors named 2013 MacVicar Fellows
March 15, 2013
Griffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.
Better buildings, better lives
March 15, 2013
Whether working on clean water for a Ugandan village or studying concrete reinforced with natural fibers, MIT senior Marisa Simmons is a civil engineer looking out for the world.
SHASS announces expanded Kelly Essay Prize for undergraduates
March 14, 2013
All forms of nonfiction prose now eligible for the $800 prize
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Humanities, Literature, languages and writing, Students, Writing
Two earn School of Science teaching awards
March 7, 2013
Kelner, Mavalvala honored for undergraduate education
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Mathematics, Physics
Undergraduate tuition and fees to rise 3.4 percent next year
March 1, 2013
Increase to be offset by financial aid expenditures, which will grow to a record $97.6 million.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Financial aid, MIT Administration, MIT Corporation, Student life, Students, Tuition

























