news.mit.eduadded August 2026
MIT Newsby Stefanie Koperniak | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society2h ago
With artificial intelligence capabilities continuing to expand, universities now face complex, urgent questions about how to navigate increasing challenges, as well as new opportunities.
MIT Newsby Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science2h ago
A new course in the Department of Electrical Science and Engineering (EECS) is not focused on machine learning or microprocessors, on cryptography or quantum computing.
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News5h ago
MIT engineers have developed a flexible, shape-sensing sheet that digitally reconstructs its own form as it bends and twists.
MIT Newsby Adam Zewe | MIT News19h ago
The global building boom of power-hungry data centers is straining electrical grids, causing greater reliance on energy from polluting fossil fuels.
MIT Newsby Janine Liberty | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics1d ago
Margaret Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died on Sep. 30.
MIT Newsby Elizabeth Durant | Division of Graduate and Undergraduate Education1d ago
Artificial intelligence has become part of the zeitgeist. And while it’s a polarizing topic, Linda Rabieh has a unique take on AI: “It’s good for business.
MIT Newsby Adam Zewe | MIT News1d ago
Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) could fly deep into the heart of a raging wildfire, avoiding sudden flare-ups and dodging falling tree branches to gather critical information for rescuers.
MIT Newsby Haley Wahl | MIT Lincoln Laboratory2d ago
As artificial intelligence transforms industries and national security, understanding the latest hardware capabilities is important for maintainind technological advantage.
MIT Newsby Office of the Provost2d ago
Chris Bourg, who has served as director of the MIT Libraries since 2015, has been named vice provost and Barbara K.
MIT Newsby Peter Dizikes | MIT News2d ago
MIT is launching a new strategic initiative today: MIT for America, which seeks to strengthen STEM education nationally, at many levels of learning.
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News3d ago
Like Earth, most planetary bodies circle their star in stable, detached orbits. These companionable systems can suddenly change when a planet comes too close to its star.
MIT Newsby MIT News6d ago
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) announced today that MIT’s unitized pool of endowment and other MIT funds generated an investment return of 10.3...
MIT Newsby Rachel Ornitz | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics6d ago
On the first day of class 16.445J/STS.468J (Entrepreneurship in Aerospace and Mobility Systems), David Mindell, MIT professor of aeronautics and astronautics (AeroAstro) and the Frances and David...
MIT Newsby Zach Winn | MIT News6d ago
In 2017, a man named Michael walked onto stage in front of a packed Kresge Auditorium at MIT and attempted to draw a spiral, a common test doctors use to diagnose Parkinson’s disease.
MIT Newsby Zach Winn | MIT News6d ago
The book “Disciplined Entrepreneurship” by Bill Aulet, managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and the Ethernet Inventors Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan...
MIT Newsby Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL7d ago
“What you see is what you get” is a guiding principle for many software engineers — create programs where the content you’re editing looks the same as the final product.
MIT Newsby Peter Dizikes | MIT News7d ago
MIT Future Fest launched on Wednesday afternoon, featuring a visit from Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey before an opening panel at Kresge Auditorium.
MIT Newsby Denise Brehm | Department of Urban Studies and Planning8d ago
Google.org announced on Sept. 15 that the MIT Transit Lab is a recipient of $2.1 million in funding — one of only 15 projects selected in the worldwide Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for...
MIT Newsby Adam Zewe | MIT News8d ago
A new AI system that excels at challenging games with hidden information could someday help human decision-makers select ideal strategies to outfox opponents in complicated situations like military...
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News8d ago
About 25 percent of lung adenocarcinomas have mutations of the gene KRAS, which drives uncontrolled cell growth.
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