news.mit.eduadded August 2026
History of MITby Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences23 Jun 2026
At the recent AI and Society Forum at MIT, experts from across the Institute discussed the potential benefits and dangers of technological innovation on labor, the nature of work, civil discourse...
History of MIT18 Jun 2026
On June 9, The Boston Globe released its 2026 “Tech Power Players” list, recognizing 50 influential local leaders in technology and business across Massachusetts.
History of MITby Stefanie Koperniak | MIT Open Learning17 Jun 2026
From the icy expanse of the South Pole, John Della Costa, a researcher on the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization (BICEP) project, watches STS.042/8.225 (Einstein, Oppenheimer...
History of MITby Julie Diop | Initiative for New Manufacturing16 Jun 2026
In May, the Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM) marked its first anniversary with MIT Manufacturing Week, four days of events that attracted more than 800 registrants including students...
History of MITby Lillian Eden | Department of Biology12 Jun 2026
In winter 1997, at age 60, when many researchers might be looking forward to retirement, Harriet Latham Robinson SM ’61, PhD ’65 was pursuing a faculty position as the chief of microbiology and...
History of MITby Peter Dizikes | MIT News12 Jun 2026
Debates about vaccines are a recurring feature of contemporary politics. It turns out they actually date back more than 200 years, since the development of the first smallpox vaccine.
History of MITby Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning11 Jun 2026
Jinhua Zhao MCP ’04, SM ’04, PhD ’09 has been appointed head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), effective July 1.
History of MITby Zach Winn | MIT News10 Jun 2026
The rise of artificial intelligence is riding on the back of an enormous data center expansion. Data centers are projected to account for anywhere from 9 to 17 percent of total electricity usage in...
History of MITby Amanda Diehl | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing5 Jun 2026
On April 30, the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing’s Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) initiative hosted a full-day research symposium examining how artificial intelligence...
History of MITby Media Lab4 Jun 2026
MIT, in collaboration with Georgia State University and a growing network of educational institutions, has announced expanded work under PATH (Pathways for AI Training and Hiring) — a multiyear...
History of MITby Denise Brehm | MIT Center for Real Estate19 May 2026
Urbanization in the Asia-Pacific region of the world is occurring at an alarmingly rapid pace, with more than 2.2 billion people now living in cities in the region, and an additional 1.2 billion...
History of MITby Nancy Wolfe Kotary | MIT Haystack Observatory19 May 2026
The Haystack 37m Telescope has been a landmark in radio astronomy and radar studies of the solar system since its first light in 1964.
History of MITby MIT News14 May 2026
This week, MIT launches a new initiative — titled Science Is Curiosity on a Mission — to make the case for the long-horizon, curiosity-driven science that has powered generations of American...
History of MITby MIT Sea Grant | Department of Mechanical Engineering12 May 2026
The hallowed history of student pranks (often known as hacks) at MIT includes the annual Baker House Piano Drop and the MIT weather balloon at the Harvard-Yale football game in 1982.
History of MITby Adam Zewe | MIT News12 May 2026
Despite regional variability in climate, electricity sources, congestion, and the wide variation in individual driving patterns, electric vehicles generate less greenhouse gas emissions and do not...
History of MITby Peter Dizikes | MIT News7 May 2026
When we hear about automation and artificial intelligence replacing jobs, it may seem like a tsunami of technology is going to wipe out workers broadly, in the name of greater efficiency.
History of MITby Peter Dizikes | MIT News5 May 2026
In 1960, engineers at India’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) built what they called an “Automatic Calculator,” the country’s first working computer.
History of MITby Anne Trafton | MIT News28 Apr 2026
Patterns of molecular activity in the blood may hold clues not only to how fit someone is, but also to the biological processes that support physical performance.
History of MITby Adam Zewe | MIT News27 Apr 2026
Due to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, it is estimated that data centers will consume up to 12 percent of total U.S.
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