Shirley Jackson speaks about her career and being an agent for change | MIT News
Professor Paula Hammond talks with MIT Corporation life member about her experiences as an MIT student, research scientist, and university president.
Sept. 29, 2017 • ~10 min
Former MIT President Paul Gray dies at 85 after lifelong career of service and leadership at the Institute | MIT News
Guided by a passion for teaching, MIT’s 14th president helped steer the Institute through decades of social change.
Sept. 18, 2017 • ~17 min
MIT Women in Chemistry hosts second annual Scientist for a Day camp | MIT News
Middle school girls from the Cambridge area spend an afternoon on campus, participating in hands-on scientific experiments.
Sept. 13, 2017 • ~3 min
Expanding the pipeline to graduate school | MIT News
Outside of the chemistry lab, PhD candidate Tsehai Grell works to make MIT more inclusive for grad students.
Aug. 22, 2017 • ~7 min
Lindsey Backman awarded Gilliam Fellowship | MIT News
Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellows are chosen for their potential to be leaders in their scientific fields and for their commitment to diversity.
Aug. 18, 2017 • ~4 min
Closing the gender gap in mechanical engineering | MIT News
Women make up 49.5 percent of MIT’s undergraduates in mechanical engineering, due to department’s proactive approach, study finds.
July 31, 2017 • ~9 min
Lucas Mason-Brown named 2017 Echoing Green Fellow | MIT News
MIT graduate student in mathematics honored for using equations to boost racial equality.
July 6, 2017 • ~5 min
Pew recognizes four MIT researchers for innovation in biomedical science | MIT News
Biophysicist Ibrahim Cissé and cell biologist Gene-Wei Li honored as Pew Scholars; postdocs Ana Fiszbein and María Inda are named Pew Latin American Fellows.
June 20, 2017 • ~9 min
Danielle Olson: Building empathy through computer science and art | MIT News
CSAIL PhD student creates immersive media to help users understand each other’s backgrounds and feelings.
May 30, 2017 • ~6 min
Raul Boquin: Working toward high-quality education for all | MIT News
MIT senior envisions opportunities for “every person of the world who wants to learn something.”
May 16, 2017 • ~7 min
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