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.

Julia C. Keller | School of Science • mit
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.

Kathy Wren | MIT News Office • mit
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.

Danielle Randall | Department of Chemistry • mit
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.

Dara Farhadi | MIT News correspondent • mit
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.

Danielle Randall | Department of Chemistry • mit
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.

Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
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.

Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics • mit
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.

Julia C. Keller | School of Science • mit
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.

Rachel Gordon | CSAIL • mit
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.”

Kate Telma | MIT News correspondent • mit
May 16, 2017 ~7 min

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