“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”

Campus gathers with Vice President for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang to explore the Climate Project at MIT, make connections, and exchange ideas.

Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate • mit
June 10, 2025 ~4 min

J-WAFS: Supporting food and water research across MIT

For the past decade, the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab has strengthened MIT faculty efforts in water and food research and innovation.

Longzhen Han | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Feb. 19, 2025 ~17 min


Introducing MIT HEALS, a life sciences initiative to address pressing health challenges

The MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative will bring together researchers from across the Institute to deliver health care solutions at scale.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 9, 2024 ~15 min

Q&A: A STEAM framework that prepares learners for evolving careers and technologies

MIT pK-12 at Open Learning co-created a secondary school learning architecture that’s available for adoption and adaptation by educational practitioners worldwide.

Katherine Ouellette | MIT Open Learning • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min

New Ragon Institute building opens in the heart of Kendall Square

The building will serve as a hub for research on the development of immunology-based treatments.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
June 21, 2024 ~7 min

All in the family

New studies show that caste and ethnic identity play an outsize role in how business interacts with government in developing countries.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Political Science • mit
June 4, 2024 ~9 min

Ian Waitz named vice president for research

The former vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education will leverage more than 30 years of experience at the Institute to oversee MIT’s research activities.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
April 24, 2024 ~5 min

Second round of seed grants awarded to MIT scholars studying the impact and applications of generative AI

The 16 finalists — representing every school at MIT — will explore generative AI’s impact on privacy, art, drug discovery, aging, and more.

Mary Beth Gallagher | School of Engineering • mit
March 28, 2024 ~4 min


MIT in the media: 2023 in review

MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.

MIT News • mit
Dec. 21, 2023 ~18 min

Merging science and systems thinking to make materials more sustainable

Passionate about materials science “from the atom to the system,” Elsa Olivetti brings a holistic approach to sustainability to her teaching, research, and coalition-building.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
Nov. 21, 2023 ~8 min

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