MIT announces plans for fall 2020 semester
Extensive safety protocols will undergird the return of additional students and staff to campus.
July 7, 2020 • ~19 min
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Building a framework for remote making
A decision-making framework and wiki for students developed by MIT Project Manus and MIT Environment, Health and Safety enables safe making from home.
June 17, 2020 • ~9 min
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Meet the first undergraduate users of MIT.nano
Micro/nano processing course fabricates devices in MIT.nano’s facilities.
March 25, 2020 • ~8 min
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Supporting students in Puerto Rico after a hurricane’s devastation
Postdoc Héctor De Jesús-Cortés works to build up the STEM pipeline from his homeland to MIT and beyond.
Dec. 13, 2019 • ~9 min
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Students present mechanical engineering projects that have global impact
At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.
Oct. 29, 2019 • ~9 min
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For Catherine Drennan, teaching and research are complementary passions
Professor of biology and chemistry is catalyzing new approaches in research and education to meet the climate challenge.
June 26, 2019 • ~8 min
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MIT Portugal collaboration enters new phase
MPP2030 is focused on education, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Oct. 26, 2018 • ~4 min
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Taylor Perron named EAPS associate department head | MIT News
Expert in landscape evolution will build upon the work of outgoing associate department head Tim Grove, supporting the EAPS education mission.
July 19, 2018 • ~6 min
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Bringing humanistic education in technical subjects to the world | MIT News
Students and staff combine workshopping and OpenCourseWare to demonstrate human-centered pedagogies in the context of modern topics and technologies.
June 28, 2018 • ~11 min
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MIT Collaboration with Dar Group supports the future of architecture, planning, and design | MIT News
June 26, 2018 • ~3 min
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