The Test of Democracy
Lily Tsai—professor of political science and director and founder of the MIT Governance Lab—explores what makes democracies work
Supercharging Human-Centered Thinking
Agustín Rayo PhD ’01, the Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, talks about the value of research and teaching that is deeply informed by human understanding
MITHIC Powers Interdisciplinary Collaborations for Innovation and Impact
Q&A with Julie A. Lucas, Vice President for Resource Development
For the Love of Ballroom—and MIT
Doug ’72, SM ’74, ME ’75 and Sara Bailey | Chi-Man Lo ’74 and Esther Kong Lo
A Celestial Experience for Undergraduates
Students from MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences look to the skies in Astronomy Field Camp
The Whole Student Experience
What's Next?
Mentorship at MIT
Movement
Design
MIT for a Better World
Together
EARTH
Spotlight On: The Human Element
Shared Voices, Shared Experiences with realtalk@MIT
Center for Constructive Communication project builds connections through conversations
“I love expressing new ideas. Art is really a great way to do it”
Computer science and molecular biology major Alexa Mallar ’27 has a passion for the visual
Can Algorithms Improve Research Quality?
Assistant professor Ashesh Rambachan sees potential for improving behavioral economics
Students Flock to Revitalized Stratton Student Center
Upgrades to W20—first opened in 1968—add natural light and welcoming spaces
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In the MIT.nano Immersion Lab, Capturing the Movements of Dancers Has Wide Applications
Characteristics of motion in dance can illuminate what it means to be efficient or fatigued in other domains
PhD Student Wei-Chen Wang Is Moved to Help People Heal
Research draws on simulated robots to illuminate movement—knowledge that might someday help people come back from injury
The flourishing innovation district takes its place as a destination and a gateway
How Will the MIT Libraries Help to Answer Tomorrow’s Big Questions?
“We connect people to ideas and knowledge that they didn’t know they were looking for,” says director Chris Bourg