The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing is fulfilling its commitment to create 50 new faculty positions
Biometrics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Lessons from the past can inform the ethical use of government-sponsored identification systems
Weaving a Web of Textile Research
MIT Fabric Innovation Hub aims for sustainable clothing manufacturing
Better Cardiovascular Care through AI
Professor and physician Collin Stultz wants to help heart patients everywhere by applying machine-learning techniques to cardiovascular medicine
Q&A
MIT’s Responsibility to Lead in a Challenging World
Vice president for resource development talks about the Institute’s vital role in addressing the most critical issues of our time
Community Highlights
Economics Research to Change the World
New fundraising effort keeps MIT Department of Economics at the vanguard of an evolving field
Subjects
Our Fandoms, Ourselves
In Comparative Media Studies/Writing class, students explore fan culture as “a powerful tool for social engineering”
A State-of-the-Art Space for Sparking Innovation in Computing and AI
The new home of MIT’s Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing opens the college to the world
MIT Sloan research helps family enterprise investors amplify their impact with a systems approach
Polymers for People and the Planet
Researcher's pioneering work in polymeric chemistry and chemical engineering yields materials for highly targeted cancer treatments and sustainable plastics
Charles Stewart III explores the way Americans vote, in all its extraordinary complexity
Moala Keshei Bannavti Wants Environmental Justice for All
Researching a class of “forever chemicals,” postdoctoral fellow advocates for equity in remediation efforts
Working at Light’s Quantum Frontier
Sahil Pontula ’23 sees endless possibilities for the future through quantum optics
A Plan for Plants in the Voigt Lab
MIT researcher and Biological Engineering department head uses synthetic biology to build a future of climate-resilient crops grown with lower emissions
The Roosevelt Project: A Fairer Path to Decarbonization
MIT researchers build case for cleaner energy that brings greater economic opportunity to low-income communities
Changing Real Estate’s Carbon Footprint with Data as a Guide
MIT researchers work to propel the industry toward sustainability
K–12 Education in the Era of Generative AI
MIT researchers explore how technologies like ChatGPT can be best harnessed to enhance learning and creativity
Worms + Math = New Insights Into Brains and Behaviors
Neuroscientist Steven Flavell and mathematics PhD students—with the help of a team of nematodes—zero in on the link between neural activity and how creatures act
MIT has long been a pioneer of quantum technologies. Now, Quantum@MIT is setting the stage for a new era
A Vision for Computing Research and Teaching Realized
As its new home opens, a look at the ongoing impact of the Schwarzman College of Computing
From CRISPR Breakthroughs, Life-Altering Therapies at MIT
Fast-moving discovery in gene-editing arena leads to promising new treatments
Combining Tech and Finance to Power Clean Energy
Shu Yang Zhang ’24 plots a course for impact with a double major in materials science and engineering and finance
How Will We Make Things?
Three ways MIT researchers are defining the next generation of manufacturing
Worker, Meet Machine
MIT experts on how the choices we make now will determine AI’s influence on work in the future