Behind the syllabus of a deep dive into science and policy
From the President
President's Letter: Questions and Answers
Scientists from MIT, Caltech, and the National Science Foundation confirmed a prediction Albert Einstein made a century ago: directly observed gravitational waves caused by the collision of black holes.
Questions
What Questions Drive MIT Grad Students?
Gifts to MIT supporting graduate fellowships make it possible for exceptional students to come to MIT in search of answers
The New Robot in School
Tega, the fuzzy friend who tells stories to kids
How Do Plants Use Light?
What Gabriela Schlau-Cohen discovers about the proteins responsible for photosynthesis could be critical to agriculture and energy
How Can We Measure Damage?
Quantifying radiation damage in materials is the first step toward safer reactors and better nuclear compliance, says Mike Short
A New Environment and Sustainability Minor
When it comes to the environment, MIT students aim not only for understanding but for action
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
How Do Governments Shape the Course of Innovation?
Economist Daron Acemoglu examines how inclusive political structures embrace disruptive change
How Can We Transform 21st-Century Education?
The new Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab will develop and scale up solutions for all learners
How Can We Defeat the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance?
For MIT researchers working to hold the line against infection, step one is to know your enemy
How Does the Brain Connect Smells with Behaviors?
For Gloria Choi, olfactory cues are a gateway to some of the brain’s greatest mysteries
What Planets Beyond Our Solar System May Harbor Life?
The TESS mission will scan our cosmic neighborhood to identify 50 top candidates
How Can an MIT Undergrad Help to Tackle Heart Disease?
Through SuperUROP, Ebenezer Nkwate ’17 spent his senior year learning to build synthetic genetic circuits
How Are Poverty and Geography Linked?
Amy Glasmeier’s map of the country has a lot to say about economic opportunity
How Can Computers Apply What They’ve Learned to New Situations?
Developing this capacity in machine learning could better equip it for human interaction and a host of medical applications