Drawing daily doodles: Chalk of the Day brightens MIT
The Ray and Maria Stata Center is an architectural staple of MIT’s campus. Inside the angled walls and modern exterior lives the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the...
View Article3 Questions: MIT’s Quality of Life Survey is here
MIT has launched the latest iteration of its Quality of Life Survey, a major project to solicit feedback from students, staff, and faculty about a full range of campus issues, from social concerns to...
View ArticleIt all adds up
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is more than a math competition for high schoolers: It’s also a springboard for subsequent success. The MIT delegation that annually dominates the Putnam...
View ArticleBuilding and reconnecting MIT in Minecraft
Many MIT students, like their beaver mascot, are well-known for engineering skills, industrious habits, and for creating some amazing things late into the night. So, an ambitious project to build a 1:1...
View ArticleEngineering student Steven Truong draws upon MIT experiences to navigate...
For most students, senior year of college is a time to reminisce with friends and professors, a time to celebrate, and a time to look forward to new beginnings.The Class of 2020 will experience...
View ArticleDuring the Covid-19 crisis, student EMTs keep the campus ambulance service...
For senior Alice Lin, joining MIT Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was a calculated risk. “When I started college I was a very shy, insecure freshman. I was scared, I was unsure of myself, and I wanted...
View ArticleWeekly calls keep students connected to the Institute during a pandemic
When the MIT campus is alive, it nearly sings with innovation and excitement. Students sustain one another with activities ranging from building in makerspaces to psetting in residence halls to pick-up...
View ArticleIn light of the pandemic, a virtual Campus Preview Weekend
Every spring, Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) provides a living snapshot of undergraduate life at MIT — even, it turns out, during a pandemic.The traditional campus event follows a tried-and-true formula:...
View ArticleArt connects a community in quarantine
Below the concrete sidewalks and pathways between MIT Buildings66 andE17 lies a labyrinth of tunnels and The Borderline Mural Project, a 200-foot-long installment of more than 60 murals painted by...
View ArticleMIT a cappella group sings through quarantine together
MIT is home to over 500 recognized on-campus student groups and organizations. With the Covid-19 pandemic scattering everyone across the world, many student groups experienced a number of unfortunate...
View ArticleMIT Logarhythms host a virtual concert and release a sneak peek of their new EP
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the MIT Logarhythms did not miss a beat in finding new ways to stay connected, make music, and engage with the MIT community. Instead of on-campus a cappella...
View ArticleTeam 2020 charts a course for MIT
In late March, as part of the Institute’s response to the evolving Covid-19 pandemic, the Team 2020 working group was charged with rigorously evaluating options for the upcoming academic year, to...
View Article2020 Awards Convocation recognizes and honors MIT community members
Though Covid-19 has prevented community members from gathering on campus for the annual Awards Convocation celebration, the selection committees have announced the recipients of more than 40 awards...
View ArticleEffort launches to “explore how MIT might invent a thriving new future”
MIT’s expansive effort to envision, and position itself for, a post-Covid world — Task Force 2021 and Beyond (MIT Beyond) — is now under way.With a letter today to the MIT community, co-chairs Rick...
View ArticleBuilding a more sustainable MIT — from home
Like most offices across MIT, the Office of Sustainability (MITOS) has in recent months worked to pivot projects while seeking to understand and participate in the emergence of a new normal as the...
View ArticleMindHandHeart announces a record 24 Community Innovation Fund projects
The MindHandHeart Innovation Fund has awarded a record 24 projects and has a new name. The newly titled MindHandHeart Community Innovation Fund seeks to leverage the creativity and problem-solving...
View ArticleBlueprint for fall 2020 at MIT
How are instructors planning for remote learning in the fall? Why do on-campus students have to be on a meal plan? What will happen if there is a Covid-19 breakout in a residence hall? These and many...
View ArticleReorienting graduate student orientation
MIT’s graduate student orientation is historically a measured, months-long affair, ramping up in the summer with informational webinars and gatherings hosted by alumni around the world, and continuing...
View ArticleA SHARP process for populating campus this fall
Inside the cavernous 26-100 lecture hall, a team of staff works late into the night carefully reviewing students’ requests to live on MIT’s campus this fall. Unlike the typical scene in an MIT lecture...
View ArticleThea Keith-Lucas named interim chaplain to the Institute
Episcopal chaplain Reverend Thea Keith-Lucas has been named interim chaplain to the Institute as MIT pauses its search for a full-time chaplain, which launched last fall. “I am honored to serve...
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