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Designing across cultural and geographic divides

Designing across cultural and geographic divides

Through a collaboration between the MIT first-year learning community Terrascope, Diné College, and University of Puerto Rico, students learn fundamental design principles — and much more.

The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonics

The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonics

PhD candidate Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable previously unimaginable applications, like pocket-sized 3D printers.

The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonics

The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonics

PhD candidate Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable previously unimaginable applications, like pocket-sized 3D printers.

Inspiring student growth

Inspiring student growth

Professors Xiao Wang and Rodrigo Verdi are honored as “Committed to Caring.”

Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars

Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars

Rising seniors Avani Ahuja, Julianna Lian, Jacqueline Prawira, and Alex Tang are honored for their academic achievements.

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

Ranking at the top for the 14th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.

Combining technology, education, and human connection to improve online learning

Combining technology, education, and human connection to improve online learning

Caitlin Morris, a PhD student and 2024 MAD Fellow affiliated with the MIT Media Lab, designs digital learning platforms that make room for the “social magic” that influences curiosity and motivation.

A sounding board for strengthening the student experience

A sounding board for strengthening the student experience

Composed of “computing bilinguals,” the Undergraduate Advisory Group provides vital input to help advance the mission of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.

Students and staff work together for MIT’s first “No Mow May”

Students and staff work together for MIT’s first “No Mow May”

With advocacy from GSC Sustain, the No Mow May project supports pollinator habitats and provides educational opportunities.

The shadow architects of power

The shadow architects of power

PhD candidate Suzanne Freeman reveals how intelligence agencies shape foreign policy in authoritarian states.