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Helping cities evolve

Helping cities evolve

Economics graduate student Vincent Rollet studies how housing, regulation, and politics interact to shape the future of cities.

What do we owe each other?

What do we owe each other?

A new class teaches MIT students how to navigate a fast-changing world with a moral compass.

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.

FAQ: AY2026 Stipend Levels & Additional Support for Graduate Students

FAQ: AY2026 Stipend Levels & Additional Support for Graduate Students

Information on AY26 stipend levels for graduate students on fellowships; health insurance premiums; and details on additional sources for support.

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.

OGE Releases Strategic Plan

OGE Releases Strategic Plan

Senior Associate Dean and Director
Office of Graduate Education Denzil Streete announced that OGE has released a new strategic plan for 2025-2029, centered on investment in student thriving

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.

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