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Summer research offers a springboard to advanced studies

Summer research offers a springboard to advanced studies

Three graduate students forged a path to the same Picower Institute lab through participating in the MIT Summer Research Program in Biology and Neuroscience.

A welcome new pipeline for students invested in clean energy

A welcome new pipeline for students invested in clean energy

Fusion Undergraduate Scholars (FUSars) program offers students in-depth research opportunities in fusion science and energy.

A cool path to disease deceleration

A cool path to disease deceleration

MIT PhD student Kathrin Kajderowicz is studying how hibernation-like states could pave the way for new hypothermic therapies.

Changing attitudes about jobs and gender in India

Changing attitudes about jobs and gender in India

PhD candidate Lisa Ho ’17 studies barriers that limit women’s participation in the labor force.

Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design

Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design

Less expensive than refrigerated cold rooms, this cooling chamber offers accessible cold storage for smallholder farmers.

Support outside the comfort zone

Support outside the comfort zone

MIT Professor Ben Schneider honored as Committed to Caring for acting as a “bedrock of compassion.”

On a mission to uplift others and save the endangered Marma language

On a mission to uplift others and save the endangered Marma language

For Rani Ukhengching Marma from Bangladesh, protecting the Indigenous language also means preserving her culture, traditional knowledge, and generational wisdom.

Astro Portraits: Pointing the lens toward our future

Astro Portraits: Pointing the lens toward our future

Evan Kramer’s latest foray into urban astrophotography puts the focus on his fellow researchers.

Building connections

Building connections

PhD student Will Sussman studies wireless networks while fostering community networks.

MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 101 students from the Class of 2023

MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 101 students from the Class of 2023

Graduating seniors honored for their excellence in the liberal arts.