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3 Questions: Diep Luu on MIT’s new Undergraduate Advising Center
As the inaugural director, Luu envisions the center as a resource that will complement faculty advising and support the “whole student” during their entire undergraduate career.
At MIT, taekwondo captures students’ minds, hands, and hearts
MIT Sport Taekwondo has become one of the most popular club sports at MIT because of its tight-knit team and ability to help students clear their heads.
Powering the future in Mongolia
Through coursework, intercollegiate collaboration, and a site visit, MIT students fuse engineering and anthropology to propose innovative energy solutions.
Studying phages far from home
Biology graduate student Tong Zhang has spent the last two years learning the intricacies of how bacteria protect themselves.
MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge grants more than $60,000 to student-led teams to address pressing societal issues
Members of the IDEAS community connect during social impact focused programming at iHQ.
Bioinspired robotics class offers intriguing surprises
Students learn about the complexity behind simple, everyday movement before experimenting with mechanical models.
Increase to Visiting Student Fee Effective Sept. 1, 2023
Effective September 1, 2023, the visiting student fee will increase to $625 (4.2% higher than the current fee),
Thoughts on Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions
A message to the community from MIT President Sally Kornbluth about the upcoming US Supreme Court is rulings in two cases testing the legality of race-conscious admissions in higher education.
First MIT Latinx graduation celebration held
One hundred forty graduate and undergraduate students receive red stoles.
MIT and the GSU Negotiations to Resume This Summer
MIT and the GSU will resume negotiations this summer following the recent GSU-run vote on whether to accept MIT’s proposal for a contract.