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Four from MIT awarded 2025 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship honors contributions of immigrants to American society by awarding $90,000 in funding for graduate studies.
Building for Ukraine: A hackathon with a mission
No venture capital, no competition — just real-world problems in urgent need of solutions.
MIT students advance solutions for water and food with the help of J-WAFS
J-WAFS marks 10 years of supporting student engagement through grants, fellowships, events, mentorship, and funding for clubs.
MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2025-26
Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
Breakerspace image contest showcases creativity, perseverance
The undergraduate lab’s first microscope competition highlights stunning images and student ingenuity.
Tabletop factory-in-a-box makes hands-on manufacturing education more accessible
Inaugural cohort of Tecnológico de Monterrey undergraduates participate in immersive practicum at MIT featuring desktop fiber-extrusion devices, or FrEDs.
Preparing for a career at the forefront of the aerospace industry
In a new class, students design, build, and test an electric rocket engine turbopump, facing challenges they will experience as practicing engineers.
ESG Launches a New Website
The Experimental Study Group (ESG) recently launched a major update to their website (esg.mit.edu). Redesigned specifically to appeal to prospective first-year students, the new site offers a glimpse into the ESG…
A collaboration across continents to solve a plastics problem
MIT students travel to the Amazon, working with locals to address the plastics sustainability crisis.
2025 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
MIT professors Paloma Duong, Frank Schilbach, and Justin Steil are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.