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MIT D-Lab students collaborate with adaptive design center in Mexico
Project helps make learning more accessible for children with multiple disabilities.
The buzz on keeping bees
The MIT Beekeepers Club wants the Institute’s hive to thrive.
Engineering for social impact
Environmental engineering major Runako Gentles seeks to lead projects that increase harmony between society and the environment.
Using language skills to bridge gaps in health care
Senior Victor Damptey brings his Spanish-speaking abilities to bear as he works toward becoming a physician-scientist.
Blanche Staton: A transformational leader at MIT
Set to retire this spring, Staton has made an indelible mark on graduate student living and learning over a quarter century at the Institute.
3 Questions: Stuart Schmill on MIT Admissions’ participation in the STARS College Network
MIT’s dean of admissions and student financial services talks about helping rural students better understand their options for going to college.
Fieldwork class examines signs of climate change in Hawaii
MIT students research effects of climate change on forests and sulfur dioxide emissions as a model for planet-wide events.
Full immersion in health care for MIT students
Students working in Boston Medical Center’s Autism Program make an impact while experiencing the whirlwind atmosphere of a hospital.
Coding for health equity
Senior Mercy Oladipo is building tools to address disparities in health care.
Giving refugees design education — and newfound hope
MIT D-Lab workshops equip refugees in Greece and elsewhere with the skills and confidence to solve problems in their communities.