News Items

Inside two MIT students’ historic BattleBots runs
PhD students Lucy Du ’14, SM ’16 and Ginger Schmidt are crushing the competition — and gender barriers — in the world of televised robot combat.
Rescuing small plastics from the waste stream
PhD student Alexis Hocken is working with manufacturers to keep their products from (literally) falling through the cracks in the recycling process.
OVC Newsletter: Winter 2023
MIT D-Lab Marks 20 Years ~ Patriots Recognize TEJI ~ Momentum Students Tackle Neptune's Orbit ~ Celebrate Our Graduate Students! MIT Micro-internships Connect Alumni and Students
“Every time I meet with her, I feel like I have wings.”
MIT Professor Esther Duflo honored as Committed to Caring for fostering graduate student skills and ambition.
Making computer science research more accessible in India
Passionate about creating educational opportunities in India, PhD student Siddhartha Jayanti recently explored multiprocessor speed limits, in a paper written in the Indian language Telugu.
OVC New Employees and Promotions
Congratulations to all the folks who joined OVC recently, as well as those who received a promotion.
Momentum Students Tackle Neptune’s Orbit
This year, OME partnered with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to provide a unique Momentum experience, offering students the ability to work on one of two exciting “real-world” projects.
Celebrate Our Graduate Students!
Mark your calendar for the annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW), which will take place this year April 3-7.
Experimentation Flourishes at the ESG
Over the past few years, the Experimental Study Group has conducted several successful educational pilots, such as combining project-enhanced teaching with maker-space training, and teaching GIRs in tandem, such as…
The Return of CPW
Campus Preview Weekend is returning to campus! During the weekend of April 13 – 16 we will be welcoming the admitted Class of 2027 in-person.