2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (342+ words) Audiobooks allow students to access similar content in a different way. For their study, the researchers partnered with Learning Ally, an organization that produces audiobooks synchronized with highlighted text on a computer screen, so students can follow along as they…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (803+ words) What makes work valuable? Michal Masny, the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in the MIT'Department of Philosophy, investigates the role work plays in our lives and its impact on our well-being.' Masny sees numerous benefits to work, beyond a…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (275+ words) Desir'e Plata, the School of Engineering Distinguished Climate and Energy Professor in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named associate dean of engineering, effective July 1. Plata will join Associate Dean Hamsa Balakrishnan, who continues to lead…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (462+ words) U. S. News and World Report ranked MIT's graduate engineering program No. 1 in the country for 2026-27. The MIT Sloan School of Management is ranked as the nation's No. 6 business school....

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1304+ words) From classroom to communities At a time when the U. S. is experiencing a paradigm shift in policy " characterized by challenges to a free-market economy and global trade, renewed investment in industrial strategy, and the lifting of environmental and other regulations " the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (248+ words) A member of the 202527 Committed to Caring cohort, Prescott exemplifies the program's spirit, which honors faculty who go above and beyond in nurturing both the intellectual and personal development of MIT's graduate students. A culture of compassion Prescott's mentoring philosophy…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (537+ words) During this year's Independent Activities Period (IAP), students, researchers, and collaborators across seven time zones came together to tackle urgent technical challenges facing Ukraine as the full-scale war enters its fourth year." A four-week hackathon, Build for Ukraine 2. 0, brought MIT…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (529+ words) QS World University Rankings has rated MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2026. The Institute ranks second in seven subject areas. QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No 1 spot in 12 subject areas for 2026, the organization announced today. The Institute…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (822+ words) Alex Tang's dream of becoming a physician started in grade school when he read Lisa Sanders' "Diagnosis" column in The New York Times Magazine. Although he often encountered unfamiliar medical terms, Tang was captivated by the magic of medicine, as…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (731+ words) Guys, have the buzzers been tested?" On Saturday, Feb. 21, volunteers for the 2026 MIT Science Bowl High School Regional hustled around the spacious auditorium, setting up chairs and buzzers and laying out sharpened pencils. The room slowly quieted as all high…...