1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (595+ words) MIT Press journals Computational Linguistics, International Security, and The Review of Economics and Statistics were ranked No 1. by Clarivate’s 2026 impact factors....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (319+ words) Professor Arthur Bahr has been named head of the MIT Literature Section, effective July 1. “Arthur is an exceptional scholar and a proven leader. I am confident that he will guide the unit with judgment, insight, and a deep commitment to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (658+ words) On a Wednesday afternoon in April, a cohort of scholars from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) gathered in MIT’s Lewis Music Library. This group of seven professors are the inaugural SHASS Faculty Fellows, a semester-long program…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (429+ words) Lerna Ekmekcioglu, the McMillan-Stewart Professor of History, has been named head of the History Section, effective July 1. “Lerna is an exceptional scholar and a proven leader. I am confident that she will guide the unit with thoughtfulness, wisdom, and a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1194+ words) As a new academic year dawns, the MIT-Kalaniyot program is welcoming its second cohort of scholars to campus, expanding an innovative effort to build new connections between MIT and researchers from Israel. In fall 2026, MIT-Kalaniyot has 11 new scholars arriving at…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (319+ words) Three teams comprising 35 students across eight different MIT departments and Wellesley College have been at work since fall 2025, designing critical early infrastructure elements that a moon base would require. This June, their designs were recognized with five awards at NASA’s…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (569+ words) In the early months of a PhD program, everything can feel urgent. Ideas move quickly, expectations feel high, and timelines, especially initial deadlines, may become heavy. In those moments, Professor Anantha P. Chandrakasan is there for his students, armed with steady…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (514+ words) At MIT, innovation doesn’t only happen in the lab. It also happens in the people who never stop learning. After nearly a decade in the Netherlands modeling data for aerospace and semiconductor companies, Ignacio Vazquez wanted his work to reach…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (633+ words) “Massachusetts can absolutely lead in this next wave,” says President Kornbluth, noting that the future is bright with burgeoning opportunities to advance technologies in fields from manufacturing, life and health sciences to quantum technologies and energy in service of Americans…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (253+ words) Some examples of steps MIT has taken to address concerns of antisemitism Apart from individual student discipline cases as described above, MIT conducted a holistic review of its student discipline process, which resulted in a number of policy and procedure…...