Vice Chancellor for Student Life Suzy Nelson to retire in fall 2026
On Feb. 26, Chancellor Melissa Nobles announced that MIT Vice Chancellor for Student Life Suzy Nelson will retire in the fall.
Rep. Seth Moulton talks Senate campaign and science policy
On Sunday, March 1, The Tech conducted an in-person interview with the Massachusetts congressman on his campaign, platform, and positions.
Pentagon to cut senior officer fellowship programs at MIT, other top schools
In a memo released on Friday, Feb. 27, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Department of Defense to cut its academic ties to MIT by discontinuing graduate-level fellowship programs for senior officers at the Institute.
Brief warm up ahead but winter is not over yet
Tonight’s system will bring some more mixed precipitation, similar to Tuesday night. Light rain breaks out in the early evening, changing to sleet around midnight, and then to snow through Friday morning.
Eastern Edge Food Hall opens in Kendall Square on Feb. 13
Located next to the Kendall/MIT station, the 11,000 square-foot food hall has nine food and drink vendors, seating 275 guests.
Faculty discuss new TFUAP curriculum proposal at February meeting
On Feb. 18, MIT faculty gathered in 10-250 for the first faculty meeting of 2026, a 90-minute session that focused on the recent TFUAP proposal.
BREAKING: Major blizzard to bring up to 30 inches of snow to the Northeast
In Boston, snow will break out at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22. By early Monday morning, we will be experiencing a full-on blizzard, with snowfall rates ranging from two to three inches per hour, winds gusting to 60 mph, and zero visibility.
Fighting for fellows: MIT works because we do, too
MIT grads have made it clear — we want equal protections for equal work! Sign our Fellows Petition to show MIT that fellows should be treated the same as RA/TAs!
Open letter on TFUAP’s changes to the science requirement
The reduction of the science breadth requirement could inadvertently disincentivize exploratory learning and interdisciplinary thought.
As thousands are killed in Iran, MIT remains silent
Students in Tehran are risking everything to protest this week. At MIT, the administration has not said a word.
The BSO offers a splendid rendition of Bruckner alongside a convincing American premier of Salonen’s Horn concerto
Salonen returns to the BSO after 13 years with his Horn concerto written for Dohr, principal Horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic.
‘The Emperor of Gladness’: an intimate portrait of hope and darkness in hardscrabble New England
It is 2009, and the opioid crisis has torn through New England, leaving thousands to die before the CDC even calls it an epidemic.
Hadelich and Weiss chart an American road trip at MIT’s Thomas Tull Concert Hall
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of American democracy, Augustin Hadelich and Orion Weiss brought their acclaimed album to life in an evening that spanned a century of American musical identity.
Previewing MIT Baseball in Coach Morris’s first year
Morris returns to MIT with championship conviction, eying the program’s first conference title since 2019
On belonging
We live on a floating orb somewhere in the middle of who-knows-where, with no context for any of it. Is it really so surprising if we feel a little lost sometimes?
My metric for living
I aspire to think of ‘more life’ not as an extra hour added to the 24-hour clock, but as experiencing more vitality and meaning in the same 16 waking hours we already have — to not only have a beating heart, but to actually feel alive.
I got stuck in London for two days
All I had was me, my crippling sense of confidence, and Google Maps to guide me forward.
Turning the calendar back to 2016
Nostalgia is a rite of passage when growing up. But when an entire generation starts developing it, you might start wondering: are there deeper factors in play? And why 2016, specifically?
Give peas a chance (they could bring your community together)
Brown explained how she believes urban agriculture — that is, growing food in abandoned or unused spots in and around cities — can create positive economic, health, and social change in communities.
Science journalist Michael Pollan talks about the science of consciousness at First Parish Church
In his recent book, ‘A World Appears,’ Pollan investigates consciousness in four ascending levels of complexity: sentience, feelings, thoughts, and self.
Caught the startup bug? Bob Langer has some advice
Before you launch, Professor Robert S. Langer shares wisdom on passion, failure, and chasing big ideas in entrepreneurship.
