Ravyn Lenae performs at MIT for SpringFest 2026
At 8:30 p.m., rising songwriter Ravyn Lenae took to the stage in Johnson Ice Rink for SpringFest 2026 as hundreds of concertgoers awaited eagerly.
Cool and unsettled weather for Commencement
Some of these light rain showers or drizzle could impact the OneMIT Ceremony this afternoon, depending on the exact timing. Either way, temperatures will be a little chilly in the low 60s. As we head into Friday, the weather looks quite pleasant for the Undergraduate Degree Ceremony tomorrow morning, with some sun poking through the clouds and temperatures warming into the mid 60s.
What I did with my dingle this year
I’ve never heard of the term “dingle” before coming to college, but apparently, it means a double room with no roommate.
Freshman year: On falling down, over and over again
I’ve learned from freshman year that I don’t think I know how to live. So, is that it? Have I fallen off from the ambitious, all-star champ I was in senior year of high school?
Observing the magic
My time as Copy staff expanded my perspective of myself. I was no longer a mere observer of MIT life, but an active participant in shaping how the Institute is represented and how it is perceived.
Learning what it means to be an “editor”
At the best of times and the worst of times, I’ve never regretted joining ‘The Tech.’
On exiting
Brief thoughts on an exit from one of MIT’s coolest organizations.
The turning point of my college career
When I reflect upon my time in ‘The Tech,’ I divide my time into two stages: before and after I joined the News Department.
Getting dumber, in a good way
For a very long time, one of the things I liked most was for other people to think I was smart.
A special chapter of my life
Being at ‘The Tech’ was the defining experience of my time at MIT.
I volunteered for a year
My mom’s been disappointed in me since the day I came home from CPW.
On luck
While luck often only becomes possible and meaningful when met with effort and dedication, looking back makes it impossible to deny how large a role chance plays in how our lives unfold.
Richard Sutton talks vision for superintelligence in Dertouzos Lecture on May 13
On May 13, a packed Kirsch Auditorium welcomed 2024 Turing Award winner and “father of reinforcement learning” Prof. Richard Sutton for the Dertouzos Distinguished Lecture.
Residents of predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are about four times more likely to get hit by a car while walking or biking in Boston
A study from Boston Emergency Medical Services and MIT Urban Studies and Planning is the first to break down traffic accident risk by race, and the results are harrowing.
Zachary Abel on finding the factorial of 1/2
On April 28, the Undergraduate Math Association (UMA) invited Zachary Abel PhD ’16 to speak as part of the UMA Lecture Series.
From cell biology to tessellations
Raymond Goldstein blurs the line between mathematics and biology in the 2026 Simons Lectures.
