Dean of Engineering Paula Hammond on the future of engineering education
On March 5, The Tech interviewed Paula Hammond ’84 PhD ’93 regarding her recent appointment as Dean of Engineering.
BREAKING: Contentious UA debate follows recent budget controversy
On March 16, a debate was held between three UA Election tickets: Mariam Abdelbarr ’27 and Francesca Garfi ’29; Johnnie Jones VI ’27 and Matthew Barnett ’27; and Rivka Lipkovitz ’29 and Anthony Donegan ’28.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on the harms of social media and smartphones in the 2026 Compton Lecture
On March 4, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt gave a talk about the negative effects of social media and smartphones on teenagers, cognitive abilities, and democracy at the 2026 Compton Lecture.
Cambridge Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem on Massachusetts state senate bid
On March 8, 2026, The Tech interviewed Burhan Azeem ’19 to discuss his state senate campaign plans as well as the promises he plans to deliver on if elected.
Snow removal crews brave blizzard during overnight shift
While most of Cambridge hunkered down indoors at 11 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22 due to the strengthening blizzard, Maria Petrosillo and her colleagues clocked in for work.
UA President Alice Hall ’26 clarifies “The UA Files” dormspam debate
On Feb. 21, a dormspam email voiced concerns about the UA’s budget and incited student debates about the organization’s purpose, funding, and structure.
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.
MIT ORCD to bolster computing cluster with over 200 NVIDIA B200 GPUs
MIT’s Office of Research Computing and Data is set to deploy over 200 NVIDIA B200 GPUs following a $31 million matching grant from Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey.
Nicholas Burns discusses U.S.-China relations and the energy transition in a talk at MIT
On Feb. 10, former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns gave a talk at MIT about the future of U.S.-China relations and the importance of advancing the energy transition for both countries.
MIT holds 52nd annual MLK celebration luncheon on Feb. 11
On Feb. 11, MIT held the 52nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration luncheon in Walker Memorial.
MIT Buddhist Chaplain Tenzin Priyadarshi corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein about donations in 2017
MIT Buddhist Chaplain Tenzin Priyadarshi and former Media Lab Director Joi Ito corresponded with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 2015 to 2017 regarding donations for the Prajnopaya Institute, a Buddhist nonprofit organization.