Professor Nuno Loureiro shot and killed in Brookline home
Nuno Loureiro, the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and professor of nuclear science and engineering and physics, died Tuesday morning.
MIT admits 655 early action applicants to the Class of 2030
This year’s early action acceptance rate was one of the more competitive in recent memory.
AMD CEO Lisa Su to give the Institute’s 2026 Commencement address
On May 28, 2026, Lisa Su ’90 SM ’91 PhD ’94 will deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony.
Undergraduate Association unanimously votes to replace former president Enoch Ellis ’26 as SGFC representative
On Dec. 3, 2025, the MIT Undergraduate Association (UA) convened to discuss Enoch Ellis’s unapproved use of UA funds for “coffee chats” among other issues.
Undergraduate Advising Center to restructure leadership for more faculty involvement
On Dec. 2, Graduate and Undergraduate Education Vice Chancellor David Darmofal SM ’91 PhD ’93 emailed staff and student leaders of the Undergraduate Advising Center about the creation of a new Faculty Director role.
MIT Facilities seeks to enhance campus green space, sustainability as it looks towards future
Over the past few years, MIT has actively tried to “strengthen the campus tree canopy” and improve sustainability while still being “cost-conscious,” shared Monica Lee, Communications Director for Campus Services and Stewardship.
Course 6 and 18 faculty members share mixed perspectives on AI in the classroom
A recent emphasis on AI fluency is shaping the way undergraduate computer science programs are approaching their curriculum.
Sloan Dean Richard M. Locke warns of AI automation and asserts need to reimagine education
MIT Sloan Dean Richard M. Locke PhD ‘89 bluntly warned that AI automation is set to reshape white-collar jobs and called on universities to reimagine education in an address and panel at the MIT Human Insight Collaborative event on Monday, Nov. 17.
Enrollment for 6.100A/L, 6.1010, and 6.1020 has declined since 2022-2023
Enrollment for the major Course 6 programming classes – 6.100A/L, Fundamentals of Programming (6.1010), and Software Construction (6.1020) – has decreased over the past three years, following an overall increase from 2018 to 2022.
Turning to the text box: How LLMs are used by first-years taking 8.01
Students and instructors in Physics I (8.01) discuss how AI has impacted how the class is taught.
SHASS professors share wide-ranging views on AI in the classroom
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in Nov. 2022, the chatbot has generated trillions of words, upending traditional modes of humanistic education in the process.
Making a computer solve your math problems
Chase Norman describes the technology and design of his automated theorem prover.
MIT Symphony Orchestra’s second fall concert is a veritable display of technique
Adam Boyles conducts MITSO through Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky, with Justin Yamaguchi ’28 as violin soloist.
When algorithms create, who’s the artist?
MIT scholars Dr. Ziv Epstein and Professor Justin Khoo comment on AI art.
‘Kim’s Convenience’: A heartwarming comedy
Kim’s Convenience humorously tells the story of a Korean immigrant family in Canada, with themes of family obligation and reconciling cultural differences.
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The MIT Women’s League Maker Fair is from Wednesday, Dec. 10 to Thursday, Dec. 11 in Lobby 10.
Institute Professor Paula Hammond appointed next School of Engineering dean
Paula T. Hammond ’84 PhD ’93 will serve as the next dean of the School of Engineering, Provost Chandrakasan announced on Friday, Dec. 5. She will be the first woman to serve as dean of MIT’s largest school.
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Institute Professor Paula Hammond appointed next School of Engineering dean
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‘The Atlantic’ discusses America’s upcoming 250th anniversary
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Controversial right-wing pundit Ann Coulter comes to MIT
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Academic misconduct cases double between 2019–2020 and 2024–2025 school years
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Frank Gehry, architect of MIT’s Stata Center, dies at 96
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Cold to stick around
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Where allegations become facts and free speech is selective
Why was my essay on academic freedom and freedom of expression censored while Ian Hutchinson’s defamatory attack was published?
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In current events, signing a compact with the US government to decide who defines MIT would have been passing.
Free speech needs defenders, not gatekeepers
Free speech faces new challenges in all corners of America, and we call on MIT to fight to protect it.
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Berklee students bring Coldplay’s spectacle to life
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MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble performs their fall collection
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The Handel and Haydn Society delivers a convincing version of Handel’s ‘Messiah’
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The Huntington’s ‘Fun Home’ is devastating, joyful and necessary
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BSO premieres León, performs Sierra with soloist James Carter, and presents Brahms’s second symphony
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The Metropolitan Opera performs Bellini’s La Sonnambula with new production and interpretation
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Midori joins the BSO to illuminate Takemitsu and Dvořák
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High-powered offense and stout defense leads football to 2-0 start
MIT has outscored opponents 101-13 through two games to start the 2025 season
Women’s soccer 5-1 to start 2025 season
The Engineers opened 2025 as road warriors, with five of their first six games being away… and two being in Texas!
A summer of woe lies ahead for the Celtics
One year after winning the chip, the Celtics are looking to make moves.
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High-powered offense and stout defense leads football to 2-0 start
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Women’s soccer 5-1 to start 2025 season
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A summer of woe lies ahead for the Celtics
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Women’s Track and Field Wins Program’s First NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship
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Spring Varsity Sports Review
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MIT Club Frisbee: Grim Beavers and Munchers Compete at Sectionals
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MIT women’s swimming and diving claim first national championship; men finish ninth
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Kip Clark Convos
MIT students are always in motion, but what do we miss when we never pause? A conversation with Kip Clark, known for his “Free Listening” sign, reveals what’s at stake.
Patrick Mang and Katherine Panebianco: dual perspectives on physics at MIT
Not one, but two perspectives on physics at MIT.
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Kip Clark Convos
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Patrick Mang and Katherine Panebianco: dual perspectives on physics at MIT
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The art of the side quest, and why time is ticking by faster
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I went to the museum
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Fail loudly, dream louder
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Crashing out: MIT culture or a sign of something deeper?
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Have we forgotten the joy of creation?
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Paper folding blends math, art, and science at OrigaMIT 2025
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MIT Science Bowl turns ten
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When the image is not the disease
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MIT Climate and Energy Night spotlights progress in sustainability technology
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Hotel Mucus: Could synthetic mucus make our gut more inviting to beneficial bacteria?
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How the students of Geo@MIT are leading the way in geothermal energy
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Preventing the next bioweapon
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