In Memoriam: Susumu Tonegawa, Nobel laureate and founding director of the Picower Institute
Susumu Tonegawa, an MIT Professor of Biology and Neuroscience and founding director of the Picower Institute, died on July 11 at his home in California at 86.
‘Tell MIT to bring us back’: Cambridge Pizza closes after three decades as MIT reclaims building for renovations
Owners hope to return after construction, but said the Institute offered no alternative space and no guarantee of coming back.
MIT BGSA’s third Juneteenth cookout draws attendees from all over
On Friday, June 19, crowds gathered at MIT’s sailing pavilion for the Black Graduate Student Association’s annual Juneteenth Cookout.
Dear Alchemist, what’s that on your head?
MIT hackers take traffic cone inspiration from Scotland’s “Tartan Army.”
Heat and humidity will be the story this weekend
After drenching rain on Monday, we will return to quite hot and oppressive weather over these next few days. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for today and tomorrow, with heat index values reaching up to 100°F.
On physics education at MIT
The TFUAP’s proposed changes to the GIRs will harm future cohorts of MIT students.
Success doesn’t guarantee loyalty: How the Celtics lost Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown had just spent the last year carrying a depleted roster to 2nd in the East, earning All-NBA honors and MVP chants en route to his best individual season ever. But when the Celtics heard that former two-time MVP and DPOY Giannis Antetokounmpo was available from the Milwaukee Bucks, they did not hesitate to package Brown in a trade proposal.
‘Why Not U.S.’: Building a foundation for the future of U.S. soccer
This year’s World Cup has simultaneously shown how far the USMNT has come since missing the 2018 edition. The U.S. had come out on top of their group, won a knockout match for the first time in decades, and did so under an experienced manager and a stronger team culture.
Dr. Fauci among medical professionals presenting at the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative’s third annual summit
The summit was organized to expand the diverse community of health care professionals and aspiring health care providers joining the fight against the most common cause of cancer death in the United States.
Expanding geothermal to all: Geo@MIT holds its first annual spring showcase
Geo@MIT holds the first annual Geo@MIT Spring Showcase, inviting industry experts and undergraduates to share their contributions to work done on decarbonization.
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.
Meteor causes sonic boom over East Boston
Many New Englanders were startled by a meteor breaking the sound barrier on May 30, likening the noise to an explosion over their heads.
Does everyone research women’s health?
The inaugural Emerging Researchers in Women’s Health Symposium showcases the diversity of women’s health research and the researchers themselves to drive change in a historically overlooked field.
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.
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.
A special chapter of my life
Being at ‘The Tech’ was the defining experience of my time at MIT.
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.’
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.
I volunteered for a year
My mom’s been disappointed in me since the day I came home from CPW.
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?
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.
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.
Why MIT needs to gradually and responsibly train its future doctors in the AI era
The Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology Program must ensure that technical AI literacy doesn’t come at the expense of student mental health.
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.
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Why MIT needs to gradually and responsibly train its future doctors in the AI era
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Fighting for fellows: MIT works because we do, too
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Open letter on TFUAP’s changes to the science requirement
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As thousands are killed in Iran, MIT remains silent
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Sanctuary campus now
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Where allegations become facts and free speech is selective
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Passing
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A collage of Baroque dances and celebrations
On April 12, the Handel and Haydn Society returned from an unusually long silence with an afternoon of royal pageantry, court dances, and polished playing, but the program’s identity proved more elusive than its execution.
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Award-winning author Celeste Ng discusses ‘Everything I Never Told You’ at MIT
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A collage of Baroque dances and celebrations
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Bestselling author Patrick Radden Keefe presents ‘London Falling’ at WBUR CitySpace
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Bob Odenkirk and Derek Kolstad on ‘Normal’
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Broadway’s ‘The Outsiders’ captures the heart of S. E. Hinton’s beloved novel
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Jordan Harrison’s ‘The Antiquities’: What do we leave behind?
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Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his solo debut at Boston’s Symphony Hall on March 20
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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.
Seahawks defense dominates Drake Maye and Patriots to win Super Bowl LX
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29–13 to win Super Bowl LX this past Sunday.
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Success doesn’t guarantee loyalty: How the Celtics lost Jaylen Brown
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Previewing MIT Baseball in Coach Morris’s first year
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Seahawks defense dominates Drake Maye and Patriots to win Super Bowl LX
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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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Is life an optimization problem?
There’s a version of regret that curdles into something less useful: a grief for a past that can’t be changed and a hypothetical present that will never exist. I’ve felt that version lately, and I’ve been trying to find my way out of it.
The Marble Center celebrates its 10th anniversary, showcases success stories behind translating experiments to clinical products
Founded in 2016, the Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine is a collective of faculty research labs that aims to advance cancer nanomedicine, a field that seeks to detect, treat, and monitor cancer progression through biomaterials only a few water molecules in size.
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Dr. Fauci among medical professionals presenting at the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative’s third annual summit
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Zachary Abel on finding the factorial of 1/2
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The Marble Center celebrates its 10th anniversary, showcases success stories behind translating experiments to clinical products
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From MIT to Veritasium
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A brighter future for the people of Africa: MIT Africa Innovate Conference pushes new plans for uplifting the African continent
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Sleeping cancer cells hijack the wound healing pathway to wake up
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MIT animal rights group draws attention, but students question its impact
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