News

Hundreds of MIT students attend first-ever UROP Mixer in the Stratton Student Center

On Oct. 28, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the first-ever MIT UROP Mixer took place on floors two and three of the Stratton Student Center.

News

Seven incumbents and two challengers win seats to Cambridge city council

At 12:28 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the City of Cambridge’s election commission announced the preliminary results of the 2025 city council and school committee elections.

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MIT’s yield rate increases from 73% in 2015 to all-time high of 86.6% in 2025

From 2015 to 2025, MIT’s yield rate has increased by more than 10%, from 73.0% to an all-time high of 86.6%, according to data from the MIT Registrar’s Office and MIT Admissions Office.

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Attendees mingle during the 2025 UROP mixer in La Sala on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Jada Ogueh–The Tech
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Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photographer Moises Saman gives a talk at MIT

In 2025, Saman won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his powerful black and white images of the Sednaya prison in Syria.

weather

Wind gives way to brief bout of warmth

This week brings above average temperatures, with Saturday getting up to around 62°F, but early next week significantly cooler temperatures are expected.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Moises Saman gives a talk about his coverage of conflicts in Syria and Sudan at MIT on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Vivian Hir–The Tech
News

Brent Ryan to step down as Vice Provost for Campus Space Management and Planning

On Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, Provost Anantha P. Chandrakasan announced that Professor Brent Ryan, PhD ’02 will step down as Vice Provost for Campus Space Management and Planning, effective Dec. 31, 2025.

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Science

Finding local solutions to a global problem

MIT Economics PhD Student Aaron Berman ‘26 on combating climate change, one case study at a time

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MIT economics Ph.D. student Aaron Berman. Photo Provided by Aaron Berman
movie review

‘One of Those Days When Hemme Dies’ delights moviegoers at Boston Turkish Film Festival

What stands out the most about this movie is its slow pace, which both heightens and diminishes frustration at various points.

Opinion

Passing

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.

We Condemn Violent Responses to Free Expression

Members of the MIT Council on Academic Freedom speak on the assassination of Charlie Kirk