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Mathematics department recognized for STEM student enrichment program

The Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering and Science (PRIMES) pairs high school students with MIT graduate students and postdocs to investigate unsolved problems in mathematics, computer science, and computational biology.

Hacking Commencement

The MIT Class of 2020 can look forward to an online celebration that Professor Eric Grimson, chair of the Commencement Committee, calls, "a joyful day that will honor our graduates."

Virtual hackathon unites international community to tackle Covid-19

Participants collaborate online to propose innovative solutions to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak at MIT HealthHACK.

Climate knowledge for everyone

"Climate Science, Risk and Solutions" tells the story of climate change though quizzes, interactive graphics, narration, and videos.

MIT’s second virtual town hall addresses the months ahead

MIT’s virtual town hall on May 5 featured 20 MIT administrators and faculty.

In a suddenly remote spring, library support services carry on

Library staffers (clockwise from top left) Sue Kriegsman, Carol Schweigert, Felicity Walsh, Kari Smith, Matt Bernhardt, and Jennie Murack help keep library services running from their home offices.

3 Questions: Kyle Filipe on moving MIT online amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Kyle Filipe working from home. "Our mentality is: keep telling us what you need and we'll keep trying to figure out creative solutions. That’s what [MIT ISandT] did before Covid-19 and that’s what we’ll do long after Covid-19.”

Weekly calls keep students connected to the Institute during a pandemic

MIT’s Student Success Coaching program pairs students with volunteer “coaches,” who check in with them once a week through the end of the semester to see how they are transitioning to online learning and more generally, how they are doing during the COVID-19 crisis.

Life and learning find a way during a pandemic

MIT Building 68, home of the Department of Biology

Top collegiate inventors awarded 2020 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Shriya Srinivasan of MIT is the $15,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize “Cure it!” Graduate Winner for her Cutaneous Mechanoneural Interface (CMI), a new type of surgical process for amputee patients that would allow a person to sense what their prosthesis feels.