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A woman stands and speaks at a panel discussion with six seated panelists in front of an audience. A large screen behind them displays scientific images and diagrams.

NAE Regional Meeting at MIT Explores Creativity in an AI-Enabled World

05.14.26
A figure shows multiple flight pathways as a UAV starts from the center and flies toward 24 goals (dots around perimeter). The flight pathways are mainly red and end in cool colors, showing reduced speed. The rainbow clouds represent obstacles, with cooler colors representing taller obstacles.

New research enables a robot to chart a better course

05.19.26
Nik Sandu, a senior majoring in materials science and engineering at MIT, is working toward her teaching license through the Scheller Teacher Education Program. She is a student teacher at the Community Charter School of Cambridge.

Learning to teach, learning to discover

05.22.26
A diverse group of students, some wearing safety glasses, gather around a mechanical project in a workshop, observing and working together with tools and machinery on a table covered with metal shavings and equipment.

Building “hardcore” advanced machines

05.15.26
Gearset for the 2026 race car made by the MIT Motorsports team. It is made of a high-performance steel with MIT origins.

Steel developed at MIT is key to Formula One, Baja 1000, and MIT Motorsports

05.20.26
“MIT is a very special place in terms of the resources and the fluidity across departments,” says Connor Coley.

Building AI models that understand chemical principles

05.20.26
Departments & Institutes
Krystal Montgomery realized that pursuing her interest in design while majoring in computer science would allow her to foster her “creative energy” throughout her time at MIT. She recently joined her teammates in her final meet before graduation: the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Designing a career, on and off the track, at MIT

05.27.26