Future engineers build confidence and community
April 25, 2018
Students get hands-on experience at the Broad Institute during a six-week enrichment program run by the MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs. By…
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Helping kids get vital job skills
April 19, 2018
Netia McCray (MITES ’07) is the founder of Mbadika, a Boston-area nonprofit that helps kids get the technology skills they need to succeed. Netia…
BSU kicks off 50th anniversary celebration
April 15, 2018
By Emma Bingham and Sheila Baber The Black Students’ Union kicked off its 50th anniversary year with two alumni panel discussions and a keynote speech…
The future of banking: Cryptocurrency, ATMs, and blockchain-based drones
March 12, 2018
Eric Smalls, Founder of MANNA Robotics with Sean Greenslade, alongside the MANNA Drone By Rachel Wolfson MITES alumnus Eric Smalls and his startup,…
Exploring his depth of field
February 22, 2018
According to Corban Swain, a first-year PhD student in biological engineering, a great headshot relies on fine facial details and angles of light: “Fifty-plus…
Stories and experiments brought children to the Adventure of Science
February 22, 2018
SEED Academy’s environmental engineering instructor, Anjuli Jain, has returned to the Boston area from facilitating STEM outreach workshops in Costa Rica. Read the full…
MIT and the legacy of slavery
February 21, 2018
The first class of the “MIT and Slavery” research project took place in Fall 2017. Kelvin Green II (MITES ’16) participated in the course and…
How high school founder Miracle Olatunji (E2 ’17) is democratizing opportunity
February 21, 2018
Miracle Olatunji, founder of OpportuniMe and the MIRACLE organization. JESSICA JONES By Samantha Harrington When Miracle Olatunji’s mother was pregnant, she faced many…
Joshua Woodard (MITES ’13) awarded Schwarzman Scholarship
December 20, 2017
Schwarzman Scholars from top left, clockwise: Katheryn Scott, Han Wu, Henry Aspegren, Joshua Woodard. Images courtesy of Schwarzman Scholars. By Kim Benard Three…
The MIT engineer who plays sax on Stephen Colbert’s show
December 1, 2017
SCOTT KOWALCHYK/CBS By Jay London At first glance, Louis Fouché’s (MITES ’02, MIT ’07, and creator of the MOSTEC Program) professional career couldn’t…