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By: Angie Chatman | MIT News correspondent
“We must remember that intelligence is not enough,” Dr. King wrote. “Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” Read more
By: Katherine Ouellette | MIT Open Learning
Are you looking to expand your knowledge or develop new skills? MIT Open Learning offers free educational resources available to anyone across the globe. Learn more
By: Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL
Adaptive smart glove from MIT CSAIL researchers can send tactile feedback to teach users new skills, guide robots with more precise manipulation, and help train surgeons and pilots. Read more
By: Andromeda Blumenau | Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
Leon Sandler reflects on 18 years of helping MIT faculty make their research have real-world impact. Read more
By: Sonny Oram | Edgerton Center
The N51 Garage, nicknamed “Area 51” has advanced tooling that includes CNC lathes and milling machines, an injection molding machine, and a water jet cutter — all making it possible for teams to create almost any part they need. The garage is filled with notes and memorabilia left behind to inspire current students.
By: MIT CSAIL
CSAIL Professor Hal Abelson has a long history of looking at the importance of Computer Science education and helping shape its future. Listen as he joins Kara Miller in conversation to discuss how AI will shape education moving forward.
By: Sara Feijo | MIT Open Learning
June Odongo uses free, online MIT courses to train high-quality candidates, making them job-ready. Read more
By: Anne Trafton | MIT News
In a study of 12 to 14-year-olds whose socioeconomic status (SES) varied widely, the researchers found that children from lower SES backgrounds showed less sensitivity to reward than those from more affluent backgrounds.
By: Talia Gerstle | Amanda Schmidt | Blueprint Labs
Collaborative brings together charter school policy, practice, and research communities to help make research on charters more actionable, rigorous, and policy-relevant. Read more
By: Jesse Feiman | School of Science
If play is both useless and satisfying, Schulz asked, “What does that say about us? Are we doomed?” Certainly not. From her perspective, play is arbitrary but it is not irrational. Read more