Over four days in February, more than 90 sixth graders from Rindge Avenue Upper Campus (RAUC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, visited the McGovern Institute and participated in hands-on experiments and discussions about the ethical, legal, and social implications of neuroscience research.
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“When I learned of this wonderful honor, I felt gratitude — for how MIT values teaching and learning, how my faculty colleagues bring such passion to their teaching, and how the students have such great curiosity for learning,” says new MacVicar Fellow John Gabrieli and MITili Faculty Director.
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Undergraduates selected for the competitive program enjoy a seminar series and conversations over dinners with distinguished faculty. Read more
“This project has provided an invaluable opportunity for young fashion makers to collaborate with their peers and learn from industry professionals while exploring new ways of thinking about the design process.” Read more
Congrats Engineers! In its 83rd year, the Putnam Competition is the premier mathematical competition for undergraduate students in the United States and Canada.
Over the last five years, J-PAL has joined forces with MITx and MIT's Department of Economics to develop a cadre of exceptional professionals equipped with theoretical knowledge and practical, state-of-the-art tools to tackle poverty alleviation. This mission is carried out through two companion programs in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP).
The MIT Integrated Learning Initiative (MITili) has provided $200K in funding this year to four research projects.
Before James Hermus started elementary school, he was a happy, curious kid who loved to learn. By the end of first grade, however, all that started to change, he says. As his schoolbooks became more advanced, Hermus could no longer memorize the words on each page, and pretend to be reading.
Attending preschool makes children significantly more likely to go to college, according to a study led by MIT economist and MITili Deputy Director Parag Pathak.