Every summer, hundreds of students come to Lincoln Laboratory to gain hands-on research experience. Historically, the laboratory’s summer research program has primarily served undergraduate and graduate students, with their internships complementing their fields of study.
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Since 2013, when he got his first smartphone, Emmanuel Kasigazi has been charting his own learning journey through MIT's OpenCourseWare on YouTube, educating himself on subjects as diverse as psychology and artificial intelligence.
“I was always really interested in the biggest, most pressing student-life issues, whether it be around mental health, diversity, equity, and inclusion, or public service,” says MIT’s David Spicer.
This year’s cohort of 100 Rise Global Winners includes two MIT first-year students, Jacqueline Prawira and Safiya Sankari.
MIT’s David Autor has been an outspoken advocate for student rights and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the Department of Economics, all leading to his recognition as Committed to Caring.
MIT hosts the 14th Math Prize for Girls, which aims to encourage female middle and high school students of mathematics.
The group is considering conducting an ecological survey of the area to see if there is another source of water so they could drill another borehole. They will complete their analysis and then decide the best solution to implement.
In 2010, DeGraff co-founded the MIT-Haiti Initiative with Vijay Kumar of MIT Open Learning, a project that seeks to advance “development, evaluation, and dissemination of active-learning resources in Kreyòl to help improve education in Haiti.
By identifying, testing, and implementing promising innovations, Residential Education aims to make it easier for instructors to change and evolve their learning materials.
“I wanted students to feel empowered to incorporate their own expertise, talents, and interests into every activity," says MIT’s Raechel Walker.