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MIT students combat climate anxiety through extracurricular teams
MIT News - September 9, 2024
The MIT Electric Vehicle Team, Sustainable Engine Team, Solar Electric Vehicle Team, Motorsports Team, First Nations Launch Team, and Arcturus are each doing their part to improve the health of our planet.
MIT team wins grand prize at NASA’s First Nations Launch High-Power Rocket Competition
MIT News - September 3, 2024
Building a drone for the first time, the MIT First Nations Launch team excelled in designing a scientific payload to deploy from a rocket and landing it safely.
Edgerton Center hosts workshop for Deaf high school students in STEM
MIT News - July 26, 2024
When instructor Amanda Gruhl Mayer ’99, PhD ’08 discovered that deaf students have limited access to STEM, she dedicated the next four years of her career to addressing this issue.
From group stretches to “Hitting Roman,” MIT Motorsports traditions live on
MIT News - June 28, 2024
The Chan siblings reflect on their Motorsports experience, eight years apart.
From NASA to MIT to Formlabs
MIT News - May 21, 2024
Audrey Chen ’24 landed an internship at NASA before she was old enough to drive. Here’s her secret to success.
The MIT Edgerton Center’s third annual showcase dazzles onlookers
MIT News - April 25, 2024
Fourteen Edgerton Center student-led engineering teams displayed their latest creations, from solar cars to rockets to assistive eating devices.
Pat McAtamney: Empowering student-led engineering teams
MIT News - February 12, 2024
The MIT Edgerton Center technical instructor’s expertise and dedication enriches the student experience.
Building a better indoor herb garden
MIT News -December 7, 2023
Randall Briggs ’09, SM ’18 created the GardenByte indoor herb garden to grow crops three times faster than they would outdoors.
Incoming MIT students surprise President Kornbluth with “Barbis” installation
MIT News - August 29, 2023
For Interphase EDGE/x participants, a life-sized Barbie-themed TARDIS prompts reflections on social norms.
Driven to driverless
MIT News - May 31, 2023
Cindy Alejandra Heredia’s journey from Laredo, Texas, took her to leading the MIT autonomous vehicle team and to an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Celebrating the high-speed photography of late MIT professor Harold “Doc” Edgerton
MIT News - February 22, 2023
At a recent MIT Edgerton Center event, Professor J. Kim Vandiver shared the story of his mentor, a beloved educator at the Institute.
MIT’s solar car team wins American Solar Challenge for the second year in a row
MIT News - August 25, 2022
The team credits strategy and team building for keeping the lead in a tight race.
Treating Gender Dysphoria with Fashion
Qwear Fashion - May 21, 2022
Fashion can provide immediate relief from gender dysphoria. People may have surgery or take hormones, or they find that fashion provides enough relief on its own. Regardless of where you are in your journey, fashion is always there to help you feel more aligned with your sense of self.
At MIT, women take the lead on student teams
MIT News - April 4, 2022
Women strengthen MIT Edgerton Center rocketry, motorsports, and solar vehicle teams with diverse perspectives.
What can we learn from lottery spending?
MIT News - January 26, 2017
“City Digits: Local Lotto” teaches Brooklyn high school students how to work with data by analyzing lottery spending patterns.