MIT GSU prepares for a strike after months of unfruitful negotiation
Since April, MIT’s bargaining team and its graduate student union (GSU) have held multiple meetings to negotiate a second collective bargaining agreement, reaching tentative agreement on three of 26 proposed articles.
Big nor’easter expected for this weekend
As the storm approaches, the outer rain bands will reach us Friday night. Conditions will deteriorate overnight into Saturday, with strong winds and rain beating down across campus. This will last for nearly three days before the rain lightens up and the winds start to calm down on Monday.
9/23 In Short
The Fall Career Fair will take place at the Johnson Ice Rink from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. Classes will still be held.
The consequences of overrelying on imperfect AI
Professor Marzyeh Ghassemi PhD ’17 PD ’17 describes how using AI systems in human settings can exacerbate social inequality, and what scientists can do about it.
Extensive renovation of Building 39 begins
Following the facade and interior overhaul, Building 39 will house the MIT Quantum Systems Laboratory.
Re: MIT’s financial records contradict its claims of austerity
Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education David L. Darmofal responds to previously published op-ed, “MIT’s financial records contradict its claims of austerity” to provide some clarity and additional context.
MIT’s financial records contradict its claims of austerity
Over the course of May 2026 — the final weeks of the Graduate Student Union (GSU)’s first contract — MIT repeatedly claimed an inability to give graduate workers rights, benefits, and protections due to financial stress. So I decided to take a look into the nature of MIT’s finances.
Free expression is essential to MIT’s mission
Some of your most valuable learning will come from those you disagree with.
The consequences of overrelying on imperfect AI
Professor Marzyeh Ghassemi PhD ’17 PD ’17 describes how using AI systems in human settings can exacerbate social inequality, and what scientists can do about it.
Endpoints News presents ‘The China biotech debate: Boston’
On Thursday, Aug. 6, about 200 venture capitalists, academics, and biotech company directors gathered to hear a series of panels titled ‘The China biotech debate: Boston.’
Yulia’s Dream: A better future for Ukrainian math
Professor Pavel Etingof and Dr. Slava Gerovitch co-founded the Yulia’s Dream program to support young Ukrainian mathematicians after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four years later, it’s still running — and offering a glimpse into the dedication it takes to carry an intellectual community through a war-torn present.
I was a lighthouse keeper this summer
In this, oh so cruel and fast world, maybe the lighthouse was the only place circlin’ all ’round the sun where time seemed to have stopped.
Progressively pursuing more and more painful and tedious crafts
As cliche as it sounds, if you try your best, even though you might not finish with a project you expected, at least you will have learned something.
Busy start of season for the Engineers
Sports Blitz is back: Engineers updates through Sept. 20.
LA Clippers’ future in jeopardy after NBA finds $28 million no-show deal
Superstar Kawhi Leonard agreed to a $28 million deal with Aspiration, a sustainability services company that went bankrupt in 2025. The only requirement behind this endorsement deal? He had to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers to continue receiving sponsorship payments.
MIT AI report takes first step towards an Institute-wide response
On Aug. 13, 2026, MIT’s Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training released their final report after nine months of deliberation.
A vote for Evan MacKay is a vote for justice
The MIT community needs a strong advocate against the entrenched establishment on Beacon Hill. It’s time to clean house and elect democratic socialist MacKay.
Bring same-day voter registration to Massachusetts
Same-day voter registration is on the ballot this November in Massachusetts. Voting “yes” would help students across the state be able to vote in future elections.
On physics education at MIT
The TFUAP’s proposed changes to the GIRs will harm future cohorts of MIT students.
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A vote for Evan MacKay is a vote for justice
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Bring same-day voter registration to Massachusetts
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On physics education at MIT
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Why MIT needs to gradually and responsibly train its future doctors in the AI era
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Fighting for fellows: MIT works because we do, too
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Open letter on TFUAP’s changes to the science requirement
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As thousands are killed in Iran, MIT remains silent
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A collage of Baroque dances and celebrations
On April 12, the Handel and Haydn Society returned from an unusually long silence with an afternoon of royal pageantry, court dances, and polished playing, but the program’s identity proved more elusive than its execution.
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Award-winning author Celeste Ng discusses ‘Everything I Never Told You’ at MIT
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A collage of Baroque dances and celebrations
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Bestselling author Patrick Radden Keefe presents ‘London Falling’ at WBUR CitySpace
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Bob Odenkirk and Derek Kolstad on ‘Normal’
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Broadway’s ‘The Outsiders’ captures the heart of S. E. Hinton’s beloved novel
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Jordan Harrison’s ‘The Antiquities’: What do we leave behind?
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Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his solo debut at Boston’s Symphony Hall on March 20
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Previewing MIT Baseball in Coach Morris’s first year
Morris returns to MIT with championship conviction, eying the program’s first conference title since 2019.
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Success doesn’t guarantee loyalty: How the Celtics lost Jaylen Brown
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‘Why Not U.S.’: Building a foundation for the future of U.S. soccer
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Previewing MIT Baseball in Coach Morris’s first year
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Seahawks defense dominates Drake Maye and Patriots to win Super Bowl LX
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High-powered offense and stout defense leads football to 2-0 start
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Women’s soccer 5-1 to start 2025 season
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A summer of woe lies ahead for the Celtics
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What I did with my dingle this year
I’ve never heard of the term “dingle” before coming to college, but apparently, it means a double room with no roommate.
Expanding geothermal to all: Geo@MIT holds its first annual spring showcase
Geo@MIT holds the first annual Geo@MIT Spring Showcase, inviting industry experts and undergraduates to share their contributions to work done on decarbonization.
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Decades-long effort of HIV-positive transplantation surgery achieves landmark first lung transplant
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Dr. Fauci among medical professionals presenting at the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative’s third annual summit
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Expanding geothermal to all: Geo@MIT holds its first annual spring showcase
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Meteor causes sonic boom over East Boston
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Does everyone research women’s health?
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Richard Sutton talks vision for superintelligence in Dertouzos Lecture on May 13
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Residents of predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are about four times more likely to get hit by a car while walking or biking in Boston
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