Massachusetts Institute of Technology
About
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university in Cambridge whose stated mission is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that serve the nation and the world. Its campus runs along the Charles River beside Kendall Square. Research spans human health, energy innovation, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, robotics and more, with undergraduate and graduate programs across engineering, science, management, architecture and the humanities.
Classroom work at MIT can turn into real products. The startup Encora Therapeutics began as a project in 2.009, the Institute’s iconic product-design class, and went on to win FDA clearance for a device that helps adults with essential tremor. Recent research highlights include a planning system that guarantees a clear flight path for robots in disaster response and a noninvasive method for spotting senescent cells in aging tissue.
What to Know
- MIT was founded in 1861 and moved to its current Cambridge campus in 1916.
- The MIT for America initiative engages students from kindergarten through community college in STEM learning.
- The Institute is a member of the Kendall Square Association and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
- MIT publishes a fact sheet outlining the steps its leaders have taken to support the campus Jewish community.
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