For over six decades, Gilbert Strang's MIT linear algebra lectures became a global phenomenon. His accessible teaching, ...

When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...

BOSTON, MA – Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named MIT’s first chief innovation and ...

For years, computer science was treated like a golden ticket — a degree that could all but guarantee a stable, high-paying job after graduation. But as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the tech ...

A licensed attorney with nearly a decade of experience in content production, Valerie Catalano knows how to help readers digest complicated information about the law in an approachable way. Her ...

The ozone layer has been on track to recover thanks to the Montreal Protocol—but a loophole may be holding it back. Chemicals still permitted for industrial use are leaking into the atmosphere at ...

America is losing its status as the global leader in science and innovation. That's according to the former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT. He lays out the stakes in a ...

Ambitious research is on the chopping block following yet more cuts at the National Science Foundation. This past week delivered another gut punch for science in the US. This time, the target was the ...

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with L. Rafael Reif, former president of MIT, about his recent essay in Foreign Affairs, "America Is Losing the Innovation Race: Why the Future of Science Might Be Chinese." ...

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has discovered that chaotic laser light can be transformed into a highly focused imaging tool, enabling scientists to study brain ...

As the immune system weakens with age, scientists have found a way to restore some of its lost strength. By delivering mRNA to the liver, they created a temporary source of immune-boosting signals ...

The MS-CS requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of approved, degree-eligible graduate-level coursework. Before graduation, students must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 and ...