Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in . . . - MIT News MIT Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in ancient metallurgy, passed away on Sept 2 due to injuries sustained during a bicycle crash in Cambridge, Massachusetts The incident, currently under investigation, occurred at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Massachusetts Avenue Rose was 37 Rose, who was MIT’s POSCO Professor of Materials Science and a member of MIT’s Center for
I’m walking here! A new model maps foot traffic in New . . . - MIT News MIT researchers built a complete model of pedestrian activity in New York City, the first such comprehensive effort for any U S city The model could help planners decide where to invest in pedestrian infrastructure and public spaces, and illuminate how development decisions affect foot traffic
MIT researchers lead high school educational initiative on quantum . . . MIT researchers have partnered with The Coding School in a first-of-its-kind initiative, “Qubit by Qubit,” to introduce high school students to quantum computing through two programs: a week-long summer camp and a year-long course
Autonomous vehicles | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Balancing school, family, and the future of aircraft systems Navy veteran and EMBA student Greg Knutson is building the skills to develop uncrewed aircraft systems while pursuing innovation in advanced manufacturing
How ride-sharing can improve traffic, save money, and help the . . . One way to improve traffic is through ride-sharing — and a new MIT study suggests that using carpooling options from companies like Uber and Lyft could reduce the number of vehicles on the road by a factor of three without significantly impacting travel time
3 Questions: MIT Sloan launches Evening MBA - MIT News The MIT Sloan School of Management is launching an Evening MBA program designed for high-performing individuals who want to earn an MBA while continuing to work Beginning with its first cohort in August 2027, the 22-month program will offer the same academic rigor, admissions standards, and world-class faculty as MIT Sloan's existing MBA programs, providing a primarily in-person, cohort-based
Mathematicians take aim at phantom traffic jams - MIT News The model can also help determine safe speed limits and identify stretches of road where high densities of traffic — hot spots for accidents — are likely to form Flynn and Kasimov worked with MIT math instructors Jean-Christophe Nave and Benjamin Seibold and professor of applied mathematics Rodolfo Rosales on this study
Computer science and technology - MIT News MIT named the nation’s top university by U S News for 2026-27 The Institute’s undergraduate engineering, computer science, and economics programs are No 1; its business program is No 2