In the 1890s, MIT alumnae weren’t expected to have meaningful careers. The women of the Class of 1894 proved that assumption wrong.

MIT alumni are helping build a better MBTA—reshaping route planning, improving service, and supporting the workforce that keeps Greater Boston connected.

Ingestible electronics. Microneedle patches. A capsule that could replace insulin shots. In Giovanni Traverso’s lab, the focus is always on making life better for patients.

Mammography rates for Boston’s Asian women used to be dismally low. Two decades later, a mammogram van has tripled rates in a rare win for minority healthcare.

By linking pond size to dam length, vegetation and stream power, researchers give land managers more precise tools to anticipate water storage, biodiversity and climate resilience.

With the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building, the Institute’s multidisciplinary approach to music deepens.

Mammography rates for Boston’s Asian women used to be dismally low. Two decades later, a mammogram van has tripled rates in a rare win for minority healthcare.