The Latest Breaking News from MIT

As I mentioned earlier this week, I thought I'd pass along portions of the friend-of-the-court brief that three other law professors and I (four of the very few academics who have written on the law of pseudonymous litigation) put together in support of a certiorari petition in Doe v. Trustees…

Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the numbers of Black students in their new freshman classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education

An internal power source could enable the development of tiny robots for applications like drug delivery and remote sensing.

‘The class is, as always, outstanding across multiple dimensions,’ MIT president said

Around 17% of students in the class of 2028 are Black, Hispanic, Native American or Pacific Islander, a 15% dropoff from recent years.

M.I.T. president said the class is "outstanding" yet does not bring "the same degree of broad racial and ethnic diversity" the institution strives for

The Nobel Prize-winning former Chair of the Federal Reserve is known for his leadership during the Financial Crisis of 2007–2008.

A new mouse study found that while fasting can promote cell regeneration, it also puts intestinal stem cells at higher risk for developing precancerous tumors.

Flying commercially keeps getting safer, with the risk of dying becoming half as likely in the past decade, a study has found.