The Writers: Nicole Estvanik Taylor

Setting a Place

Alumni anchor their support of student life in the highlights of their own MIT years

At MIT, Tiandra Ray '15 specialized in computational design; her thesis focused on the connection between built environments and mental health. Photo: M. Scott Brauer

The Lens of Design

New initiatives from the School of Architecture and Planning sharpen MIT's focus on design-based learning

A doctor and patient in the hospital

Intensive Analysis

A clinical database of unprecedented scope opens new avenues for improving critical care

MITx Digital Learning Fellow and Department of Physics lecturer Jolyon Bloomfield conducts a demonstration for students in 8.01 Classical Mechanics. The course runs on a "TEAL+x" model that delivers much of its core content online, maximizing time for in-class interactivity. Photo: Ben Bocko

Strength in Education

New initiatives in residential and digital education go manus in manus with MIT's mind and hand ethos