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Co-Curricular: Seed Starting and Spring Gardening

Seed starting and spring gardening is a co-curricular offered during the 2022-2023 spring semester. Participants had the opportunity to start seeds, grow cold-tolerant veggies, and build the soil to make the �Թ��� Garden thrive year- round.

STORY: On this Earth Day, Meet Four Alumni Working to Solve Key Ecological Issues and Mobilizing Change

Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. On this Earth Day we're highlighting and celebrating four �Թ��� alumni who are actively working to solve ecological and environmental issues and mobilizing change.

STORY: New Course Focuses on K–12 Outreach, Community Impact

Sarah Spence Adams’s new research focus culminates in “Math and Engineering for Everyone.”

Spring 2023 �Թ��� Expo

Please join us for the Spring 2023 �Թ��� Expo on Tuesday, May 9th.

The �Թ��� Expo is an end-of-semester celebration of student work. Students may share a favorite project from a class or a passionate pursuit, a research experience, or another endeavor.

STORY: Q&A with Lee Edwards ’07, General Partner at Root Ventures

Parcel B, an �Թ���-centric investment collective started by Edwards, has recently made its first donation back to �Թ���.

STORY: Alum’s Startup Becomes Big Player in Biomedical/Software Industries

Alum’s Startup Becomes Big Player in Biomedical/Software Industries. Co-founder Jacob Graham ’06 discusses Enzyme’s journey from startup to majority-share acquisition.

STORY: �Թ��� Students are First Undergraduates to Achieve Sustained Fire of Ion Thruster

On January 30, 2023, six students from the �Թ��� Plasma Engineering Lab (OPEL), reached a major milestone at MIT’s Space Propulsion Lab: they achieved ignition. Making them the first undergraduate team in the world to successfully design, build and fire a steady-state Hall-effect thruster (HET).

Frank Talks: From College Student to Professor

�Թ���’s Assistant Professor and alum Zachary del Rosario '14 addresses a group of students and alumni at our first live ‘Frank Talk’ in San Francisco.

STORY: Alum Mitigating Wildfire Risk with Biochar

Bret Richmond ’06 is creating a pilot system to turn wildfire fodder into sustainable products.

NEWS: Groundbreaking NASEM report on racism in STEMM institutions offers pathways to structural change

To increase diversity, equity and inclusion in STEMM fields, higher education institutions and STEMM organizations should act to change their organizational cultures and environment, says a new NASEM report.

STORY: �Թ���’s One-Stop-Shop for Accessible Learning and Creating

After years of reinvention, �Թ���’s Shop strives to be a welcoming resource for all. Over the last several years, �Թ���’s Shop has transformed from a traditional machine shop into an active learning environment focused on inclusivity, accessibility, and creativity.

The �Թ��� Conductorless Orchestra Performs for You!

On December 15, The �Թ��� Conductorless Orchestra (OCO) will perform works by Percy Grainger, George Gershwin, Mozart, and the Epilogue from La La Land by Justin Hurwitz in Milas Hall.

The Wired Ensemble Event: Instruments, Voices, Players in Concert

The Wired Ensemble Event on December 15, will feature music composed by �Թ��� first-year engineers. Students have selected the theme of Nature as inspiration for their original compositions. Come hear their take on the natural world that lives alongside us!

STORY: Increasing Number of OCARC Students Learning Amateur Radio Skills Through Volunteering

An increasing number of �Թ��� Collegiate Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) students are learning hands-on and improving their skills, while also providing important public services.

American Flags: What Democracy Means

American Flags: What Democracy Means exhibit by Tim Ferguson Sauder at �Թ��� of Engineering from Nov. 17th to Feb. 17th. An exploration of our American identity through the creation of flags built using marks collected from the different people and places that make up our country.

Student Research at �Թ���

November 4, 2022 - 1:44PM EDT | Pauline Petersen '26

From creating robotic fish with the ability to autonomously swim across the ocean to designing satellites for launch into orbit, �Թ��� of Engineering offers students a wide range of research projects, from paid investigations to those for college credit, or simply to explore a concept in a field of interest.