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By: Mary Beth Gallagher | Lauren Hinkel | Greg Wymer | School of Engineering | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab | Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Twelve teams of students and postdocs across the MIT community presented innovative startup ideas with potential for real-world impact. Read more
By: MIT Open Learning
MIT students and staff mentor 80 middle schoolers during Full STEAM Ahead Into Summer program, encouraging hands-on learning and skill building. Read more
By: Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics
Twelfth grader Jessica Wan three-peats, as MIT hosts the 15th competition for female middle and high school math enthusiasts. Read more
By: MIT Media Lab
A new coding app from the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab enables young people around the world to use mobile devices to express themselves creatively. Read more
By: Zach Winn | MIT News
The Spark Photonics Foundation works with educators to get K-12 and college students interested in STEM fields, including advanced manufacturing and semiconductors. Read more
By: Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
In a new book, Richard “Dick” Larson draws on a lifelong commitment to STEM education at MIT to offer accessible advice on solving everyday problems and making smarter decisions. Read more
By: Amy MacMillan Bankson
This past summer, the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative (MITili) awarded a $27,260 education research grant to Nwanacho Nwana, SB ’20, and Lori Breslow, senior lecturer in managerial communication at MIT Sloan. Read more
By: Adelaide Zollinger | MIT Morningside Academy for Design
MakerLodge is an extracurricular training program open to all MIT first-year undergraduate students that teaches making skills. It’s a great way to discover MIT shops and makerspaces, use manual and digital tools, socialize, and appreciate the power of making for experiential learning.
By: Anne Trafton | MIT News
Many studies have found that practicing mindfulness — defined as cultivating an open-minded attention to the present moment — has benefits for children. Children who receive mindfulness training at school have demonstrated improvements in attention and behavior, as well as greater mental health.
By: Zach Winn | MIT News
The Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (MEET) program uses an MIT-inspired curriculum and MISTI student instructors to help young Palestinians and Israelis find common ground. Read more