22 Electric Car Companies Shaping the Future of Travel

Electric vehicles offer an alternative, sustainable mode of transportation compared to traditional cars. These are the companies making electric cars more widely available for consumer and commercial use.

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Economic consulting in action: A Brattle Group site visit

MIT students and postdocs visited The Brattle Group’s Boston office to explore careers in economic consulting—gaining firsthand insight into how rigorous research informs high-impact, real-world decision-making.

The visit, hosted by MIT Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD), offered participants an …

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Exploring robotics, scale, and systems through a Symbotic site visit

MIT students and postdocs recently visited Symbotic’s Integrated Testing Center in Wilmington, Massachusetts, to explore careers in robotics and large-scale engineering—gaining firsthand insight into how complex systems are designed, tested, and supported at scale.

From code to full-system testing

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Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 in arts and humanities, business and economics, and social sciences for 2026

The 2026 Times Higher Education World University Ranking has ranked MIT first in three subject categories: Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, and Social Sciences, repeating the Institute’s top spot in the same subjects in 2025.

The Times Higher Education …

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Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship

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Published by MIT News on February 3, 2026

MIT senior Katie Spivakovsky has been selected as a 2026-27 Churchill Scholar and will undertake an MPhil in biological sciences at the Wellcome Sanger Institute at Cambridge University …

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Akorfa Dagadu named 2027 Schwarzman Scholar

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Published by MIT News on January 22, 2026

MIT undergraduate Akorfa Dagadu has been named a Schwarzman Scholar and will join the program’s Class of 2026-27 scholars from 40 countries and 83 universities. This year’s 150 …

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New event series: Explore Fulbright!

Interested in pursuing a Fulbright? Distinguished Fellowships is introducing a new series spotlighting specific Fulbright countries and the Fulbright program’s spirit of international educational exchange.

In these informal, in-person sessions, you can chat with a visiting Fulbright Scholar or Fulbright …

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Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 to deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address

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December 11, 2025

As chair and CEO of AMD, Su has transformed the company, which is now a global leader in high-performance and AI computing. In addition to designing industry-leading CPUs and the specialized …

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Four from MIT named 2026 Rhodes Scholars

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Published by MIT News on November 15, 2025

Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall, Sofia Lara, and Sophia Wang ’24 have been selected as 2026 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at the …

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MIT’s AI+D major becomes one of the Institute’s most popular undergraduate programs

Launched in 2022, MIT’s Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (AI+D) undergraduate major is now the second-largest major at the Institute. The program was recently highlighted by The New York Times for its focus on preparing students to design AI systems …

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