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The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]
- by Kayode D. '27
- August 11, 2025
Last summer, I got into running. And it was really fun! I enjoyed it a lot! So much so that when my friend offered me her ticket for the Cambridge Half marathon last fall, I accepted. But first, I went on a run through Boston and tried to… Read More
clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late
- by Anika H. '26
- August 1, 2025
In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my freshman year. I am now going into my senior year. I think I may have procrastinated a little bit. In total, we ended up spending around 9 hours on travel and trying… Read More

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#comic

#i think i broke my personal record for procrastinating on things

#oops
[Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…
- by Gloria Z. '26
- July 31, 2025
This is a blog by Monica C. ‘25 about her experience on the MIT Formula SAE team! Eight years ago, her brother, Kevin C. ‘17, wrote a guest post of his own about his time on the team, so now we’re bringing it… Read More
[Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25
- by Nicole Cooper
- July 31, 2025
Of all the things to happen in college, I never expected baseball to become the antidote to my homesickness. I’ve always been a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals—it was practically a requirement to live in the small town I grew up in. But it actually wasn’t until I left… Read More
Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate
- by Richard O. '28
- July 30, 2025
One thing about me is I love science fiction. Whether it be movies, books, shows, or short stories, science fiction always gives me an opportunity to imagine life in a world different than ours and envision what future technology and future societies can look like. I actually talked a little… Read More
my hottest STEM takes actively starting internet wars
- by Aiden H. '28
- July 28, 2025
I famously have perfect taste, and with little to do over the summer, I’m left to just sit around and ponder endlessly, refining my taste and opinions indefinitely. I offer you the following takes with limited to no explanation. Feel free to argue in the comments…I’m ready to defend. 1. Read More

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#it's summer and I have nothing else to talk about

#woke superman
My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why
- by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
- July 23, 2025
Author’s note: The original title was going to be “I DUPED THE COOP!” but I decided that was too much. I still wanted to mention it though. Back in March, the Harvard/MIT Coop announced their very first merch design competition for the graduating Class of 2025 (that’s… Read More

New tools for new tunes

Music tech students working a soundboard.

From the classroom to expanding research opportunities, students in the MIT Music Technology program use design to push the frontier of digital instruments and software for human expression and empowerment.

First-year design collaboration

Students in the MIT first-year learning community Terrascope overcome cultural and geographic hurdles to learn design principles with peers from Diné College and the University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.

Strengthening skills through internship

During his first year at MIT, Sanjith Udupa '28 completed a Social Impact Internship at Four Corners Main Streets, a nonprofit supporting small immigrant-owned businesses in Dorchester, Boston.

[liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! built a funky microscope with my friends
- by Kanokwan T. '25
- July 20, 2025
Jul 20, 2025 at 11am My friends (Asal V. ‘25 and Isaac L. ‘25) and I built Waterscope, a microscope that uses water instead of glass for magnification. It’s cool because we can change the magnification continuously, which is impossible with glass. At Open Sauce, the maker expo… Read More
how to be a microcelebrity or micro-microcelebrity, or micro-micro-microcelebrity, or...
- by Janet G. '27
- July 18, 2025
I’m not very good at impulse management. In my last (real) post, I spent like 15 hours writing ⁠11 to be fair, most of it went into sorting and captioning every image... this… Read More
Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p
- by Kayode D. '27
- July 14, 2025
One of the coolest things at MIT is how easily undergrads can join research through UROPs (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program). I did my first one this past semester and finished it over the summer, working in Professor David Wallace’s lab. Alongside a grad student named Chuck, I helped design underwater… Read More
Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything
- by Anika H. '26
- July 8, 2025
Note: This is not a guide to keeping a notebook because everyone has their own style of taking notes and keeping organized. But if you’re looking to start keeping a little notebook or everything and have no idea where to start, feel free to use this as inspiration. Read More
Life Tokens the currency of joy
- by Allison E. '27
- July 6, 2025
When I was younger, one of my favorite board games to play with my family was “The Game of Life.” It’s a bit like the mobile game BitLife, I suppose. You start as a young adult, and walk along the pathways of life–choosing a career, getting married, having… Read More
Be a Blogger 2025!
- by Ceri R. '16
- July 1, 2025
It’s July again, which means that: I started a co-op Stardew Valley save file with my partner and am trying to squeeze in some night gardening when I can to stay cool during extreme heat waves I’m fleeing to the mountains… Read More

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Robotic probe Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.

Integrated photonics Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable the previously unimaginable, like pocket-sized 3D printers.

Magnetic Breakthrough MIT physicists have observed a new form of magnetism that could offer a path to “spintronic” memory devices.

Art meets science Designed and built by Gloria Z. '26 and Lee L. '26, this calligraphy machine has a way with words.

An underwater robot with a mission Developed by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch is a maker project that provides an approachable path for middle and high school students to learn more about sensors, robotics, climate science, and more.

Engineering joy Watch as MechE remembers the late Dr. Woodie Flowers who led the way for hands-on engineering education at MIT and spread the joy of designing and building things to students—not only on campus but around the world.

Robot research MIT AeroAstro associate professor Luca Carlone and his students in the SPARK Lab are working to expand a robot’s awareness of its environment in ways that approach human-level perception.

Blending coffee and science In class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), students explore coffee chemistry and what makes a good brew through hands-on experiments.

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Announcements and deadlines

Latest from the bloggers

The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

Tagged:

[Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

[Guest Post] Take Me Home to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

my hottest STEM takes actively starting internet wars

Tagged:

My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

New tools for new tunes

First-year design collaboration

Strengthening skills through internship

[liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! built a funky microscope with my friends

how to be a microcelebrity or micro-microcelebrity, or micro-micro-microcelebrity, or...

Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

Life Tokens the currency of joy

Be a Blogger 2025!

From the community

Robotic probe Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.

Integrated photonics Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable the previously unimaginable, like pocket-sized 3D printers.

Magnetic Breakthrough MIT physicists have observed a new form of magnetism that could offer a path to “spintronic” memory devices.

Art meets science Designed and built by Gloria Z. '26 and Lee L. '26, this calligraphy machine has a way with words.

An underwater robot with a mission Developed by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch is a maker project that provides an approachable path for middle and high school students to learn more about sensors, robotics, climate science, and more.

Engineering joy Watch as MechE remembers the late Dr. Woodie Flowers who led the way for hands-on engineering education at MIT and spread the joy of designing and building things to students—not only on campus but around the world.

Robot research MIT AeroAstro associate professor Luca Carlone and his students in the SPARK Lab are working to expand a robot’s awareness of its environment in ways that approach human-level perception.

Blending coffee and science In class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), students explore coffee chemistry and what makes a good brew through hands-on experiments.

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."

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New tools for new tunes

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From the community

Robotic probe Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.

Integrated photonics Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable the previously unimaginable, like pocket-sized 3D printers.

Magnetic Breakthrough MIT physicists have observed a new form of magnetism that could offer a path to “spintronic” memory devices.

Art meets science Designed and built by Gloria Z. '26 and Lee L. '26, this calligraphy machine has a way with words.

An underwater robot with a mission Developed by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch is a maker project that provides an approachable path for middle and high school students to learn more about sensors, robotics, climate science, and more.

Engineering joy Watch as MechE remembers the late Dr. Woodie Flowers who led the way for hands-on engineering education at MIT and spread the joy of designing and building things to students—not only on campus but around the world.

Robot research MIT AeroAstro associate professor Luca Carlone and his students in the SPARK Lab are working to expand a robot’s awareness of its environment in ways that approach human-level perception.

Blending coffee and science In class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), students explore coffee chemistry and what makes a good brew through hands-on experiments.

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."