Big nor’easter expected for this weekend
The big story this week is a coastal low that will develop into a nor’easter on Friday.
9/23 In Short
The Fall Career Fair will take place at the Johnson Ice Rink from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. Classes will still be held.
MIT GSU prepares for a strike after months of unfruitful negotiation
Since April, MIT’s bargaining team and its graduate student union (GSU) have held multiple meetings to negotiate a second collective bargaining agreement, reaching tentative agreement on three of 26 proposed articles.
Transformed MIT Metropolitan Warehouse opens
The architectural surgery performed on the historic building was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
Extensive renovation of Building 39 begins
Following the facade and interior overhaul, Building 39 will house the MIT Quantum Systems Laboratory.
MIT AI report takes first step towards an Institute-wide response
On Aug. 13, 2026, MIT’s Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training released their final report after nine months of deliberation.
Free expression is essential to MIT’s mission
Some of your most valuable learning will come from those you disagree with.
Boston Ballet’s Fall Experience: Prickly, then profound
What do cacti mean in ballet?
Busy start of season for the Engineers
Sports Blitz is back: Engineers updates through Sept. 20.
I was a lighthouse keeper this summer
In this, oh so cruel and fast world, maybe the lighthouse was the only place circlin’ all ’round the sun where time seemed to have stopped.
The consequences of overrelying on imperfect AI
Professor Marzyeh Ghassemi PhD ’17 PD ’17 describes how using AI systems in human settings can exacerbate social inequality, and what scientists can do about it.
