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MIT MAD affiliate MITdesignX is Hiring a Director of Activation and Communication

Addressing the impacts of invasive aquatic weeds in the Lake Volta region

Miso Chic, a PhD student at MIT brings an engineering mindset to the art of drag performance—and it’s paying off.

Announcing The Launch of MIT Future Fest: Where The Future is Made

MIT MAD is Hiring a Program and Research Administrator

Designing a career, on and off the track, at MIT

Senior Krystal Montgomery explored design courses to shape a career in web development. As a national champion in track, learning to balance athletics and academics was key to her success.

Connecting Gaia Exhibition

A new exhibition at the MIT Wiesner Student Art Gallery defies the distinctions between technology and biology, art and science, exploring and advancing our planet’s net of connections.

Introducing the 2026 MAD Design Fellows

3 Questions: A running shoe that adapts to the runner

Associate Professor Skylar Tibbits discusses a new technology that uses granular convection to deliver individualized performance.

MIT MAD is Hiring a Communications Manager

John Ochsendorf named associate dean for research for the School of Architecture and Planning

The newly created role will shape the infrastructure needed to nurture the school’s growing research goals.

MIT and Hasso Plattner Institute establish collaborative hub for AI and creativity

Jointly led by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, the hub will foster a dynamic community where computing, creativity, and human-centered innovation meet.

New Class Uses Anthropology to Improve Chatbots

Rhea Vedro brings community wishes to life in Boston sculpture

The MIT lecturer and artist-in-residence transformed hundreds of inscribed and hammered steel plates into “Amulet,” a soaring public artwork at City Hall Plaza.

[Joint Blog] What It’s Like Studying Design at MIT

Recounted by two seniors

“Essential” torch heralds the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics

Professor of the practice Carlo Ratti designed this year’s Olympic torch with the ethos and principles he brings to his work at MIT.

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VAMO—Vegetal, Animal, Mineral, Other

Automatic Example Generation for Babylonian Programming to facilitate Human-centric Domain Exploration

Aligning the useful and environmental lifetimes of plastics

The Design of Sustainable Academic Entrepreneurship Ecosystems for AI-Driven Venture Success

Strengthening orthothic and prosthetic care globally

Accessibility of online graphics for blind and low-vision users

Plug-and-Play: Increasing Autonomy in Apartment Living With Flexible Modular Design

Concrete Printed Bridge

AI-Enabled Design of Electroactive Surfaces for Sustainable Cell Culture

Human-AI interaction in generative design

2D Magnetic Material for Sustainable AI

AI-Powered Startup Design for the Anthropocene

AI-Empowered Architect: Connecting Creativity with Efficiency for Sustainable Structures Design

Collaborative Augmented Reality-Guided Mud Formwork for Optimized Structural Construction in Remote Areas

Using AI and Immersive Technologies to Experience the Future Self and Support Sustainable Dietary Choices

Predicting Functional Effects of Genetic Variants

Portable Kitchens

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MIT MAD affiliate MITdesignX is Hiring a Director of Activation and Communication

Jun 18, 2026

Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) Transformative Design Tenure-Track Position

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MIT MAD affiliate MITdesignX is Hiring a Director of Activation and Communication
Addressing the impacts of invasive aquatic weeds in the Lake Volta region
Miso Chic, a PhD student at MIT brings an engineering mindset to the art of drag performance—and it's paying off.

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VAMO—Vegetal, Animal, Mineral, Other
Automatic Example Generation for Babylonian Programming to facilitate Human-centric Domain Exploration
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