Posted on Wednesday December 31, 1969

The Trump admin is withholding over $6 billion in education grants for schools
Posted on Tuesday July 01, 2025

The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.

Federal investigation finds Harvard University violated civil rights law
Posted on Tuesday July 01, 2025

A Trump administration investigation has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law
Posted on Monday June 30, 2025

The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.

The impact of UVA's President resignation on public higher education
Posted on Monday June 30, 2025

The University of Virginia's President resigned under pressure from the Trump administration. Leila Fadel asks Professor Brenden Cantwell at Michigan State about the impact on public higher education.

At this school, kids given detention can choose a hike instead
Posted on Thursday June 26, 2025

We take a hike in the Maine woods with high school students who've been given the option to hike instead of sit in detention.

MIT student wins first-ever Stephen Hawking Junior Medal for Science Communication
Posted on Tuesday July 01, 2025

Gitanjali Rao, a rising junior majoring in biological engineering, received the prestigious award created by the late theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.

VAMO proposes an alternative to architectural permanence
Posted on Tuesday July 01, 2025

A project at the Venice Biennale showcases biodegradable materials and structural systems using tension and compression.

MIT Open Learning bootcamp supports effort to bring invention for long-term fentanyl recovery to market
Posted on Tuesday July 01, 2025

The Substance Use Disorders Ventures Bootcamp ignites innovators like Evan Kharasch to turn research breakthroughs into treatments for substance use disorder.

How repetition helps art speak to us
Posted on Tuesday July 01, 2025

Jay Keyser’s new book, “Play It Again, Sam,” makes the case that repeated motifs enhance our experience of artistic works.

MIT engineers develop electrochemical sensors for cheap, disposable diagnostics
Posted on Tuesday July 01, 2025

Electrodes coated with DNA could enable inexpensive tests with a long shelf-life, which could detect many diseases and be deployed in the doctor’s office or at home.