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December 16, 2023

Dr. Phil skewers Ivy League antisemitism controversy: 'Wouldn't know free speech if it bit them in the a--'

Television host Dr. Phil McGraw sounded off on "Hannity" about university leaders' takes at Harvard, MIT and UPenn on campus antisemitism.

December 13, 2023

MIT alums rip 'disastrous' antisemitism testimony but stop short of calling for resignation

Over 700 MIT alumni are calling on the school's administration to take action after President Sally Kornbluth's "disastrous" congressional testimony last week.

December 10, 2023

MIT, Harvard face mounting pressure on 'choice to defend terrorist sympathizers' after UPenn president resigns

MIT and Harvard face mounting pressure over what one Israeli student deemed the "choice to defend terrorist sympathizers" after UPenn's president resigned.

November 13, 2023

MIT faces backlash for not expelling anti-Israel protesters over 'visa issues': 'Who is in charge?'

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is facing considerable backlash after its administrators backed down from a promise to expel pro-Palestinian protesters citing "visa issues."

May 16, 2023

How creepy augmented reality enables seeing through walls

MIT has developed a new augmented reality device that allows its user to see through walls, Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how it works.

May 16, 2023

AI could dish out harsher prison sentences, bail if unleashed to make judgments: Study

Artificial intelligence systems are more harsh on people who violated hypothetical rules or policies than judgement calls from humans, a study from MIT researchers shows.

April 27, 2023

MIT student followed into sorority home, sexually assaulted by sex offender: police

A previous sex offender was arrested and charged after allegedly following a female at MIT into her sorority home and sexually assaulting her in Boston, Massachusetts.

October 20, 2022

Duke cell biologist named new president of MIT

A cell biologist who also worked as a provost at Duke University for the past eight years has recently been named the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

July 2, 2022

MIT's new human liver model reveals how it regenerates, providing hope for patients to avoid transplants

Engineers have developed a human liver model to show the stages of liver regeneration in order to help people who suffer with PBC, viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease.

November 8, 2021

MIT alums slam university for caving to 'wokeness', condemn firing of priest for George Floyd letter

A pair of MIT alums wrote an op-ed slamming their alma mater for caving to "woke mentality."