
Ashia Wilson named Junior Bose Award winner
The award is given annually to an outstanding contributor to education from among the faculty members who are being proposed for promotion to associate professor without tenure.

Three MIT teams took five top awards in the 2026 NASA RASC-AL Competition for designing critical elements for the Moon Base and future missions to Mars.

Avani Ahuja ‘26 receives Henry Ford II Scholar Award
Avani Ahuja ‘26, a recent graduate of the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, received the 2026 Henry Ford II Scholar Award. The award honors a senior undergraduate student who is in high academic standing and shows exceptional potential for leadership in the profession of engineering and in society.

MIT student Jack Carson named 2026 Udall Scholar
The Udall Foundation identifies and rewards future leaders in tribal public policy, Indigenous health policy, and the environment.

Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners
The associate professors of EECS and chemistry, respectively, are honored for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at MIT.

Vinod Vaikuntanathan earns 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship
The award is given out yearly to leading thinkers, innovators, and creators across art, science, and scholarship to tackle current issues.

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 6.

Vincent Sitzmann named Junior Bose Award winner
The award is given annually to an outstanding contributor to education from among the faculty members who are being proposed for promotion to associate professor without tenure.

The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.

2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
MIT professors Amos Winter and Nikolai Zeldovich are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.