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A new filtration material made from natural substances could become a new tool to remove “forever chemicals” from drinking water, according to a group of researchers who are developing the technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. The material, derived from silk and cellulose, has been shown to filter out PFAS and heavy metals, both of which pose…

There’s a diversity dilemma in Cambridge, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology saying its incoming freshman class will not be as diverse as previous classes due to a landmark decision by the Supreme Court. “As a baseline, in recent years around 25% of our enrolling undergraduate students have identified as Black, Hispanic, and/or Native American and Pacific Islander. For the incoming...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released data on its incoming class Wednesday. In recent years, an average 25% of students identified as Black, Hispanic, and/or Native American and Pacific Islander – for the class of 2028 that number is only around 16%....

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The MIT Media Lab welcomed about 70 middle schoolers from diverse backgrounds to participate in the finals of a robotics competition that featured a live dialogue with astronauts on the International Space Station. The unique opportunity – created by Zero Robotics – also attracted Jaylen Brown’s 7uice Foundation, which sent five high school interns to participate. “I think just the…

Celtics star Jaylen Brown is recommitting to the Boston community through his charitable organization.

Authorities say five children were inappropriately touched at a pool last week in Cambridge.

Five children doing laps in MIT’s pool were reported to have been touched inappropriately by a man in the pool last week, police said. MIT police investigating the five instances of suspected indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 are looking for a roughly 30-year-old man with a moustache last seen in a lime green shirt and carrying…

The universe holds untold wonders, including a pair of far-away planets that seem a lot like two in our solar system, but with atmospheric twists. Scientists at MIT are part of a team that recently unveiled two newly discovered alien worlds in our Milky Way galaxy: one billed as a “puffy Jupiter,” with the consistency of cotton candy, and another…

A large protest closed part of Massachusetts Avenue to traffic as supporters of the Palestinian people marched through Cambridge after gathering at MIT. According to the school’s police department, Mass. Ave. was closed between Vassar Street and Memorial Drive. “Because of the protest, certain buildings will be put on card access starting at 3:30 p.m.,” MIT police wrote earlier....

Pro-Palestinian protesters marched down Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon.

After days of demonstrations at MIT, the tent encampments are now clear. Police raided the site early Friday morning and arrested 10 protesters.

Dozens of police officers moved in on MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Friday morning to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment and arrested 10 protesters, school officials said. Shortly after 4 a.m., police moved in and began taking protesters into custody, putting zip ties on them and loading them into at least one of the buses. Sally Kornbluth, MIT’s president, confirmed that 10...

MIT says fewer than 10 people were arrested after a group of protesters disrupted traffic near a parking garage.

There was tension between police and pro-Palestinian protesters Thursday.

“Fewer than ten” pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after a traffic disruption in the area of MIT’s campus Thursday afternoon, the school said. The protest was taking place in the area of Vassar Street. Dozens of protesters were holding signs that identified the group as the “MIT Coalition for Palestine.” MIT police said in a statement posted on the school’s...

The president of MIT has suspended a student group that has held demonstrations against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. In a video statement Tuesday, Sally Kornbluth said the group, Coalition Against Apartheid, held a demonstration Monday night without going through the permission process that all groups are required to do. As a result, the group received a letter Tuesday advising...

Endowments at the 20 richest colleges in Massachusetts rose nearly 30% in three years, according to a Boston Business Journal analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

MIT is now facing new criticism in a recently-released open letter after the school’s president testified on Capitol Hill about antisemitism.

Pressure has been building not only for the president of UPenn to resign, but also the presidents of Harvard and MIT. University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned after coming under fire for her testimony at a congressional hearing last week about antisemitism on campus. She struggled to answer a question from lawmakers about whether calling for the genocide…

She struggled to answer a question from lawmakers about whether calling for the genocide of Jews violates school policy.