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The approach could help engineers design more efficient energy-conversion systems and faster microelectronic devices, reducing waste heat. AROUND CAMPUS. The forthcoming Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Roadmap aims to make MIT resilient to the impacts of extreme heat.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science.
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Incorporated1861Motto“Mens et manus” (“mind and hand”)LocationCambridge, MA USASize168 acres (0.68 km2)Student residences19Playing fields26 acres (0.11 km2)Nobel laureates100National Medal of Science winners60National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners30MacArthur Fellows81Stimulating, supportive, and playful, the MIT community becomes, for many students, a second home. In our undergraduate, graduate, and professional admissions, we seek applicants whose strengths, interests, and values are a good match for MIT.
MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston, in the vibrant innovation district of Kendall Square. Founded in 1865, MIT established a new kind of independent educational institution relevant to an increasingly industrialized America.
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MIT is a community eager to solve hard problems in service to the nation and the world. Thanks to our students, faculty, postdocs, staff, and nearly 145,000 alumni around the globe, the Institute hums with bold ideas and inspired solutions. We invite you to join us in our work.