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QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2025

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1 in the broader subject area of Engineering and Technology and No. The Institute received a No. MIT also placed second in seven subject areas: Accounting and Finance; Architecture/Built Environment; Biological Sciences; Business and Management Studies; Chemistry; Earth and Marine Sciences; and Economics and Econometrics. MIT was ranked No.

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Fostering blended-mode engagement with active learning seminars

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

This post belongs to the Jan-March Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: Engaging and Empowering Learning Engaging and Empowering Learning with Technology. A Weekly Planner provided at the start of the semester is very helpful in organising all essential information. & Computer Eng. Industrial Fellow (School of Eng.,

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Female students lag behind males in college readiness, concludes a national survey

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Female high school graduates are less prepared—and feel less informed—to confidently enter college or choose a career path, concludes the latest report from YouScience, the leading college and career readiness company. For example, the data found that females have almost four times the aptitude for computer technology careers than interest.

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Designing A Successful Engineering Building: A Case Study of Fitts-Woolard Hall

Clark Nesxen

Completed in 2020, working on the 225,000 square feet Fitts-Woolard Hall was incredibly unique because it has various laboratories, such as a structural testing lab, a large-scale driving simulator, computational labs, and education and research labs.

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Three MIT students named 2026 Schwarzman Scholars

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Yutao Gong will graduate this spring from the Leaders for Global Operations program at the MIT Sloan School of Management, earning a dual MBA and a MS degree in civil and environmental engineering with a focus on manufacturing and operations. Previously, he graduated from Cornell University magna cum laude with honors in computer science.

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QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2023

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1 in the broader subject area of Engineering and Technology and No. The Institute received a No. MIT also placed second in five subject areas: Accounting and Finance; Architecture/Built Environment; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; and Economics and Econometrics. MIT was ranked No. 2 in Natural Sciences.

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Here is why generative AI bans will not work

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The best—and probably only—approach is going to be developing policies where students are allowed to use AI tools to do their research, while ensuring that they continue to synthesize information and learn during the process, rather than simply cheat on their assignments. What new tools does AI need?