🎓 MIT News – August 2026
🔬 Research & Innovation
🔬 MIT Affiliates Receive 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships — The Hertz Foundation awarded fellowships to three current MIT students and one incoming graduate student for 2026, providing five years of financial support. This fellowship honors doctoral students dedicated to tackling major challenges in science and technology.
🔬 MIT Expands Hands-On Manufacturing Education Across Mexico — MIT and Tecnológico de Monterrey are enhancing the FrED curriculum to universities throughout Mexico, focusing on hands-on, research-driven manufacturing education. This collaboration aims to develop innovative tools for smart manufacturing education, embracing modern manufacturing practices.
👩🏫 Faculty & Alumni
👩🏫 MIT Affiliates Recognized with Breakthrough and New Horizons Prizes — Several MIT affiliates were honored by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation on June 8, with Stuart H. Orkin ’67 sharing a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his innovative gene editing therapy research. Additionally, Shu-Heng Shao, along with other MIT alumni, received New Horizons prizes in physics and mathematics for their contributions.
👩🏫 MIT Grants Tenure to 10 Engineering Faculty Members — MIT has awarded tenure to 10 faculty members in the School of Engineering, recognizing their significant contributions to fields such as AI, aerospace, climate-resilient technologies, quantum computing, and biomedical engineering. This development reflects the institution's commitment to innovation and excellence in engineering research.
🏛️ Campus Life
🏛️ MIT Announces Eleven 2026 Fulbright Award Recipients — Eleven MIT affiliates, including undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni, have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2026-27 academic year. These recipients will engage in research or teach English in various countries, pursuing a wide range of projects across multiple disciplines.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology news digest for August 2026 · Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Newsroom