The MIT4America Calculus Project pairs trained college students with high schoolers across 14 districts, from Montana to Texas.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is working with 14 school districts across the U.S. that have existing calculus programs but need additional educational support. It's also developing a set ...

Curiosity-driven research has long sparked technological transformations. A century ago, curiosity about atoms led to quantum mechanics, and ...

Curiosity-driven research has long sparked technological transformations. A century ago, curiosity about atoms led to quantum mechanics, and eventually the transistor at the heart of modern computing.

Donald Trump has a fixation with numbers. He must get this trait from his uncle who taught at MIT. Trump claims his uncle had three university degrees “in nuclear, chemical, and math.” That’s a lie, ...

His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome.

Learning from the challenges he experienced, Ryan Pavel is helping other veterans and active-duty members prepare for college and beyond.

In this week's episode of the CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast, CNBC Senior Media and Tech Reporter Julia Boorstin spoke with Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of ...

The data suggest that we tend to reach our most productive years in midlife. They also indicate that quality follows from quantity.

Almost 30 years ago, "Good Will Hunting" graced our theaters. It's one of those films you're glad to have seen — and wish you could see again for the first time. For then-obscure, now-legendary best ...

The Connecticut college lost 3,000 international students in just two years, prompting layoffs and academic cuts. Now it’s ...

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) released “AIAA Collection: A Century of Rocketry”, a special compilation of 100 technical papers and articles spanning 90 years of ...