Contests and academic competitions

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Recovers.orgOut of a crisis that struck close to home, sisters develop innovative disaster relief solution.

MIT team promotes prostate cancer prognosis toolGroup is a semifinalist in MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition

Diversity and excellence explored at Institute summitFaculty and students offered multiple perspectives on race and gender

Robots go head to head, 250 miles above EarthThird annual Zero Robotics competition pits robots against each other on the International Space Station.

Idea draws on engineering and business to help diabetics

A test of teamwork, engineering skill and endurance across the Australian OutbackAfter placing 15th in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge, MIT’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team reflects on their experience and looks ahead to the future.

MIT team wins iGEM competition trackGroup earns top spot in health and medicine; advances to grand finals for first time.

MegaMIMO wins Elevator Pitch Contest

BLOSSOMS announces new contestStudents invited to create new videos for high school math classes.

Sports categories, buzzer stymie MIT Sloan team in 'Jeopardy!' match against Harvard, IBM Watson computer

MIT and Cornell face off in real battle over fake alumniMIT and Cornell alumni are battling over which TV, movie, or game characters with fictional degrees from their institutions have the 'potential to offer the greatest contributions to society.'

Everybody’s a winnerAutomatic window-shading invention tops a strong field of entries in materials competition.

MIT hosts Math Prize for GirlsMore than 250 high school girls converge on campus for competition and community.

MIT Steel Bridge team places 5th in national competitionYoung CEE team continues its climb in the national rankings

Waste-conversion startup Sanergy bowls over competitionWild-card entry takes top prize in $100K Business Plan Competition

A competition full of hacksAnnual 2.007 finale pits robots against MIT history.

Lexington High team wins 14th annual Blue Lobster BowlAdvance to National Ocean Sciences Bowl to compete against 24 other regional winners.

Going head to headMechanical-engineering competition set the stage for a variety of competitive classes and events at MIT and elsewhere.

Your vital signs, on cameraMIT team develops system for continuous medical monitoring using widely available video technology.

Help design MIT’s 2010 holiday e-greetingCommunity members are invited to submit ideas for MIT's 2010 holiday e-greeting. Cash prize awarded to winner, runner-up.

Local competition inspires creative use of public-private spaceAtlantic Ave. installations prove community value of pedestrian-friendly elements.

Cementing successStartup that eyes radical shift in cement industry wins MIT $100K business-plan competition, now in its 20th year.

Winners of the ninth annual MIT IDEAS Competition announcedMore than $25,000 awarded to seven student teams that apply invention to improve lives

REFS poster contest: highlighting mentorshipParticipation from across the Institute shows just how important mentoring really is.

MIT mentors, going viral: REFS poster contestWednesday, March 24, is the last day to cast your vote.

New design competition gives students a chance to leave their mark on MITThe School of Architecture + Planning, along with the MIT Hobby Shop and Campus Activities Complex, launch MADFAB (MIT's Annual Design and Fabrication Competition).

Reporter’s Notebook: Emergency measuresFor drowning surfers, fallen bicyclists and injured mountaineers, students in MIT’s 2.009 class devise products that could save lives.