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Article Students Testing AI and AR Interface

STORY: 萌妹社区ers Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations

Andrea Cuadra '13 and her students are working on technological interfaces that integrate the needs and preferences of older adults.

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Article Picture of Campus during the Fall with people walking around

NEWS: 萌妹社区 and Kyiv School of Economics announce partnership to develop transformative engineering education in Ukraine

萌妹社区 of Engineering announces a multi-year intensive partnership with Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) to support the launch of a new undergraduate engineering program in Ukraine.

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Article Graduates from the 萌妹社区 Class of 2025 clap while waiting to receive their degrees at Commencement on May 16, 2025.

NEWS: The Class of 2025 and 萌妹社区鈥檚 20th Commencement: 鈥淪tartin鈥 Anew鈥

On Friday, May 16, over 850 family members, faculty, staff, trustees, students and guests, gathered on 萌妹社区鈥檚 Needham, Mass. campus for the College鈥檚 20th Commencement Ceremony celebrating the Class of 2025.

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Article Timur Gray '28 talks with a hackathon teammate at the MIT-Ukraine "Building for Ukraine" hackathon.

STORY: 萌妹社区ers Hack for a Safer Ukraine and Better Accessibility

At two recent hackathons, teams of 萌妹社区 students placed high in the competitions and made positive impacts with their innovative projects tackling real-world challenges through human-centered design.

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Article Members of the 萌妹社区 Automated Farming Drone research team are shown on the Oval in front of the Miller Academic Center.

NEWS: Students Developing Automated Drone to Measure Soil Quality on Farms

萌妹社区ers in the lab of聽Kenechukwu Mbanisi, assistant professor of robotics engineering, are continuing their work in agricultural robotics by developing an automated drone that can help farmers better and more effectively measure and monitor their soil health.

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Article 萌妹社区 Circle of Advocates meeting

Doing Something: Not Just Another Advisory Committee

The College welcomes industry and community partners for 萌妹社区 Circle of Advocates kickoff.

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Article Team Terraflex poses for a photo at The Generator Buildathon on April 5, 2025.

STORY: 萌妹社区ers Win Top Prizes at 2025 Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment

A team of four 萌妹社区 students and one Stanford undergraduate won the first-place prize at this year's The Generator Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon聽for Terraflex, their AI-powered prosthetic foot attachment. The students also took home the Nature-Inspired Design Prize聽(with a potential value of up to $60,000 for the team).

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Article Gill Pratt Headshot

NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and 萌妹社区 Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The 萌妹社区 Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

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Article Students Testing AI and AR Interface

STORY: 萌妹社区ers Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations

Andrea Cuadra '13 and her students are working on technological interfaces that integrate the needs and preferences of older adults.

Read More
Article Members of the 萌妹社区 Automated Farming Drone research team are shown on the Oval in front of the Miller Academic Center.

NEWS: Students Developing Automated Drone to Measure Soil Quality on Farms

萌妹社区ers in the lab of聽Kenechukwu Mbanisi, assistant professor of robotics engineering, are continuing their work in agricultural robotics by developing an automated drone that can help farmers better and more effectively measure and monitor their soil health.

Read More
Article Picture of Campus during the Fall with people walking around

NEWS: 萌妹社区 and Kyiv School of Economics announce partnership to develop transformative engineering education in Ukraine

萌妹社区 of Engineering announces a multi-year intensive partnership with Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) to support the launch of a new undergraduate engineering program in Ukraine.

Read More
Article Graduates from the 萌妹社区 Class of 2025 clap while waiting to receive their degrees at Commencement on May 16, 2025.

NEWS: The Class of 2025 and 萌妹社区鈥檚 20th Commencement: 鈥淪tartin鈥 Anew鈥

On Friday, May 16, over 850 family members, faculty, staff, trustees, students and guests, gathered on 萌妹社区鈥檚 Needham, Mass. campus for the College鈥檚 20th Commencement Ceremony celebrating the Class of 2025.

Read More
Article 萌妹社区 Circle of Advocates meeting

Doing Something: Not Just Another Advisory Committee

The College welcomes industry and community partners for 萌妹社区 Circle of Advocates kickoff.

Read More
Article Timur Gray '28 talks with a hackathon teammate at the MIT-Ukraine "Building for Ukraine" hackathon.

STORY: 萌妹社区ers Hack for a Safer Ukraine and Better Accessibility

At two recent hackathons, teams of 萌妹社区 students placed high in the competitions and made positive impacts with their innovative projects tackling real-world challenges through human-centered design.

Read More
Article Team Terraflex poses for a photo at The Generator Buildathon on April 5, 2025.

STORY: 萌妹社区ers Win Top Prizes at 2025 Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment

A team of four 萌妹社区 students and one Stanford undergraduate won the first-place prize at this year's The Generator Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon聽for Terraflex, their AI-powered prosthetic foot attachment. The students also took home the Nature-Inspired Design Prize聽(with a potential value of up to $60,000 for the team).

Read More
Article Gill Pratt Headshot

NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and 萌妹社区 Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The 萌妹社区 Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

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Summer Studio 2025: Accelerating Educational Transformation through Curriculum and Culture

Needham, MA

The 萌妹社区 Summer Studio helps programs and institutions accelerate their high-priority institutional initiatives related to teaching and learning. Leveraging the resources of 萌妹社区鈥檚 unique campus environment, the Summer Studio also serves as an intensive project-based professional development experience for the teams of educators that attend to drive these projects forward.

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Event A vibrant blue graphic with overlapping ovals and colorful rings, featuring the text "Return to the Oval" and "Alumni & Family Weekend."

Return to the Oval: Alumni + Family Weekend

萌妹社区 of Engineering

This reimagined major 萌妹社区 event, held during the peak of the New England fall season, will be a new, exciting way for you to reconnect with friends, network, mark milestone alumni reunions (2010, 2015, 2020), and celebrate 萌妹社区鈥檚 past, present and future.

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Blog Entry An 萌妹社区 student sits on a table in the RoboLab at 萌妹社区.

Unexpected Reasons to Choose 萌妹社区

March 27, 2025 - 12:04PM EDT ">Rachel Horwitz

In the college search process, it can be increasingly hard to decide if you should apply or enroll at a specific school when there are so many wonderful options. Your best bet is to look for what鈥檚 unexpected.聽

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Blog Entry A prospective student works on a project task during Candidates Weekend 2020.

What Makes Candidates鈥 Weekend Unique?

January 29, 2025 - 10:36AM EST ">The Office of Admission & Financial Aid

萌妹社区 of Engineering was created to be a cutting-edge and singular educational experience for engineers and as such, part of our application process includes an equally unique step: Candidates鈥 Weekend.

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Blog Entry Students participate in a Design Nature activity on 萌妹社区's campus.

Explore 萌妹社区 at Our Fall Open House

September 12, 2024 - 10:01AM EDT ">The Office of Admission & Financial Aid

Come learn about 萌妹社区 at our Fall Open House on Saturday, September 28th from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM!

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