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September 17, 2020
Teaching mechanical engineering in a pandemic
Faculty and teaching staff at MIT are piloting new methods of teaching hands-on, project-based mechanical engineering classes this semester.
September 14, 2020 Statement on MechE qualifying exams...
September 13, 2020 MIT named No. 4 university by U.S. News for 2021MIT MechE has been named the number one undergraduate mechanical engineering program for 2021 by US News & World Report.
September 8, 2020 Winners of 2020 Teaching With Digital Technology Award recognized for their innovationsThree MechE instructors - Steve Banzaert, Barbara Hughey, and David Wallace- were honored with 2020 Teaching With Digital Technology Awards for digital teaching excellence in extraordinary circumstances.
September 8, 2020 Velcro-like food sensor detects spoilage and contaminationMIT engineers, including Professor John Hart have designed a food sensor from an array of silk microneedles that pierces through plastic packaging to sample food for signs of spoilage and bacterial contamination.
