![At MIT, taekwondo captures students’ minds, hands, and hearts](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MIT-Taekwondo-01-press_0.jpg)
At MIT, taekwondo captures students’ minds, hands, and hearts
MIT Sport Taekwondo has become one of the most popular club sports at MIT because of its tight-knit team and ability to help students clear their heads.
![MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge grants more than $60,000 to student-led teams to address pressing societal issues](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IDEAS-Celebration.Lia-Valdez.jpg)
MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge grants more than $60,000 to student-led teams to address pressing societal issues
Members of the IDEAS community connect during social impact focused programming at iHQ.
![Powering the future in Mongolia](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ulaanbaatar-ger-khorkhog-2023.jpg.jpg)
Powering the future in Mongolia
Through coursework, intercollegiate collaboration, and a site visit, MIT students fuse engineering and anthropology to propose innovative energy solutions.
![Studying phages far from home](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/TZ-headshot.jpg)
Studying phages far from home
Biology graduate student Tong Zhang has spent the last two years learning the intricacies of how bacteria protect themselves.
![Bioinspired robotics class offers intriguing surprises](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2.74-Photos_01_0.jpg)
Bioinspired robotics class offers intriguing surprises
Students learn about the complexity behind simple, everyday movement before experimenting with mechanical models.
![First MIT Latinx graduation celebration held](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MIT-Latinx-Graduation-Ceremony_053123_370-copy.jpg)
First MIT Latinx graduation celebration held
One hundred forty graduate and undergraduate students receive red stoles.
![Evolution through example and action](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/grad_excellence-4.jpg)
Evolution through example and action
Forty-one women were selected as 2023 MIT Graduate Women of Excellence, organized by the MIT Office of Graduate Education.
![New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governments](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MIT-governance-lab.jpg)
New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governments
A new cross-institute initiative between MIT Governance Lab, MISTI, and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center to support graduate student work in public sector innovation.
![Driven to driverless](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MIT-Team-4.jpg)
Driven to driverless
Cindy Alejandra Heredia’s journey from Laredo, Texas, took her to leading the MIT autonomous vehicle team and to an MBA from MIT Sloan.
![Fueled by problem-solving](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Bergamaschi_Thomas052023.jpg)
Fueled by problem-solving
Undergraduate research helped feed physics and EECS major Thomas Bergamaschi’s post-MIT interest in tackling challenges.