Big data dreams for tiny technologies
MIT research combines machine learning with nanoparticle design for personalized drug delivery.
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Chemical Engineering
MIT graduate engineering, business, economics programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2022
Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
Traveling the world for global health solutions
After studying and working on three continents, senior Andrea Orji now seeks to become a physician, eventually working in Nigeria.
Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT announces fellowship program
WISDM has selected 20 women to take part in a Story Collider communications skills training.
Linda Griffith and Douglas Lauffenburger honored for contributions to biological engineering education
Professors awarded the National Academy of Engineering's prestigious Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2021
The Institute ranks second in four subject areas.
SMART develops analytical tools to enable next-generation agriculture
Engineered plant nanosensors and portable Raman spectroscopy will help enable sustainable practices in traditional and urban agriculture.
Eight from MIT named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows
Awards honor, support young professors in the Media Lab and departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemical Engineering, EECS, and Mathematics.
Physicists discover important new property for graphene
Unconventional form of ferroelectricity could impact next-generation computing.
Designing in a pandemic to fight a pandemic
The capstone senior design class in biological engineering, 20.380 (Biological Engineering Design), took on its most immediate challenge ever.
Fiercely supporting student welfare and resilient growth
Jesse Kroll and Cathy Drennan honored as "Committed to Caring."
School of Engineering third and fourth quarter 2020 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past two quarters.
RNA molecules are masters of their own destiny
Research suggests the products of transcription — RNA molecules — regulate their own production through a feedback loop.
Portable device can quickly detect plant stress
Sensor developed by SMART researchers would allow rapid diagnosis of nutrition deficiency in plants, enabling farmers to maximize crop yield in a sustainable way.
2020 MIT Water Summit brings international audiences together to discuss resilience
Hundreds of students, researchers, and industry experts from around the world gathered virtually in November for a cross-disciplinary exploration of water resilience.