Topic
Awards, honors and fellowships
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Lourdes Melgar SM '88, PhD '92 named a Wilhelm Fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies
Mexico's former deputy secretary of energy for hydrocarbons will write on Mexican energy reform and research women’s roles in political and social transformation.
September 23, 2016 -
Four MIT professors named inaugural Faculty Scholars
New program from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Simons Foundation, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports early-career scientists.
September 22, 2016 -
Eight School of Science faculty appointed to named professorships
September 22, 2016 -
Sixteen MIT grad students named Siebel Scholars for 2017
MIT graduate students from bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy fields are honored.
September 15, 2016 -
Stephen Lippard wins 2016 Welch Award
MIT professor of chemistry is honored for advancements in chemical research.
September 13, 2016 -
Ramesh Raskar awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Imaging scientist and inventor sets sights on launching peer-to-peer invention platforms for global impact.
September 13, 2016 -
Eleven from MIT named to the 2016 TR35
Nearly one-third of MIT Technology Review’s top innovators under the age of 35 have a connection to MIT.
August 25, 2016 -
MIT European Club wins Golden Beaver group award
August 11, 2016 -
High school senior Lauren Miller receives inaugural OMEGA scholarship
Newton South High School student honored for work in fostering intergenerational connections within her community.
August 4, 2016 -
Martin Schmidt named Ray and Maria Stata Professor
MIT provost and leader in microscale and nanoscale fabrication appointed to the Ray and Maria Stata Professorship in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
August 3, 2016 -
Kay Tye receives Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research
Neuroscientist recognized by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for project on neural circuits for anxiety control.
August 3, 2016 -
D-Lab Scale-Ups awards four fellowships totaling $80,000 to social entrepreneurs
Fellows work on low-cost microgrids, prosthetics made from cane, hands-on STEM education in Ghana, and a rechargeable headlamp for rural Indian farmers.
July 25, 2016 -
2016 MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellows announced
Program blurs the lines between academia and the world.
July 22, 2016 -
Chi Zhang wins Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation
Established in 2013, the Regeneron Prize is the country’s most prestigious award a graduate student in the field can receive.
July 18, 2016 -
J. Meejin Yoon, Alex Anmahian among winners of Northern Avenue Bridge Competition
Winning proposals would create civic spaces while restoring infrastructure.
July 6, 2016 -
Michael Mitchell wins Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface
MIT postdoc is among 10 scientists honored for combining biology with the physical sciences and engineering toward medical breakthroughs.
July 5, 2016 -
The Santo Domingo Family endows fellowship for Colombian graduate students
First of its kind at MIT, fellowship will cover the initial year of graduate studies for students with financial need.
June 28, 2016 -
Q&A: Robert Metcalfe on the "Inoversity"
Ethernet and 3Com co-founder and MIT Visiting Innovation Fellow discusses how universities can drive innovation.
June 28, 2016 -
MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 72 graduating seniors
June 27, 2016 -
Kwanghun Chung receives McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award
June 24, 2016