MicroRNA detection on the cheap
MIT alumni’s startup provides rapid, cost-effective microRNA profiling, which is beneficial for diagnosing diseases.
Mary Boyce to lead Columbia University’s engineering school
Mechanical Engineering department head named dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Using biology to improve chemical synthesis
MIT team finds a more economical way to create valuable building blocks for pharmaceuticals
Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar Day
Participants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'
Peter Szolovits honored with Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence
Professor cited for 'commitment and dedication to biomedical informatics'
Searching for solar systems like our own
Josh Winn’s hunt for exoplanets may someday reveal habitable, Earth-like worlds.
Berners-Lee wins first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Honored for inventing the World Wide Web
Four professors named 2013 MacVicar Fellows
Griffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.
Employee Resource Groups launched on campus
ERGs are led by employees who share interests, issues and a common bond or background.
Goldwasser and Micali win Turing Award
Team honored for ‘revolutionizing the science of cryptography.’
Boyden to share prestigious brain prize
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.