Investigating Earth’s earliest life
Graduate student Kelsey Moore uses genetic and fossil evidence to study the first stages of evolution on our planet.
Preparing postdocs for life beyond the bench
The new Convergence Scholars Program bridges disciplines and helps young researchers further their skills and build their brands as scientists.
Risk, failure, and living your life: The economics of being an early-career scientist
Doctoral student Ryan Hill studies factors that influence researchers’ professional paths, while lending his voice to support student families.
Meet the women shaping science and engineering in Saudi Arabia
Through the Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Arabian Women, postdoctoral scientists and engineers develop their professional skills during a one-year stay at MIT.
Featured video: If the spacesuit fits
PhD student Richard Fineman is using wearable sensors to understand coordination and walking — and next-generation spacesuit design.
Connor Coley named 2018 DARPA Riser
Chemical engineering graduate student is invited to participate in the agency's 60th anniversary symposium in September.
First class excels in “hybrid” master’s program
Experimental degree combining online MicroMasters and residential learning sees great success.
Where economics and materials science meet
Postdoc Michele Bustamante wins Congressional Fellowship for her research analyzing supply risks and cost dynamics for key metals in high technology.
Making nuclear energy safer and more affordable
Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power.
Etienne Demarly: Mastering fluid flow and bubble boil
Through meticulous computations, nuclear science and engineering student Etienne Demarly simulates conditions inside a nuclear reactor.
Taming fusion with machine learning
Postdoc Cristina Rea's detour into banking provides a new route back to plasma research.
Discovering hidden stories in the Flint water crisis
Graduate student Elena Sobrino looks beyond the headlines to study interactions between the city’s people and institutions.
Networks in aerospace
Graduate student Alexa Aguilar helps tiny satellites communicate and builds connections in her academic community.
Teaching robots how to move objects
PhD candidate and Amazon Robotics Challenge winner Maria Bauza helps to improve how robots interact with the world.
Scene at MIT: PhD baby and her amazing mama
A new daughter helped Alejandra Falla PhD ’18 gain perspective on life — and her tiny MIT regalia stole the show at Commencement.