The Massachusetts Institute of Technology today released its 2009 Treasurer's Report. The report is available as a PDF online from the Office of the Vice President for Finance at http://vpf.mit.edu/gl_reports.
Inspired by personal tragedy, graduate student Hyunwoo Yuk used his background in soft materials to develop a bioadhesive tape for repairing damaged tissue.
A new computational approach for analyzing complex datasets shows that as disease progresses, neurons and astrocytes lose the ability to maintain homeostasis.