Bertram Kostant, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 88
Innovative mathematician and longtime professor made key contributions to representation theory and Lie theory.
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Professor Tom Leighton and Danny Lewin SM ’98 named to National Inventors Hall of Fame
Akamai founders honored for applying algorithms to solve web congestion.
At least 30 from MIT named to 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni honored in "the most definitive gathering of today’s leading young change-makers and innovators."
Professor Hung Cheng pledges $1 million for a new MIT scholarship
Inspired by writing his novel, "Nanjing Never Cries," Cheng hopes scholarship helps MIT students work toward a better world.
Entanglement bonanza
Relatively simple quantum computers could be much more powerful than previously realized.
QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17
Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.
In batteries, a metal reveals its dual personality
Branchlike deposits grow on lithium electrode surfaces in two ways, one much more damaging.
Protecting privacy in genomic databases
System helps ensure databases used in medical research will not leak patients’ personal information.
JuliaCon draws global users of a dynamic, easy-to-learn programming language
Now three years old, the Julia programming language is helping to solve problems in areas such as economic modeling, spaceflight, and bioinformatics.
Willem Malkus, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 92
Longtime MIT professor and pioneer in fluid dynamics made fundamental contributions to applied mathematics.
