Looking for similarities across complex systems
Jörn Dunkel uses the “common language” of math to bridge disparate phenomena, from an embryo’s wrinkles to the twist of spaghetti.
Department
Mathematics
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2021-22
Ranked at the top for the 10th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
Thirteen from MIT awarded 2021 Fulbright Fellowships
Grants will support their research, graduate study, and teaching abroad in 2021-22.
Jeremy Kepner named SIAM Fellow
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics recognizes Kepner, a pivotal member of the team that established Lincoln Laboratory's Supercomputing Center, for his innovative work in computing.
Targeting the human-related numbers behind remote learning
Senior Fiona Chen combines economics research and student advocacy to study the pandemic’s effect on students.
Six from MIT named 2021 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
Ways of seeing the world
Senior Anjali Nambrath will graduate with majors in physics and mathematics, a minor in French — and a deep love for theater.
Five from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2021
Faculty members Dan Freedman, Robert Griffin, Larry Guth, Stephen Morris, and Gigliola Staffilani elected by peers for outstanding contributions to research.
Five from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2021
Prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members.
A method to assess Covid-19 transmission risks in indoor settings
MIT researchers have developed a publicly available model based on physics and data from past spreading events.
Nine MIT students awarded 2021 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Guth, Olivetti, Short, and Yaffe are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
After cracking the “sum of cubes” puzzle for 42, mathematicians discover a new solution for 3
The 21-digit solution to the decades-old problem suggests many more solutions exist.
Exploring generations of influence between South Asia and MIT
Oral history project allows MIT students to dig deep into the longstanding connection between the Institute and South Asia.