3 Questions: Noelle Selin on curbing mercury
As U.N. negotiations begin this week on a global mercury treaty, an MIT atmospheric scientist explains the challenges ahead.
Sally Haslanger receives two major awards in philosophy
Carus Lecturer for 2011 and Distinguished Woman Philosopher of 2010
MIT preparing for 144th Commencement this Friday
Hooding ceremony for doctoral students taking place Thursday
Sylvia T. Ceyer named head of Department of Chemistry
The specialist in surface science will succeed Timothy Swager, effective July 1
New book, 'Bright Boys,' chronicles MIT’s pioneering of IT age
Foreword by Professor Emeritus Jay Forrester shares insight on team’s early work
3 Questions: John Marshall on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
An MIT oceanographer discusses why ‘we have never had a spill like this’ — and what that means for cleanup efforts.
‘Efficiency Forward'
Ambitious collaboration between MIT and NSTAR aims to cut campus electricity use by 15 percent over 3 years.
Deworming the world
How MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Kristin Forbes is helping to improve school participation in developing countries for just pennies per child
Building a brighter future in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Students in Civil Engineering and Architecture design new classroom structures for the Jay Pritzker Academy in Siem Reap.
Pooling MIT’s resources to ‘rethink’ water
Workshop assesses scope of water research currently underway at Institute, eyes work that lies ahead.