Esther Duflo wins Clark medal
MIT’s influential poverty researcher heralded as best economist under age 40.
Faculty approve flexible engineering degree for undergraduates
Approval of AeroAstro program adds a new dimension to engineering education.
Scientist, engineer and presidential adviser H. Guyford Stever dies at 93
He headed two MIT departments, was president of Carnegie-Mellon University and directed the National Science Foundation.
Letter to the community on MIT’s financial condition
President Susan Hockfield credits community efforts, research funding for putting MIT on a ‘stable path.’
Four decades of Earth Days
MIT plans a week of events and activities to mark Earth Day’s 40th anniversary.
Friends, family gather to honor Paul Samuelson
At memorial service, Nobel-winning economist’s ‘warmth, wit and humility’ are recalled.
Michael S. Feld, physics professor, dies at age 69
Made fundamental contributions in the field of laser science; applied physics to biomedical problems
Michael Greenstone named director of The Hamilton Project
MIT economist to head Washington-based policy group
Charles Batterman, longtime MIT diving coach, dies at age 87
A former national champion, he pioneered the use of physics principles in the analysis of dives.