Five MIT payloads deployed on the International Space Station
A cohort of transdisciplinary researchers will study the effects of sustained microgravity.
Ed Boyden wins prestigious Wilhelm Exner Medal
Entrepreneurial science award recognizes scientists whose work opens up “new dimensions of economic progress."
Speculative machines produce existential wonder
“Orbiting” will be an aerial archive of symbols that reference the cultural and technological achievements of humanity.
Events postponed or canceled as MIT responds to COVID-19
Changes follow new Institute policies on travel, events, and visitors; some large classes to move online.
The elephant in the server room
Catherine D’Ignazio’s new book, “Data Feminism,” examines problems of bias and power that beset modern information.
A mobile tool for global change
Dimagi’s data-collection platform has helped improve health care for hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Historic migration patterns are written in Americans' DNA
Genetic, geographic, and demographic data from more than 30,000 Americans reveal more genetic diversity within ancestry groups than previously thought.
New approach to sustainable building takes shape in Boston
A five-story mixed-use structure in Roxbury represents a new kind of net-zero-energy building, made from wood.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2020
Institute ranks second in five subject areas.
Deblina Sarkar joins the MIT Media Lab faculty
New research group aims to bridge the gap between nanotechnology and synthetic biology.
Out of the lab and into the world
E14 Venture Summit celebrates the diversity of spinoff companies from the Media Lab.
At halfway point, SuperUROP scholars share their research results
In a lively poster session, more than 100 undergraduates discuss their yearlong research projects on everything from machine learning to political geography.
Surveying the quality of life at MIT
A new survey of MIT students, faculty, and staff will inform initiatives to improve the work-life experience on campus and at Lincoln Laboratory.
Printing objects that can incorporate living organisms
A 3D printing system that controls the behavior of live bacteria could someday enable medical devices with therapeutic agents built in.
Top MIT research stories of 2019
Most popular stories of the year include science breakthroughs, engineering feats, and confirmation of 16th century architectural genius.