A common brain pathway for anxiety and social behavior
MIT neuroscientist Kay Tye finds a discrete brain circuit that controls social interaction, which is impaired in many brain disorders.
James K. Roberge, professor of electrical engineering, dies at 75
A member of the MIT faculty since 1967, Roberge spent nearly his entire professional career at MIT.
MIT Strong marathon team seeks runners for Boston 2014
Applications due Jan. 20 to represent the Institute, support the Collier Fund at MIT.
Sports Shorts for Jan. 13: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Women’s Basketball upsets undefeated Wheaton; Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field finish first at Bates Invitational
Streamlining the 401(k) Investment Menu
MIT to convene focus groups to gather feedback from faculty, staff and retirees.
Fundraising effort contributes $35,000 to Sean A. Collier Memorial Fund
Tour de Force NY presents check at ceremony attended by the mayor of Boston and representatives of MIT and local police forces.
Introducing high school students to laser spectroscopy
Jill Sewell shepherds the Lambda Project in Professor Keith A. Nelson's lab.
MIT Professional Education creates Online X Programs and launches big data course
"Tackling the Challenges of Big Data” is first professional course to be offered online
Objective reality: 3-D printing gains traction at MIT
MIT Libraries are offering an IAP session (already full) and a brown-bag lunch talk on 3-D printing — technology MIT helped develop years ago that is now entering the mainstream.
A collaborative effort breaks Fourier's law
MIT researchers find that Fourier's law of heat conduction breaks down at lengths much longer than previously thought.
Predicting the future of global water stress
MIT researchers find that by 2050 more than half the world’s population will live in water-stressed areas and about a billion or more will not have sufficient water resources.
Faces of UROP
A series of video profiles of students, produced by filmmaker Jean Dunoyer ’87, provides a unique window on the UROP experience.