Seeding oceans with iron may not impact climate change
Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide.
Bringing artificial intelligence into the classroom, research lab, and beyond
Through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, students work to build AI tools with impact.
Why C. difficile infection spreads despite increased sanitation practices
Research underscores infection is not a common hospital transmission.
Bridging the gap between human and machine vision
Researchers develop a more robust machine-vision architecture by studying how human vision responds to changing viewpoints of objects.
Brainstorming energy-saving hacks on Satori, MIT’s new supercomputer
Three-day hackathon explores methods for making artificial intelligence faster and more sustainable.
Study reveals details of “golf ball asteroid”
A tilted orbit may explain the asteroid Pallas’ highly cratered surface.
New theories at the intersection of algebra and geometry
Professor Chenyang Xu applies the techniques of abstract algebra to study concrete but complex geometric objects.
Frank Press, MIT geophysicist and U.S. science adviser, dies at 95
An advocate of international scientific cooperation, Press served as an MIT department head and lifetime MIT Corporation member.
Gerald Fink awarded the Genetic Society of America’s Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal
Award recognizes scientists for lifetime achievement in genetics research who has a strong history as a mentor.
Aron Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Bernstein was a member of the Hadronic Physics Group in the Laboratory for Nuclear Science, and a longtime anti-nuclear weapons activist.
Chemists unveil the structure of an influenza B protein
Findings could help researchers design drugs to treat influenza B infections.
Singing for joy and service
After surgery to correct childhood hearing loss, Swarna Jeewajee discovered a desire to be a physician-scientist, and a love of a cappella music.
Maurice Fox, professor emeritus of biology, dies at 95
A caring mentor and staunch political activist, Fox cared deeply about his students, the department, and the scientific enterprise.
Genetic screen offers new drug targets for Huntington’s disease
Neuroscientists identify genes that modulate the disease’s toxic effects.
Mehtaab Sawhney named 2020 Churchill Scholar
MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in mathematics at Churchill College, Cambridge University.