Computer model offers more control over protein design
New approach generates a wider variety of protein sequences optimized to bind to drug targets.
In pursuit of the elusive stem cell
New MIT initiative delves into the biology of stem cells and cancer stem cells, seeks ways to identify, purify, and propagate them.
Protein has unique effects on information processing
Picower Institute researchers find that a key protein linked to intellectual disability shapes electrical currents in neural connections.
MIT reshapes itself to shape the future
Gift of $350 million establishes the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, an unprecedented, $1 billion commitment to world-changing breakthroughs and their ethical application.
Center for Theoretical Physics professors earn DOE Quantum Information Science Awards
Professors Daniel Harlow, Aram Harrow, Hong Liu, and Jesse Thaler among the first recipients of new honor for advances in quantum understanding.
MIT-Germany and the University of Stuttgart extend cooperation
Collaboration extends opportunities for faculty seed funds, internship opportunities, and a Global Teaching Labs program through 2020.
Charting the Earth’s future for the 21st century
MIT report highlights challenges and opportunities for conserving natural resources and stabilizing the climate.
Progress against pancreatic cancer
Lustgarten Foundation names MIT laboratory to improve understanding and treatment of a deadly disease
Five from MIT earn Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology
Awards emphasize cross-disciplinary training, support research to measure and model microbial communities and their influence on ocean processes.
Student entrepreneurs think inside the box
Living and working in a glass cube, an interdisciplinary team of students reimagined the ambulance of the future as part of a global startup competition.
Three MIT researchers win U.S. Air Force Young Investigator Research Program grants
Riccardo Comin, Phillip “Donnie” Keathley, and Luqiao Lui are among 31 selected nationwide.
Fujitsu Laboratories and MIT’s Center for Brains, Minds and Machines Broaden Partnership
New investment supports intelligence research, student fellowships.