How music lessons can improve language skills
Study links piano education with better word discrimination by kindergartners.
MIT scientists discover fundamental rule of brain plasticity
Study reveals how, when a synapse strengthens, its neighbors weaken.
Nearly 80 exoplanet candidates identified in record time
Search considered successful “dress rehearsal” for exoplanet hunter TESS.
Biologists discover how pancreatic tumors lead to weight loss
Shortfall of digestive enzymes can lead to tissue breakdown in early stages of pancreatic cancer.
Charting a path to better cell models of the intestine
Researchers generate an intestinal cell mimic that can be harnessed in studies of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease.
Robert Langer named 2018 US Science Envoy
Institute Professor chosen to help forge connections and identify opportunities for sustained international cooperation.
Broadening the range of material rewards
Headed by Carl Thompson, the newly formed Materials Research Laboratory opens up opportunities for industrial partnerships.
Scene at MIT: PhD baby and her amazing mama
A new daughter helped Alejandra Falla PhD ’18 gain perspective on life — and her tiny MIT regalia stole the show at Commencement.
3Q: Ernest Moniz on the Vatican climate dialogue
Professor emeritus and former U.S. energy secretary reflects on recent meeting with Pope Francis and energy and finance leaders.
Ankur Jain joins Whitehead Institute and the Department of Biology
Biophysicist will investigate the biology of RNA aggregation.
MITx MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science opens enrollment
Program offers path to an accelerated master’s degree at seven universities.
MIT hosts University of Puerto Rico students after Hurricane Maria
In the wake of the devastating 2017 hurricane, MIT hosted five Puerto Rican undergraduates to help them continue their path toward graduate school.
MIT announces leadership of its Quest for Intelligence
Faculty from across the Institute tapped to lead new initiative in human and machine intelligence.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg tells MIT grads “it’s about people”
Commencement speaker says the greatest opportunities are for humans, not technology.