$26.5 million Simons gift to catalyze autism research at MIT
Creates the Simons Center for the Social Brain
Robert van der Hilst named head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Succeeds Maria Zuber, who led department for the last eight years.
Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control
Excess of sirtuins can produce anxiety, a possible evolutionary adaptation to dietary restriction.
Sal Khan to deliver 2012 Commencement address
Online-education pioneer, MIT alumnus to speak to the Class of 2012 on June 8.
Electronics takes on a new spin
Researchers at MIT find a way to observe and control the way electrons spin on the surface of exotic new materials.
A novel way to concentrate sun’s heat
MIT researchers find a way to generate power without the usual mirror arrays.
Double duty
A computational biologist and physician, Collin Stultz takes a unique approach to studying diseases that could lead to new treatments.
Student project identifies improvements for campus PVs
Class works with Facilities to analyze existing conditions.
Rebuilding American manufacturing
White House working group convenes at MIT to examine how new technologies can create economic growth and more jobs in the United States.
A new piece to the autism puzzle
Neuroscientists find that two rare autism-related disorders are caused by opposing malfunctions in the brain.
Seeing cancer in three dimensions
Scientists find that the 3-D structure of a cancer cell’s chromosomes plays a big role in which genes get deleted or copied.
MIT senior Stephanie Lin wins Rhodes Scholarship
Student in biology, applied international studies will study at Oxford next year.
Timeline of a mass extinction
New evidence points to rapid collapse of Earth’s species 252 million years ago.