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Shafi Goldwasser wins L'Oréal-UNESCO Award
Professor and pioneer in cryptography named 2021 Laureate for North America in the 2021 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards.
Paul Sebring, first Haystack Observatory director and contributor to radio astronomy, dies at 102
Sebring founded the Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation and led Haystack Observatory from 1970 to 1980.
Atomic design for a carbon-free planet
Manipulating materials at a fundamental level, Ju Li reveals new properties for energy applications.
“Futurizing” undergraduate teaching
Associate Professor Michael Short’s innovative approach can be seen in the two nuclear science and engineering courses he’s transformed.
Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that encodes timing of events
Findings suggest this hippocampal circuit helps us to maintain our timeline of memories.
Dava Newman named director of MIT Media Lab
Visionary astronautics researcher, explorer, and expert on human adaptation to space will lead the Institute’s world-renowned research center.
Can mammogram screening be more effective?
Study: Healthier women are more likely to follow age-based guidelines, leaving room for better-targeted testing.
Amanda Hubbard honored with Secretary of Energy’s Appreciation Award
PSFC principal researcher is acknowledged for work with U.S. Burning Plasma Organization.
Twenty years of cultivating tech entrepreneurs
During virtual celebration, alumni attest to transformative reach of MIT Global Startup Labs.
Drawn to big challenges, from GM to Caterpillar
For Denise Johnson MS '97, Caterpillar Group president and MIT Leaders for Global Operations alumna, leadership is all about “continuous improvement.”
Phiala Shanahan receives Kenneth G. Wilson Award for work in lattice field theory
Recognition honors research into nuclear structure and reactions.
Mini-satellite maker
With her students, aerospace engineer Kerri Cahoy is developing small, affordable “CubeSats” to monitor weather and search for exoplanets.
Fikile Brushett named 2020 NOBCChE Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist Award recipient
Chemical engineering associate professor recognized for contributions to the field, as well as dedication to his community.
Environmental Solutions Initiative puts sustainability front and center at the MIT career fair
New online tool lets students track key metrics on employers’ carbon footprints and encourages more engagement on sustainability issues.