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Designing vehicle-sharing networks
Graduate student Tianli Zhou works to make transportation systems more efficient.
School of Science Infinite Kilometer Awards for 2017
Eight research staffers and postdocs are recognized for their extraordinary contributions and dedication to programs, colleagues, and the Institute.
Startup aims to make vision care more accessible in developing world
Portable device can generate corrective lens prescriptions in areas with no optometry care.
A manifesto for designing cities
MIT professor’s new book calls for a more pluralistic, democratic vision of the city.
Cleaner air, longer lives
Research shows the Clean Air Act was likely responsible for a dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol.
Dongkeun Park: Winding his way to medical insights
Francis Bitter Magnet Lab researcher continues a decades-long pursuit to create a revolutionary magnet for nuclear magnetic resolution spectroscopy.
Jennifer Rupp wins international electrochemistry prize
Assistant professor is honored for her work on energy storage systems and safer, solid-state lithium electrolyte batteries.
Street signs
Study shows how seriously investors took the possibility of a democratic revolution during Egypt’s Arab Spring.
Bridging the gap between citizens and scientists
Alumni of the Graduate Program in Science Writing engage the public in critical issues ranging from medical breakthroughs to climate change.
Using ancient knowledge to create contemporary architecture
Ghost stories and digital technologies meet in the work of Rome Prize winner Brandon Clifford.
Celebrating a decade of interdisciplinary microbiology
The Microbiology Graduate PhD Program spans 50 labs across 10 departments and divisions, offering a broad approach to microbial science and engineering.
Four from MIT named 2017 Association for Computing Machinery Fellows
Professors Goldwasser, Lozano-Perez, Micali, and Sipser honored for "providing key knowledge" to computing.
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Sixteen new professors join seven of the school’s departments.
Startup’s needle-free drug injector gets commercialization deal
Collaboration with pharmaceutical giant will bring smart jet-injection device to market.