Tania Baker steps down as head of the Department of Biology
Alan Grossman to serve as interim department head
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Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam students showcase invention projects at White House Science Fair
Students from Natick High School and Newton North High School selected to exhibit.
Q&A: David Autor on inequality among the “99 percent”
In new Science piece, MIT economist aims to move the inequality discussion beyond the “1 percent.”
High-flying turbine produces more power
MIT alumni develop airborne wind turbine that floats 1,000 feet aloft to capture stronger, steadier winds.
Study: Dangerous storms peaking further north, south than in past
New analysis of cyclones shows migration away from tropics and toward the poles in recent decades.
Altering the energy landscape
Yan Chen’s work on fuel cell catalysts could help integrate new power solutions.
Robert Shin honored for advancing project-based learning at MIT
The 2014 Irwin Sizer Award recognizes Shin’s leadership in establishing Beaver Works
Suntharalingam receives 2014 Dalton Young Researchers Award
Selected for contributions to the design and development of new metallo-pharmaceuticals and to the understanding of their complex mechanisms of action.
Chemotherapy timing is key to success
Nanoparticles that stagger delivery of two drugs knock out aggressive tumors in mice.
Bruno Perreau examines the politics of adoption in France
A lens for views on gender, parenthood, and "Frenchness."
Exploring Mars with the Curiosity rover: The search for ancient habitable environments
EAPS inaugural Brace Lecture will feature NASA Curiosity rover chief scientist John Grotzinger
IDEAS winners aim to improve the world’s “quality of life”
Contest awards thousands of dollars to 13 teams tackling environmental and health challenges in developing countries.