Islands in the rain
Researchers use volcanic islands to measure how rainfall sets the pace of landscape formation.
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Indyk and Katabi win top ACM honors
Professors recognized for their contributions to computer science
City of Cambridge approves MIT’s zoning petition
Kendall Square to be invigorated; approval gained through collaborative approach
Study reveals how melanoma evades chemotherapy
Drugs that block nitric oxide could weaken cancer cells’ resistance, researchers say.
Ulm and Concrete Sustainability Hub named to list of top newsmakers
Research on reduction of concrete's environmental footprint prompts inclusion on trade journal's list.
A new wrinkle in online education
An experimental online course gives some students scheduling freedom.
Gore wins $1.13 million NIH grant
Award will fund study evolution of antibiotic-resistance in bacteria
Obama hosts Dresselhaus, Graybiel and Luu in Oval Office
The three MIT scientists are among six winners of the 2012 Kavli Prizes to visit the White House.
Polz to receive the American Society for Microbiology’s Elanco Award
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering professor, who studies wild microbial communities, is the first ecologist to be selected.
MIT jumps to fifth in current Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings
MIT's varsity athletics program ranked among the best in the nation for NCAA Division III programs.
Abudayyeh named a Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellow
2012 alumnus will use fellowship to support his studies in the Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program.
New grants help amplify impact of MIT IDEAS Global Challenge teams
Student-led entrepreneurship supported by new Venture Grants
Terrascope: Not the typical first semester class
Course requires undergrads to work in teams to present solutions to a complex problem with an interdisciplinary approach
Burchard Scholars named for 2013
Honorees chosen for demonstrating outstanding abilities and academic excellence in humanities, arts or social sciences, as well as in science and engineering