Endowing cells with new abilities
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
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Advanced Functional Fabrics of America opens headquarters steps from MIT campus
New AFFOA facility represents a significant MIT investment in advanced manufacturing innovation.
After MIT, new officers will serve their country
Following their MIT studies, graduates in MIT’s Reserve Officer Training Corps set off on new challenges in the U.S. military.
Monitoring and mitigating mercury
Amanda Giang PhD '17 models a pollutant’s pathways and helps decision makers craft more effective mitigation policies.
MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, four life members
Term members will each serve two or five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
Lisa Su urges doctoral graduates to “dream big” and “change the world”
At hooding ceremony, Advanced Micro Devices CEO says MIT “taught me how to think.”
MIT Technology and Policy Program’s Best Thesis for 2017 maps out a clean energy future for India
Award-winning paper by Arun Singh shows how one of the world’s fastest-growing economies can expand its energy consumption while limiting emissions.
MIT to receive $140 million gift
Unrestricted gift from anonymous alumnus can support any facet of the Institute’s educational and research mission.
Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days
New design could provide communication support in disaster zones.
Breaking through gridlock: Productive conversations in a polarized world
A Mens et Manus America conversation with Jason Jay reveals research on how to have meaningful conversations with people holding opposing viewpoints.
LIGO detects merging black holes for third time
Nearly 3 billion light years from Earth, the black holes are the farthest ever detected.
Media Lab announces 2017 Director’s Fellows
Nine new Director’s Fellows bring their diverse experiences to a global network empowered by technology created at the MIT Media Lab.
Breaking down walls between the ivory tower and prison
The MIT Prison Initiative provides an academic framework for undergraduates and local inmates to explore the human condition.
Mens et Manus America examines the politics of misinformation
Adam Berinsky and Ezra Zuckerman Sivan present research on rumors and falsehoods in U.S. politics.