Small European nation becomes a “living lab” for urban innovation researchers
Andorra funds MIT Media Lab technologies that, in turn, help improve the nation’s cities.
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Grad students earn Department of Energy computational fellowships
Ahrens, Rathbun, Silmore, and Wei are recognized for tackling complex science and engineering problems of national importance.
Regina Barzilay wins MacArthur “genius grant”
MIT computer scientist who studies natural language processing and machine learning wins $625,000 prize.
JoAnne Stubbe wins Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
Awarded annually by The Rockefeller University, the award recognizes accomplishments of outstanding women in science.
“Art teaches us how to disrupt”
Why MIT’s Gediminas Urbonas helped produce a new book about art and public space.
Nuclear and present danger
MIT security experts discuss how to lower tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.
Exploring the new world of online credentials
Summit showcases dramatic growth of online learning and explores synergy with residential education.
MIT physicist Rainer Weiss shares Nobel Prize in physics
LIGO inventor and professor emeritus of physics recognized “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
Michael Rosbash PhD ’71 shares Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
MIT alumnus and two others honored for discovering the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms.
Alex Creely: Bridging the simulation vs. reality gap
Nuclear science and engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy Innovation Award for his work on plasma turbulence.
Gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger observed by LIGO and Virgo
Finding represents first joint detection of gravitational waves with both detectors.
Johan Rockström: Presenting a framework for preserving Earth’s resilience
Stockholm Resilience Center executive director and Stockholm University professor speaks at the Environmental Solutions Initiative’s People and the Planet lecture series.
Magic, a microcosm of modern culture
Anthropologist Graham Jones has turned a fascination with magic into a career.
Nine new faculty join the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
The school welcomes a superb group of scholars.
Christine Wang receives American Association for Crystal Growth Award
Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of crystal growth and epitaxy, the development of crystals for use in photonics, microelectronics, and more.